11 Jun 2013
Using a TV Value as the documents Source for Ditto
When a TV stores a comma-separated list of resource IDs, Ditto can use it as the source list — but you need to read the TV from the correct document first.
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10 Jun 2013
Attaching Multiple Images to an eForm Submission
Multiple file attachments in eForm are possible, but the form and mail-processing layer both need to be structured for repeated files instead of a single upload field.
08 Jun 2013
Running Heavy Snippets Through AJAX in Evolution CMS
If a snippet is slowing down page rendering, moving it behind an AJAX request can improve perceived speed without changing the snippet’s core logic.
03 Jun 2013
Prefilling eForm Fields with Logged-In User Data
When a logged-in customer opens an order form, you can prefill the form from their profile instead of making them type the same data again.
31 May 2013
Building Nested Menus with Wayfinder
Wayfinder can build multilevel menus cleanly, but only if you prepare the template chunks for nested output instead of treating every item as flat markup.
27 May 2013
Wrapping Ditto Output in Groups of Ten
When you need slider-like or grouped markup from Ditto, use the iteration counter to open and close wrappers at predictable intervals.
25 May 2013
Filtering a Resource List with a Select Form in Evolution CMS
A select-based filter can drive resource output cleanly if the selected value is treated as the parent container for the next listing query.
25 May 2013
Linking Images from assets/images in TinyMCE with KCFinder
If KCFinder opens the wrong folder for links, fix the browser path setup instead of copying files around and breaking your media workflow.
25 May 2013
Counting How Many TV Fields Actually Contain Data
If a resource has several image TVs, count only the filled ones before you decide how to build the gallery or slider output.
23 May 2013
Outputting a TV Label and Value Only When the TV Is Filled
If a TV may be empty, wrap the whole row or list item in a condition so that the label and the value disappear together.
19 May 2013
Running Different Snippets for Different Web User Groups
If wholesale and retail users need different storefront behavior, the cleanest solution is to branch rendering by web group instead of cloning the entire page.
18 May 2013
Checking Whether a TV Field Is Empty with IF
When a TV looks filled in direct output but fails inside IF, the usual problem is how the condition is written, not the TV itself.
18 May 2013
Building a jQuery Accordion Menu That Remembers Its State
A simple accordion menu becomes much easier to use when it remembers which branches were opened and highlights the current page.
18 May 2013
RSS Import Options for Evolution CMS Projects
A practical look at RSS import workflows for Evolution CMS and what to check before adopting an older import snippet.
13 May 2013
Throttling TXNewsletters with Cron and Send Limits
How to avoid hourly mail limits by moving newsletter delivery into controlled batches instead of sending everything at once.
12 May 2013
Bulk Editing TV Values Across Many Resources
A practical pattern for changing one TV value across large sets of resources without editing every document manually.
12 May 2013
Choosing ACE or CodeMirror for Editing Templates in Evolution CMS
A practical comparison of code editors for template editing and why TinyMCE is usually the wrong tool for real template work.
12 May 2013
Showing [[Ditto]] or Other Evo Tags as Literal Text
How to display MODX Evolution tag syntax on a page without letting the parser execute it.
12 May 2013
Writing JotX Comment Data into a Separate Database Table
A practical way to capture selected JotX comment fields for CRM, mailing, or reporting workflows.
12 May 2013
Resolving AjaxSubmit and jQuery UI Datepicker Conflicts
How to restore datepicker behavior after AjaxSubmit validation rewrites part of the booking form DOM.