TYPO3 Extension Development

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TYPO3 Extension Development

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TYPO3 Extension Development

Overview of this book

TYPO3 Extension Development

TYPO3 Extension Development

Credits

About the Author

About the Author

About the Reviewer

About the Reviewer

Preface

Free Chapter

About TYPO3 API

About TYPO3 API

Overview of TYPO3 API

PHP Classes and Files

How Data Is Stored in TYPO3

Common TYPO3 API

Anatomy of TYPO3 Extension

Anatomy of TYPO3 Extension

TYPO3 Extension Categories

Extension Files

Planning Extensions

Planning Extensions

Why is Planning Important?

TYPO3-Specific Planning

Planning Our Extension

Generating Extensions

Generating Extensions

Why Generation?

Preparing for Generation

Generation Steps

Adjusting Extensions

Frontend Plugin: An In-Depth Study

Frontend Plugin: An In-Depth Study

Frontend Plugins: The Basics

Programming Frontend Plugins

Programming Frontend Plugins

Review and Update Generated Files

Clean Up Extension

Programming the Plugin

Programming Backend Modules

Programming Backend Modules

Planning a Backend Module

Adjusting the Database

Implementing a Frontend Hook

Backend Modules: The Basics

Implementing a Backend Module

Finalizing Extensions

Finalizing Extensions

Updating Code Files

Writing Documentation (Extension Manual)

Uploading Extensions to TER

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Summary

In this chapter, we had a very brief overview of TYPO3 API. TYPO3 API is large, and it contains functions that cover almost every need of a typical extension developer. We will actively use TYPO3 API in our own extension in the forthcoming chapters of this book.