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MARCH 2019

 

TYPO3 Newsletter - March 2019

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

TYPO3 News

The New Faces Behind TYPO3 Core Development

Who is currently behind the development of TYPO3? You can find out here.

Introducing the TYPO3 Initiative Week (T3INIT19)

As part of the reorganization of the development structure around TYPO3, there is a new event: the TYPO3 Initiative Week.

TYPO3 tips

Composer Helper

If you want to install TYPO3 via Composer, you can easily "click together" the desired packages on this website. You can then simply copy and paste the generated Composer command. Very practical if you want a lean TYPO3 with only the system extensions you really need.

Viewhelper Reference

Revised documentation of the Fluid-Viewhelper.

Start Improving Docs Now to Grow TYPO3

The documentation is very important, especially for beginners in the TYPO3 universe. And anyone can contribute to maintaining and improving it. In this article you will learn how easy it actually is.

PhpStorm - 13 productivity tips for TYPO3

PhpStorm is widely used by TYPO3 developers and integrators. With a few tips, you can get even more out of the program.

TypoScript Conditions with the Symfony Expression Language

An important change in TYPO3 9 LTS is the new syntax for TypoScript conditions. In this article you will find an introduction and a few examples of the new syntax, which is based on the Symfony Expression Language.

TYPO3 on Docker for Mac: Performance improvements

With the default settings, the performance of Docker on Macs is, let's say, in need of improvement. Marcus Schwemer gives a few tips on how to improve this in this article.

Symfony console in TYPO3 - an introduction

Introduction to using the Symfony Console in TYPO3.

EXT:filefill

Are you familiar with the situation where the LIVE site and its fileadmin and uploads directories are so full that you have no desire or space to download all these files for local development? This is where the filefill extension from Nicole Cordes can help. All files that are missing for a request, whether backend or frontend, are downloaded from the LIVE server, integrated locally and are therefore directly available for the next request.

Stefan Frömken gives a few tips on setting up the extension here.

CKEditor documentation

Finally there is a documentation for the CKEditor in TYPO3.

Migration from tt_news to news taking into account self-created tt_news fields

The migration from tt_news to news is actually very easy to implement with the extension tt_news importer (news_ttnewsimport). But how do you migrate the fields that you previously added to tt_news using your own extension?

TYPO3 image gallery, simple and with beautifully ("cool") arranged images

An example of how you can create a nice looking image gallery with an extension and a little CSS.

How to fix RTE in TYPO3 7 LTS for Chrome 73

Since version 73 of the Chrome browser, the "old" RTE HTMLArea no longer works in this browser. While users of the ELTS versions can sit back and relax because this bug has been fixed there, other HTMLArea users must either switch to another browser or install the patch manually.

How To: Route Enhancer For News

Example configuration for readable URLs for the news extension in TYPO3 9 LTS.

Use TypoScript to check whether a user is logged into the backend

A TypoScript condition can be used to check whether a user is logged into the backend. Depending on this, the output in the frontend can be changed, for example.

TYPO3 Extensions

Extension updates in March

A small selection of extensions that were published in the TER in March in a new or updated version (in order of publication, as of 29.03.2019):

  • [clickstorm] File Meta Fill
    cs_file_meta_fill / stable
    Automatically generate fluent sys_file_metadata like alternative or title fields
  • Marketing Automation
    marketing_automation / stable
    Base TYPO3 extension that allows Targeting and Personalization of TYPO3 content: Limit pages, content elements etc. to certain "Personas".
  • Flexslider
    ws_flexslider / stable
    jQuery Flexslider slideshow script
  • Apache Solr for TYPO3 - Enterprise Search
    solr / stable
    Apache Solr for TYPO3 is the enterprise search server you were looking for with special features such as Faceted Search or Synonym Support and incredibly fast response times of...
  • News system
    news / stable
    Versatile news extension, based on extbase & fluid. Editor friendly, default integration of social sharing and many other features
  • Maps2
    maps2 / stable
    This extension gives you the possibility to make use of the Google Maps API
  • Frontend User Registration
    sf_register / stable
    Offers the possibility to maintain the fe_user data in frontend by the user self.
  • Backend tools
    backendtools / stable
    5 admin tools for extensions, files, images and links: extensionlist, filedeletion, images with no title, unzip and linklist.
  • Grid Elements
    gridelements / beta
    This extension integrates the grid layout concept also to regular content elements - the grid elements. It offers a lot of new features like advanced drag & drop or real...
  • focuspoint
    focuspoint / stable
    Focuspoint integrate the focal point method to crop images in the frontend of the web page. Use the jQuery-focuspoint plugin
  • Dynamic Content Elements (DCE)
    dce / stable
    Best flexform based content elements since 2012. With TCA mapping feature, simple backend view and much more features which makes it super easy to create own content element types.
  • Language File Editor
    lfeditor / stable
    This module serves several functions for editing of language files. The extension differs between editors and administrators with appropriate privileges.
  • Simple OpenStreetMap
    rt_simpleosm / stable
    Insert a simple OpenStreetMap. No API key required!
  • Events 2
    events2 / stable
    Create single and recurring events
  • FAL Secure Download
    fal_securedownload / stable
    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 were generally not developed or tested by us.

events

TYPO3camp Stuttgart

New location, new luck: the TYPO3camp Suttgart will take place from 31.05. - 01.06.

Dev Days 2019

The TYPO3 Dev Days will take place from 01. - 04.08. in Karlsruhe.

T3CON 19

The international TYPO3 conference will take place from October 17 - 18 in The Hague.

Miscellaneous

Remove background from images

Cropping elements in images can be difficult and time-consuming, depending on the subject. This online tool can save you a lot of work.

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