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Developer's guide to creating feature rich extensions using the TYPO3 API
- Covers the complete extension development process from planning and extension generation through development to writing documentation
- Includes both front-end and back-end development
- Describes TYPO3 areas not covered in the official documentation (such as using AJAX and eID)
- Hands on style, lots of examples, and detailed walkthroughs
- Written by Dmitry Dulepov, TYPO3 core developer and developer of TYPO3 extensions such as RealURL and TemplaVoila
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Sample Chapter 2 Anatomy of TYPO3 Extension [2.5 MB]
Table of Contents
Language English
Paperback 232 pages [191mm x 235mm]
Release date
September 2008
ISBN 1847192122
ISBN 13 978-1-847192-12-7
Author(s)
Dmitry Dulepov
Topics and Technologies
Content Management, PHP/MySQL, Open Source
This is the first book in English to cover TYPO3 extension development in detail. The author is a member of the TYPO3 core team and developer of many popular TYPO3 extensions. Both novice and experienced TYPO3 programmers can use this book to build the extension they need, following best practices, and saving a lot of time that would otherwise have been spent pouring though the documentation.
Book Reviews
Steffen Müller: "The first positive impression when unpacking the book was that it covered only 217 pages. It was looking like a book, which can be read entirely without getting tired of stuff you don't want to read anyway. Altogether the book leaves the impression of a solid guide for extension developers. It was quite amusing to read because of its real-world examples."
Patrick Gaumond: "One of my first feelings once I started to read the book was that it will become the de-facto manual for Extension Development courses given by agencies all over the world. It’s really the kind of book you don’t want to skip a paragraph, fearing you’ll miss some good advice. Succinct is a quality."
Mario Rimann: "I really like to see new books about TYPO3 or any other OpenSource Project written by people from the base of such a project. This seems to be a very good way of distributing knowledge from the base, which might be just in the heads of core developers, or hidden somewhere deep down the documentation." |
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TYPO3 is the enterprise-level content management system for the Web. It is large, feature-rich and very flexible—a lot of this flexibility comes through extensions written by the community. Extensions make it possible to use TYPO3 to drive any type of website, including e-commerce, blogs, social networks, catalogs, and many more. TYPO3 can be completely customized using extensions; however creating an extension can be a challenging task.
This book describes TYPO3 extension creation as it should be done. It starts from an overview of the TYPO3 API and provides recommendations on when and how to use this extensive API. Next it describes the TYPO3 extension generation process. It covers all generation options and emphasizes important decisions that extension developers should be aware of.
Since front-end plugins are the most popular TYPO3 extension type, the book has a chapter dedicated to the process of programming front-end plugins. We then move on to back-end plugin programming. All chapters stress best practices and come with unique tips from the author, who wants his experience to be shared with the TYPO3 community. The book finishes with a chapter about improving code and writing documentation.
Read the full Table of Contents for TYPO3 Extension Development
- Master the TYPO3 API and get to know the classes and functions
- Learn all about extension categories and the file structure for extensions
- Understand planning issues to take care of before development
- Choose TYPO3 database and form types effectively and adjust generated fields for your needs
- Create front-end plugins—configuring, templating, localizing, and caching
- Program and generate front-end plugins
- Respond to actions using AJAX and eID scripts
- Program back-end modules—planning, managing the database, hooking up with the front end, and implementing
- Upload your extension to TYPO3's extension repository (TER)
- Write documentation following the set template and beautify your code with extdeveval
The book is structured so that following the chapters in order builds a TYPO3 extension from the ground up. Experienced developers can use individual chapters independently to get only the information that they need.
Each chapter is divided so that the first part contains a description and discussion of the topic covered followed by a coding example with explanation of how principles and techniques from the first part are followed in the code.
The reader is encouraged not only to read the book but also to look into the discussed classes and actually code the extension while reading the book. This book is for PHP developers who want to develop a TYPO3 extension. It assumes the reader has experience with PHP, XML, and HTML. No prior knowledge about TYPO3 extension programming or the TYPO3 API is presumed.
Dmitry Dulepov
Dmitry Dulepov is a TYPO3 core team member and developer of several popular extensions (such as RealURL, TemplaVoila, comments, ratings, and others). He is known by his active support of the TYPO3 community through TYPO3 mailing lists. In 2008 Dmitry won the contest to appear on the first TYPO3 playing cards. He runs a popular blog where he regularly publishes original tips and articles about various TYPO3 features. In addition to his continuous TYPO3 core and extension development, Dmitry provides support for the TYPO3 translation team on behalf of the core team.
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