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Category: Hacks (3)

Hacking the ExpressionEngine core files isn't difficult - it only poses a problem when you need to upgrade your site. Documenting your hacks is essential.

Modify Solspace’s Tag Module To Show a Clickable List of Links

Modify Solspace’s Tag Module To Show a Clickable List of Links

02.23.09 by Ryan Masuga

Solspace’s Tag Module has an incredibly large, unused area below the tag entry field. See how to turn that area into a clickable list of links.

Show Your Custom Field Formatting List Who’s Boss

Show Your Custom Field Formatting List Who’s Boss

02.02.09 by Tim Kelty

A quick and painless hack makes it easy to select alternative formatting styles like Textile or Markdown for custom fields, and saves many repetitive steps.

Fix-It-Yourself Extensions, or The Field Formatting Fiasco

01.08.09 by Tim Kelty

ExpressionEngine 1.6.5+ made a significant change to the typography class so that many custom field extensions broke. Here are some simple instructions that can help you avoid broken templates.