TYPO3worx

Friends of TYPO3 01: Tomas Norre Mikkelsen

Welcome to the first edition of the “Friends of TYPO3” series. Let’s say “Hi” to the first interview partner: Tomas Norre Mikkelsen. He is a danish guy having a TYPO3 job in Germany and is engaged in the TYPO3 community for many, many years now. This post is the interview with him.

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December 3, 2016

Use content element relations in TYPO3 extensions

Wouldn’t it be cool to enable editors to use standard or custom content elements in your extensions? The consequence is that you do not have to develop each and every functionality again. In this post I will show you, how you can use all available content elements of your installation. (more…)

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November 30, 2016

Community

Friends of TYPO3 – Starting Edition

Do you know the community? Do you know who is engaged in which area? Do you know all, who share the same interests as you do? No? Then this series is for you!

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November 24, 2016

TYPO3 Extensions

Custom Content Elements made easy – EXT:mask

„Mask“ is a TYPO3 extension which makes it really easy to create custom content elements and enrich backend layouts. This post is about the motivation, the howto and the differences to other “templating“ solutions. I am convinced that this extension will solve most of your requirements for individual content elements.

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November 16, 2016

Development / Outside the Box / Tools / Tutorial

“Let’s encrypt” on localhost

Usually you develop your stuff locally and want to test the SSL encrypted stuff part too. With out a valid certificate, you always have to confirm the security dialogs, whether you are sure that you want to proceed. That annoys me each time. Furthermore you do not see, whether you have a problem with “mixed content”. In this article a show you how you can use „Let’s encrypt” certificates on localhost. (more…)

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November 11, 2016

Extension / TYPO3 CMS / TYPO3 Extensions

TYPO3 Extension RoundUp – Q3 2016

This is the extension round for the third quarter of 2016. Again I picked a couple of TYPO3 extensions, which are IMHO worth a look. The extension publishing activity speeded up in the last weeks, so it it hard to find a good selection. If you want to see a specific extension in this list, please drop me a note and will consider your suggestion.

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October 24, 2016

Extension / TYPO3 CMS

Three Save-And-“X”-Button – Alternatives

With TYPO3 V7 the layout and handling of the Save – Button was changed. This lead to many (not ending) discussions in the TYPO3 community. As a follow-up some extensions were developed in order to change this. In this post I will show you the current alternatives and what my wish is for TYPO3 core. (more…)

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October 17, 2016

TYPO3 CMS

“TYPO3 Extbase – Modern Extension Development for TYPO3” – A book review

Extbase is the programming framework of TYPO3. Together with with fluid, the templating engine of TYPO3, it is the base for developing extensions. This book gives you a comprehensive introduction to the basics of modern TYPO3 extension programming.

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October 12, 2016

Tools / TYPO3 CMS / TYPO3 Extensions

5 Ways to Publish a TYPO3 Extension

The TYPO3 Extension Repository (TER) is the central place where you should publish your extensions, if you want to get a broader audience. It is the first stop for everybody, who wants to extend the core functionality of TYPO3. There are at least five ways to put your extension online.

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July 27, 2016

Bugfix / TYPO3 CMS / TYPO3 Extensions

TYPO3 File Recycler: (Un-)Delete your files

One of the most hidden, but useful, features of TYPO3 is IMHO the file recycler. Yes, there is a recycle bin for files in the module “Filelist”. It is there since „ages“. I will show you the history of the feature, how to activate it in current releases and how to it resurrect for TYPO3 6.2.x. (more…)

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July 13, 2016