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Rethinking menuindex Increments for Large Evolution CMS Trees
An ecosystem and workflow note on how small index-spacing choices affect editor comfort in large content trees.
Incrementing menuindex by one works fine on small sites, but larger trees quickly expose the downside: there is no breathing room for inserting new items cleanly without a full reorder.
The suggestion to grow menuindex in larger steps reflects a real usability need. It gives editors space to insert new items logically without constantly renumbering the whole branch.
Why this matters
- Large trees are easier to manage incrementally.
- Editors can insert items between existing records more comfortably.
- Bulk reordering becomes less frequent.
This is a small implementation detail with a very real effect on manager ergonomics, especially for content-heavy Evo projects.
Source: Evolution CMS on GitHub.
Faster Evolution CMS Updates and Better New-Version Notifications
A historical ecosystem note on making Evolution CMS updates easier to discover and apply through a more package-oriented update flow.
bDebug: A Lightweight Debugging Tool for Evolution CMS Projects
Why bDebug mattered as a lightweight debugging aid for Evolution CMS teams who wanted quick visibility into arrays, session data, and query behavior.