10 May 2013
Letting WebLoginPE Users Save Project Data in Their Account
A practical pattern for extending WebLoginPE so users can add and preserve their own structured project data in a personal account area.
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Practical how-to articles, migration notes, implementation walkthroughs, and focused recipes.
09 May 2013
Writing Calculated Values into a TV from Another Table
A practical workflow for calculating a value from a separate table and storing it in a TV field for sorting or manager visibility.
09 May 2013
Generating Large XML Feeds in Multiple Passes
A practical pattern for building large XML exports in chunks when one request cannot finish before max_execution_time is reached.
08 May 2013
Getting Started with the DocManager Module in Evolution CMS
A practical orientation for teams who see DocManager in a custom build but are not sure how it differs from older document management tools.
08 May 2013
Running Two JotX Instances on One Page Without Style Collisions
How to keep multiple JotX outputs on one page from overwriting each other’s config-driven styling.
08 May 2013
Assigning Sequential Classes to Wayfinder Menu Items
How to generate class names like mm1, mm2, and mm3 automatically in Wayfinder output instead of hard-coding them in static HTML.
07 May 2013
Multisite Patterns in Evolution CMS with One Shared Database
How to think about multisite setups when several sites share one Evolution CMS database and much of the content overlaps.
07 May 2013
Saving eForm Leads into the Database
A practical pattern for recording eForm submissions in a database for later export or follow-up work.
07 May 2013
Combining Shopkeeper Compare with Flexible TV Data
How to think about comparison features and flexible TV-based product attributes in Shopkeeper projects.
08 Apr 2013
Sending eForm Submissions to Multiple Recipients
How to deliver one eForm submission to several recipients when a comma-separated address list is not enough in your setup.
08 Apr 2013
Resolving External Catalog Aliases Before Evolution CMS Routing Runs
A routing strategy for product pages that live in an external database but still need to be displayed inside Evolution CMS.
06 Apr 2013
Building Multi-Level Menus with Wayfinder
How to approach a complex nested navigation layout in Evolution CMS using Wayfinder instead of hard-coded static HTML.
04 Apr 2013
Tuning AjaxSearch for a Product Catalog in Evolution CMS
How to keep AjaxSearch focused on real products instead of container documents and make search behavior more useful for storefront users.
04 Apr 2013
Why Ditto Keeps Using the Default TV Value
Troubleshoot TV values in Ditto output when the selected value is ignored and only the default TV value is rendered.
04 Apr 2013
Handling Variant Stock in Shopkeeper with Flexible TVs
How to model size or variant availability in Shopkeeper when total product stock is not enough for real purchasing rules.
03 Apr 2013
Planning a City Selector Without Using Subdomains
A practical architecture for region-specific content in Evolution CMS when all city sections live under one main domain.
03 Apr 2013
Using IF to Output Placeholders in Evolution CMS
Understand how IF interacts with placeholders from snippets such as Ditto and form workflows in Evolution CMS.
02 Apr 2013
File-Based Theme Switching and Templating in MODX Evo
A practical way to separate presentation from database templates by loading theme files from the filesystem in Evolution CMS.
01 Apr 2013
smg: A Tiny Folder-Based Gallery Snippet for Evolution CMS
Build a simple gallery or slider from images stored in one folder without adding a TV field for every image.
29 Mar 2013
Using Snippets Safely Inside eForm Templates
Understand when snippets inside eForm templates are parsed and how to avoid parser errors in older Evolution CMS projects.