AUTHOR : by Michael Peacock (Author)
PUBLISHER : Packt Publishing publisher
ISBN : 1847191118
EDITION : 1st
PUB DATE : March 15, 2007
LANGUAGE : English
FORMAT : PDF
SIZE : 02 x 2.88 MB
[ R e l e a s e N o t e s ]
Follow a clear path through the power and complexity of TYPO3 to get
started, and build your own TYPO3 website This book is a fast paced
tutorial to creating a website using TYPO3. If you have never used
TYPO3, or even any web content management system before, then you need
not look further than this book as it walks you through each step to
create your own TYPO3 site. From installation, to initial set up and
content entry and on to customization and adding plug-ins, this book
will get you a stable and working TYPO3 based website fast. The book has
8 chapters, each dealing with a different aspect of TYPO3 and by the end
you can genuinely claim to have tamed the beast that is TYPO3. TYPO3 is
a popular, free, feature-rich open source content management system. It
has the flexibility and scalability to more than match commercial
systems and allow you to build a powerful and complex website. Because
of its complex system and numerous extensions, TYPO3 can be daunting on
first approach and the initial learning curve can be steep. However the
nature of its advanced features will reward an extra investment in
learning. Written in a clear, easy-to-read style, the book provides a
tutorial for setting up a TYPO3 website. Each topic is tackled in a
practical way with many examples and tasks to develop your skills. This
book is aimed at anyone who would like to quickly build a TYPO3 website.
This book is written for first-time users of TYPO3 and has been
specifically created so that you do not require detailed knowledge of
programming or web development. TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY Chapter 1
introduces content management systems and TYPO3, along with an overview
of the TYPO3 community. You will also learn about the sample site which
will be developed during the course of this book. Chapter 2 covers setup
and installation of TYPO3. We look at the installers bundled with TYPO3
provides, and tweak the settings of TYPO3 using the install tool. In
Chapter 3 we explore the many features within the TYPO3 backend. We
learn how to create and manage pages and their content, how to use the
Rich Text Editor, and why we need templates to make our pages work.
Additionally, you will understand the features of the Task Center by
using the TYPO3 Extension Manager. In Chapter 4 we apply our knowledge
of the TYPO3 administration features to create our website. This chapter
shows you how pages fit together, how to display content and customize
the design. By the end of this chapter you will know how to manage
different versions of your website content. Chapter 5 explores the
features available in TYPO3 frontend, in particular the front-end
editing features. You will see how these features work, what they do,
and how you can edit and create content for our website directly from
the website, without needing to navigate through the backend. In Chapter
6 we explore TYPO3's user management features. You will set up specific
user groups and create users to work on your site's content. Chapter 7
takes a look at the types of tasks that you must perform regularly to
manage your TYPO3 site. It walks you through backing up your site and
restoring it back whenever needed. We also cover the powerful Workflow
and Workspace features and learn how they can be useful to us for
collaboration. In Chapter 8 we look at the TYPO3 extension manager, and
install four extensions, set them up, and link them to our site. We
extend our site by adding extensions to rate pages on our site, and one
that allows the administrator to look up hit statistics of his site. The
message board and shop system extensions let you
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