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    Making a copy of a template triggers many unexpected result. I narrow down to just one issue: can't save to a template. The current template doesn't allow MODX to save. When I switch to a different template, MODX saves fine. Why is this happening? How to I make the current template work again?
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      Did you try copying the code in a-new and pasting it back to a?

      If that doesn't work, try going into PhpMyAdmin and repairing the DB tables.

      Manually deleting all files in the core/cache directory might also be worth a try.
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        Hi Bob,

        I just tried copying the code in a-new and pasting it back to a, but no luck. I even wiped out everything in template a and saved blank and still no luck.

        The site is running MODX Evo 1.0.6; therefore, I wiped out everything in the assets/cache and still no luck.

        I ran command lines to to repair and optimize databases (
        mysqlcheck -Aor -u root -p
        ), still no luck. I even compare a and a-new in PhpMyAdmin and both look identical.

        Is it possible that somehow template a's permission has changed? Is there a CHMOD permission for template inside the database?

        My last resort I am thinking of is to upgrade MODX to 1.0.10 to see if that fixes the issue. Is that a good move?
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          I dig deep further and it turns out to be not the template, but a snippet. Any idea, why would a snippet not saved?

          Thanks.
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            Do you mean that a snippet tag in the resource or template is causing the trouble? What's the snippet tag?
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