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Troubleshooting Document Links in the TinyMCE Link Dialog

A practical note for cases where the TinyMCE link picker in Evolution CMS shows the filesystem tree but misses expected fields such as resource search or anchor support.

When the TinyMCE link dialog does not behave as expected, editors often assume they must insert [~id~] links manually. In many cases the real problem is a partial or damaged TinyMCE integration rather than the concept of document linking itself.

The donor symptom

The link dialog showed only the filesystem tree and lacked fields the editor expected, such as search or anchor-related inputs.

What to check first

  • whether the TinyMCE package was installed cleanly
  • whether old files remained after reinstallation
  • whether the specific theme or plugin set changed the dialog UI
  • whether document-link plugins and language files are present

This is a small article, but it captures a common manager-support problem: editor complaints about missing link features often point to a partial package state, not to the lack of linking support itself.

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Adding the Ace Code Editor to the Evolution CMS Manager

An extras spotlight for integrating the Ace editor into the manager so templates, snippets, and chunks can be edited with a much better code-writing experience.

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Fixing TinyMCE Unsaved-Changes Warnings in Evolution CMS

A useful manager fix for TinyMCE setups where editors were no longer warned about unsaved content before leaving the page.