05 Aug 2014
Building Alphabetical A–Z Document Listings in Evolution CMS
How to organize document output alphabetically when a site needs an A–Z-style listing instead of simple date-based or menuindex-based ordering.
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04 Aug 2014
Using customRoute with DocLister in Evolution CMS
How to think through customRoute-style URL handling when DocLister output needs custom route logic beyond the default Evo path rules.
03 Aug 2014
Using a Custom Template with JotX Output
How to point JotX to a custom frontend template so the comments block fits the project layout instead of relying on stock markup.
03 Aug 2014
Checking Whether Specific TV Fields Are Empty Before Output
How to test TV values safely in Evolution CMS before rendering dependent markup, especially when not every resource fills the same fields.
01 Aug 2014
Displaying an Admin Name in Jot Comment Output
How to customize Jot output so manager-written or site-admin comments display a more useful author label than the default raw value.
01 Aug 2014
Showing a Link Only to a Specific User Group in Evolution CMS
How to render frontend links only for certain authorized users by checking group membership instead of relying on visible-but-unsafe UI tricks.
31 Jul 2014
Uploading Multiple Files with eForm in Evolution CMS
How to handle several uploaded files in one Evolution CMS eForm submission without breaking validation or PHP upload processing.
31 Jul 2014
Getting a Resource Title and TV Value by Document ID
How to fetch another document’s title or TV value in Evolution CMS when you only have the resource ID available in the current template logic.
29 Jul 2014
Why MODX API Mode Can Still Leave You with an Empty Config Array
How to troubleshoot API bootstrap scripts when MODX_API_MODE is enabled but the expected Evolution CMS config values still do not appear.
29 Jul 2014
Changing Link Text Based on the Current Parent Section
How to vary link text or UI labels depending on the current parent section by using UltimateParent-style logic in Evolution CMS.
25 Jul 2014
Making TinyMCE Output Styles Instead of Deprecated Tags
How to configure TinyMCE so formatting actions generate style-based markup instead of older presentational tags where possible.
24 Jul 2014
Customizing Ditto Pagination Markup for Carousel-Style Navigation
How to adapt Ditto pagination templates when the listing is rendered inside a carousel or slider-style wrapper instead of a plain text pager.
21 Jul 2014
Choosing the Right Sender Address in eForm
How to avoid mail-delivery problems in Evolution CMS eForm setups by separating the visible sender identity from the real SMTP-safe sender address.
20 Jul 2014
Using selfLink to Build Previous and Next Document Navigation
How to use selfLink-style navigation logic to link neighboring documents without losing control over what counts as the previous or next item.
18 Jul 2014
Marking Current and Parent Links as Active in Ditto and Wayfinder Menus
How to assign active classes to current and parent items in Evolution CMS menus built with Ditto or Wayfinder.
17 Jul 2014
Showing the Source Page for Latest JotX Comments
How to make a JotX latest-comments block point back to the page where each comment was posted instead of showing comment text without context.
11 Jul 2014
Showing Multiple Resource Markers on a Yandex Map with ddYMap
How to render several Evolution CMS resources as Yandex map markers using ddYMap and a Ditto-powered marker list.
09 Jul 2014
Preprocessing TV Values Before Saving a Resource
How to modify or normalize TV values before an Evolution CMS resource is saved, instead of cleaning them up later in templates.
08 Jul 2014
Translating YAMS URL Rewrite Rules for IIS7
How to adapt a YAMS multilingual URL setup from Apache-style rewrite rules to IIS7 URL Rewrite without breaking context prefixes such as /en and /ru.
07 Jul 2014
Using catalogFill to Update Existing Products Instead of Duplicating Them
How to configure catalogFill imports so existing Evolution CMS products are matched and updated correctly instead of being recreated on every run.