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January 2017

 

TYPO3 Newsletter - January 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 Association Board: Mathias Bolt Lesniak is our new first assessor

In November 2016 Mathias Bolt Lesniak was elected as first assessor of the TYPO3 Association by the Expert Advisory Board

Why you have to consider support periods when choosing software

Choosing software is a difficult process. You need to find a solution that fits your needs, it has to have all the features you need and last but not least it needs to be reasonably priced. Unfortunately a lot of people forget to check how long their software is officially supported.

TYPO3 tips

The hidden schema.org support in TYPO3

A feature that almost nobody knows about: the RTE HTMLArea supports schema.org markup.

Using Composer to install / manage TYPO3

The PHP package manager Composer can also be used for TYPO3 for some time now.

Guide to TYPO3 Documentation - Part 1: The User-Interface

First part of a series on TYPO3 documentation.

Find help for TYPO3 and extensions

There are several places on the Internet, but also in "real life", to get help with problems with TYPO3 or extensions. Some of them are shown in this video.

11 blogs and websites for TYPO3 beginners

Getting started with TYPO3 is not necessarily easy. It is a complex, but also very powerful content management system. It therefore takes longer to familiarize yourself with it than perhaps with other CMSs. However, there are many good and helpful resources on the web that can make it easier to get started.

TYPO3 Extensions

Just News - easy like bicycling

Interesting alternative to common news extensions, based on standard content elements.

Compress and summarize HTML, CSS and JavaScript

The loading speed of a website is becoming increasingly important, and not just for search engine optimization reasons. The faster a page is, the more likely visitors are to stay on the page.

wt_cart becomes cart - the new all inclusive TYPO3 store solution?

Daniel Lorenz and Björn Jacob tell us more about their young TYPO3 store solution "cart".

Extension updates in January

A small selection of extensions that were published in the TER in January in a new or updated version (in order of publication, as at 31.01.2017):
  • Backend tools
    backendtools
    by Kurt Gusbeth
    5 admin tools for extensions, files, images and links: extensionlist, filedeletion, images with no title, unzip and linklist
  • My Backend User Management
    my_user_management
    by Benjamin Serfhos
    A module that makes it possible for editors to maintain backend users.
  • Maps2
    maps2
    by Stefan Froemken
    This extension gives you the possibility to make use of the Google Maps API
  • Booking
    booking
    by Joachim Ruhs
    Hourly/quarter hourly booking extension for fe users for objects like tennis courts, snooker tables or similar. When updating, read Administrator Manual first!
  • Layerslider
    layerslider
    by Manfred Rutschmann
    Manage Sliders with layers and show the Sliders on your website
  • Multi-channel contexts
    contexts
    by Andre Hähnel, Christian Opitz, Christian Weiske, Marian Pollzien, Rico Sonntag, Benni Mack
    Contexts for TYPO3 - can be used to modify page behavior in the frontend based on several conditions
  • Media Upload
    media_upload
    by Fabien Udriot
    Fluid widget for mass uploading files on the frontend using HTML5 techniques powered by Fine Uploader
  • guide
    guide
    by Thomas Deuling, Pascal Stammer
    Guides new users through the system. New guided tours can easily be configured by page typoscript.
  • ImageOptimizer
    imageoptimizer
    by Christoph Lehmann
    Optimize uploaded/processed images with optipng/jpegtran
  • TYPO3 Slider Revolution
    revslider
    by Manfred Rutschmann
    Manage Sliders with layers and show the Sliders on your website. Uses the amazing Slider Revolution Visual Editor
  • checkmysite
    checkmysite
    by Stefan Froemken
    Check index.php for suspicious modifications
  • Formz : Handler for forms
    formz
    by Romain Canon
    Handle forms very easily with provided tools: TypoScript based validation, Fluid helpers, a whole JavaScript API, and more. Use pre-defined layouts for Twitter Bootstrap and Foundation to build good-looking forms in minutes. Need to build a basic form with only two fields? Need to build a huge registration form with dozens of fields? Use Formz, it will fulfill your needs!
  • typoscript2contentelement
    typoscript2ce
    by Alex Kellner
    typoscript2contentelement allows you to show the result of typoscript (e.g. HMENU) as a contentelement - a simple thing...
This list is only a selection of interesting extensions, not a recommendation or rating. The extensions have not been developed or tested by us.

Miscellaneous

Understanding Flexbox - Everything you need to know (Free PDF)

Comprehensive introduction to the CSS Flexbox, as a free PDF!

Social Media Images Sizes Cheat Sheet

Overview of the recommended image sizes in social networks.
 

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