Command controller are a nice way to execute things in TYPO3 context on the command line. Since TYPO3 8 it is possible to use the Symfony Console to create and execute those commands natively. In this article I describe, how to use them and which possibilities they offer. (more…)
SkillDisplay provides self study guides and verifications for TYPO3 and Fluid. Together with the TYPO3 Education Committee and the TYPO3 GmbH, they create learning paths with the goal to succeed in the official TYPO3 certification exams. (more…)
On every website, some kind of search functionality is considered as a basic feature. The larger and more complex a website is, the more important is the possibility to search on a website. With an easy to handle extension, it is possible to connect TYPO3 to the search server Apache Solr. Read more about the advantages and how to run your first search … (more…)
TypoScript is the configuration language of TYPO3. It is (especially in the beginning) hard to understand and to get the big picture, how it works. In this post I will try to shed some light on it and will help to understand whats happening.
The first layer of performance onion is about asset delivery and caching. Each asset, which you do not have to deliver twice, makes your website faster. This blogpost shows, what you can do in this area, without touching the content of your website. (more…)
From time to time there might the requirement that a feature or a bugfix should be available prior to an official release or should be backported to a legacy version of TYPO3. If you are still not using composer, after reading this post, you might really consider doing so. But now, let’s see how it works. (more…)
Signals and slots are a possibility within TYPO3 to extend the functionality of an object. In this article I explain the theoretical basics and show you the practical details. (more…)
The “optionsplit” within TypoScript is a very powerful feature to manipulate the output of repeating elements. This is especially helpful, if you do not know how many elements will be there. In this post I will show you, how that works. (more…)
One of the features of CKEditor is that it has an API, which allows to extend the editor with more functionality. In this post I will show you, how you can add CKEditor plugins to the TYPO3 implementation. (more…)
Multi – language sites are (mostly) standard in current days. This was and still is a strength of TYPO3. In this article I will explain the different concepts and will show you the how to configure and work in the backend. The second part of this series is about how to configure the frontend output of a multi-language site with TYPO3 8(LTS). (more…)