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February 2017

 

TYPO3 Newsletter - February 2017

Welcome to the new issue of the TYPO3 Newsletter. Here you will find news and interesting facts from the TYPO3 universe.

TYPO3 News

TYPO3 v8.6 released

TYPO3 8.6, the last sprint release before the final LTS version, was published on February 14.

New platform for taking decisions for the core team

Discussing decisions about the further development of TYPO3 with the core team is now possible via a new platform.

Report on the combined server / typo3.org / design / documentation Team Sprint in Basel (Jan 2017)

Report on the sprint of the server, typo3.org, design and documentation teams in January.

Upcoming elections in the TYPO3 Association 2017

Elections are due for the Expert Advisory Board and the Business Control Committee of the TYPO3 Association.

TYPO3 tips

TYPO3 Backend User Management

Managing backend users and user groups is a small science in itself, especially in complex installations. This article shows a possible approach to organization.

Upgrade topic: Why too many websites do not use a secure CMS

Why are insecure, outdated versions still used so often and why should something be done about it?

Guide to TYPO3 Documentation - Part 3: Contribution and ReST Helpers!

Part 3 of the series on TYPO3 documentation.

How to judge the usability of a CMS

Which criteria can play a role in the selection of a CMS?

Firefox addon: TYPO3 Workbench

Tip for the Firefox users among you!

TYPO3 8.6 released - 12 main changes

12 of the most important new features in TYPO3 8.6.

Successful SEO with TYPO3

What options are there for optimizing TYPO3 websites for search engines?

Configure CKEditor in TYPO3

The CKEditor will be the new standard editor in TYPO3 8 LTS. But how do you actually configure this editor?

TYPO3 Extensions

New version: cs_seo

SEO Extension: Enables important on-page features for search engine optimization (SEO). Expands the page settings and any existing records, e.g. with a preview for Google search results (SERP), Open Graph, Twitter Cards and a Focus Keyword. Sitemap.xml and robots.txt handling. Support for Session Tracking (Google Analytics or Piwik) and href "lang" tags.

TYPO3 Slider Revolution

Manage Sliders with layers and show the Sliders on your website. Uses the amazing Slider Revolution Visual Editor.

Extension updates in February

A small selection of extensions that were published in the TER in February in a new or updated version (in order of publication, as of 28.02.2017):
  • Just News - easy like bicycling
    just_news
    by Thomas Löffler
    A news system used with core features. Easy to use, easy to extend.
  • Content Replacer
    content_replacer
    by Stefan Galinski
    You need a fast substitution of terms with full support of typoscript, categories and RTE integration? If yes, the extension could be perfectly fit into your project. The performance is gained by wrapping of the replacement terms to simplify the parsing process.
  • multicolumn
    multicolumn
    by Nicole Cordes (developed by snowflake productions gmbh)
    The Multicolumn extension expands TYPO3 with a new content element called Multicolumn. With the Multicolumn content element it has never been easier to do multicolumn layouts with TYPO3
  • Tabbed Content and Pages
    df_tabs
    by Stefan Galinski
    Create tab based content elements and pages easily and flexible with configurable mouseover handling, animations, ajax and autoplay features! It requires mootools or jquery.
  • Weather
    weather2
    by Markus Kugler, Pascal Rinker
    Display weather data and weather alerts using various Weather APIs. Default APIs: OpenWeatherMap and Deutscher Wetterdienst
  • Google reCAPTCHA v2.0
    jh_captcha
    by Jan Haffner
    With this extension you can use reCAPTCHA v2.0 from Google in your own TYPO3 extensions as spam protection. Furthermore, this extension can be easily used in powermail and formhandler forms.
  • fancyBox content
    fancyboxcontent
    by Raphael Zschorsch
    Inserts a fancybox plugin for content
  • layerslider
    layerslider
    by Manfred Rutschmann
    Manage Sliders with layers and show the Sliders on your website
  • Code Snippet CE
    fs_code_snippet
    by Daniel Goerz
    A content element to render code snippet of various programming languages.
  • Seminar Manager
    seminars
    by Oliver Klee
    This extension allows you to create and manage a list of seminars, workshops, lectures, theater performances and other events, allowing front-end users to sign up. FE users also can create and edit events
  • Cart
    cart
    by Daniel Lorenz
    Shopping Cart(s) for TYPO3
  • [clickstorm] Content Delivery Network
    cs_cdn
    by Lennart Marschke, Marc Hirdes - Clickstorm GmbH
    CDN Extension which manipulate resources path to load them from CDN.
  • Google Calendar
    me_google_calendar
    by Alexander Grein
    Includes the jQuery Plugin FullCalendar, which generates a skinable calendar with different views (month, week, day, week list, day list etc.) from Google Calendar XML Feed(s) - now with extbase/fluid.
  • FAL Secure Download
    fal_securedownload
    by Frans Saris (Beech.it)
    Secure download of assets. Makes it possible to secure FE use of assets/files by setting permissions to folders/files for fe_groups.
This list is only a selection of interesting extensions, not a recommendation or rating. The extensions have not been developed or tested by us.

events

TYPO3camp Venlo 2017

The international TYPO3camp Venlo will take place for the fifth time from March 9 to 11.

TYPO3camp Vienna 2017

And from March 24 to 26, the international camp will take place in Vienna for the second time. Unfortunately, all tickets are already sold out.

TYPO3 CMS 8 LTS Release Party

Release party for TYPO3 8 LTS in Hamburg.

TYPO3 User Experience Week - 2017 Think Tank Event

Review of the previous User Experience Week and outlook for the upcoming one.

Miscellaneous

Critical CSS

When it comes to website performance and developers want to achieve the highest score in the page speed test, the term 'Critical CSS' quickly comes up. This means that the necessary styles for the first page load are loaded directly together with the HTML and not as an external resource as is usually the case.
 

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