Good afternoon.
I’ll say right away that I’m not a professional freelancer, I just make websites for myself, once just on HTML, then NYUKI appeared.
A year and a half ago I made a personal project on Joomla+Gallery2+vbulletin. I'm currently redesigning the site. I definitely couldn’t go wrong with the gallery and forum - they are the most versatile. But I will change the heart of the portal. Joomla 1.5 - seems to have improved, but there is no obvious site structure and nested categories. That is, if the site does not assume only the “Section - Categories” concept, then you need to manually add menu items to each article. That's why I don't look at her anymore.

TYPO3 - settled on it. The most universal of the available ones, although it’s monstrous, but I take hosting for $10, and pay $5 (I got into a promotion). It works just fine. Memory limit in tariff plan- 128, how much it costs by default in the settings - I don’t know. Disclaimer - the site launches and works fine, but there are no visits yet, as it is under development.

I tried to get acquainted with TYPO3 before, when I was creating the site, about a year and a half ago. But then I was completely new to CMS, and I chose what was installed. Plus then most CMS were at the same level, this is now how many and all are high quality, Ajax.
And as there was time, I tried something new, so I tried it out.
Monstrous - TYPO3 has been in development for many years, probably ten years. This is of course a minus, there is a lot of unnecessary things, modern CMS with the same functions require less resources. But for the end user, you can disable everything unnecessary.

In fact, TYPO3 is complicated at first glance; you just need to read a few manuals and test it for a week. Then everything is so clear that it’s strange to look in the direction of Jomly and Modkh. In TYPO3, everything is done more or less visually, it seems to me, especially the templates. There's only TypoScript, but it's simple.
There are many extensions, there are about a dozen of the most required ones, so they are qualitatively updated and improved.

About ready-made assemblies- I would not. There will be a lot of unnecessary stuff there. This is not Joomla, where you installed something and deleted something. Then you'll have to learn how to disassemble someone else's stuff. Assemblies - to see examples. It’s easier to do it yourself later from scratch.

Now in parts.

templavoila- do the usual HTML template, where modules or content will be displayed, the elements need to be given an ID. You can name it arbitrarily. For example . THEN write a list of names in the system, point your mouse at this and thousands - something will be displayed there under the name copyright. This is something you describe in TypoScript, or visually insert content: tyts - add text.

TypoScript- in one place you configure how components and modules will be displayed on the site. This is where you automate everything, for example creating a menu. If something is displayed once, it’s easier to insert it visually: tyts - add text.
It's like CSS layout - you have a DIV tag, and in CSS you customize it, how it will look and where it will appear. Only in TypoScript the role of “DIV” is played by - , for example, and in the role of “DIV” attributes in CSS - menu parameters, the list and purpose of which can be found in reference books, everything is simple. Plus, there are many ready-made examples and you can always do something using the plug-and-play method.

Extensions- everything is collected in one place, in the repository, no need to go through heaps of different sites and forums. Extensions - if these are site components and are displayed on the site, then you can insert them either manually visually: tyts - add a plugin. and configure it in bookmarks. Or through TypoScript, where it can be configured and automated for the entire site or parts of it.

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People please help me, I installed the admin panel in Russification and downloaded the template. I decided to create a page in Russian - everything is fine in the admin panel, but the site itself is crap. As I understand it, the encodings do not match. Where and what to fix.
Thank you in advance.

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wiki.typo3.biz - everything is described there. Follow it step by step, you won’t miss.

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Admin the most usable. In other systems everything is scattered around different places: the site tree is on one tab, the components are on another, something else is in third place. In Modkh it’s also similar, but somehow more intricate.
On the left are modules, that is, what we want to watch and edit. Or - what functions do we currently need to work with the site?
In the middle there is a tree - we choose in which place (part) of the site we want to do this. Or where to apply these functions of the selected module.
On the right is the editing itself.
Everything is logical.

TYPO3 is a very powerful and very flexible Open Source system, “Enterprise” level. those. it is an order of magnitude higher than the currently popular WordPress, MODx, Joomla, etc. It is very popular in Europe, especially in Germany and Switzerland. The standard scope of application for TYPO3 is corporate websites or portals where flexible division of access rights for editors is needed. In this case, work with the site is carried out through the administrative interface. However, TYPO3 allows you to create applications in which visitors will be responsible for filling the site. In this case, the application can be created “from scratch” without any problems, incorporating into it exactly the functionality that is needed.

Pages in TYPO3 are presented in the form of a tree, similar to the “explorer” in a file Windows system. By the way, the popular MODx system adopted this concept from TYPO3. You can insert any number of different content elements on each page. These can be texts, texts with pictures, html code, 12-column grid, functional plugins or your own elements. This way you can create any kind of pages that are very easy to create and easy to manage. Compare this to other systems where the content area is defined by one text editor. In TYPO3, in addition to any number of content elements, you can create any number of content areas.

Inside TYPO3 there is a very strong MVC framework called Extbase. It is in many ways similar to the Symfony framework, i.e. it is also a serious thing.
Extbase uses the DDD (Domain Driven Design) paradigm - domain-driven design. Extbase frees the developer from the grueling writing of SQL queries to the database. Instead, Extbase uses built-in ORM (object-relational mapping.), a concept that links the database to object-oriented programming concepts.

The modern templating system in TYPO3 is called Fluid. This is simply a masterpiece. With Fluid, integrating any design into a CMS becomes simply fun. It is completely separate from program code, and very readable. In my opinion, it is more readable than twig or smarty. Fluid, in standalone form, will be ported to Symfony and Laravel.

TYPO3 has a built-in configuration language - Typoscript. It's easy to learn, nothing complicated. If you don’t want to use it, then everything can be done through Fluid. The possibilities are truly amazing.

What do we end up with? The most powerful multi-domain, multi-language, easy-to-manage CMS + MVC framework that allows you to do anything. It all depends on the professionalism of the developer. With all this, TYPO3 does not consume a lot of hosting resources like Bitrix does. Those who criticize TYPO3, supposedly for its complexity, simply did not bother to read the documentation on the system. How can you take on something without first studying the documentation? The documentation, by the way, is perfectly structured and very clearly written.

All these MODx's, WordPress's, Jooml's, Bitrixes were not even close. Yes, it is certainly easier to make a website on WordPress - click the mouse, install plugins and don’t think about what’s going on inside. Everything will work on its own. But that’s not how a pro you will become

For me there are more advantages than disadvantages, yes, the admin panel is tricky, but if you have experience working with similar systems, it’s not difficult to figure it out. The system is well suited for filling and managing the site, the system is flexible for setting up user rights, the same installation can be used on several domains or independent sites at once, it is possible to use versioning and extension from the TYPO3 extension repository. The system is especially suitable for large and extensive projects, but for sites with content from visitors, you should not bother with this system. The program is free to install and if the budget for creating a project is limited, this system is a great helper. Additionally, you can download a huge number of plugins. For the first time, I created a good and high-quality website from scratch in just a couple of weeks, some sections, of course, I am adding and finalizing, but overall the site turned out to be functional and visually attractive to visitors. I am pleased that I chose this system, while it did not disappoint me; for online stores, of course, I would choose another, but for a portal with different content, I have not yet found a better one.

A very powerful and advanced site management system, especially suitable for large entertainment portals, such as bookmakers and so on. Designed specifically for turnover Money, the filling has a function for selecting replenishment methods personal account And so on. I was looking for just such a system. It is free to install, but I still had to spend a little money on purchasing educational literature, since I simply could not find any available information on some issues, no matter how much I searched on forums and in discussions, there was little information. The good thing about the system is that it has many available extensions for any task, the admin panel is simple and clear, the engine is functional, creating projects from scratch is quite easy, there is a caching function, which is great for large projects mandatory requirement. There is a downside: the system is not suitable for creating portals with user blogs, since content can only be created by the owner. Plus, to create an online storefront you need to download a bunch additional extensions, adapt them to a specific task, it’s easier to download or buy access to any similar system with a ready-made store template. Therefore only 4.

Distributed across free license and with open source code, which makes it even more practical and versatile. Today, sites on TYPO3 are becoming increasingly popular.

TYPO3 is written in PHP and works equally well with most common databases, including MySQL, Oracle Database and many others. In addition, the platform works with all major operating systems and popular servers.

The author of the project is Kasper Skarhojem, who sought to create a high-quality and reliable CMS that would compete with commercial platforms. TYPO3 has user-friendly interface and an intuitive admin panel. Numerous modules and extensions allow you to implement projects of any complexity and purpose.

Currently running on TYPO3 more than half a million sites around the world, including portals of famous companies and organizations. These include UNESCO, Cisco, Epson Corporation, as well as most official pages OJSC Gazprom and a number of subsidiaries.

Kernel development There are two teams working on it, which have conditionally divided the project into two branches. TYPO3 and its plugins are created by thousands of independent developers and third parties.

The system works with tree structure pages. Each contains its own content, which is divided into small information blocks. This can be text, images, tables, widgets and other elements.

Decor built on the principle of templates, typo3 fluid is used for this. Most of them are written in TypoScript - a special configuration language developed for this project.

Like many other CMS typo3 uses two standard mode works:

• Frontend- the external interface of the typo3 website, which visitors see, its face;
• Backend- an interface for administrators and editors, which is used to manage the site.

TYPO3 also supports the ability direct editing, which does not require going to the control panel. Edits can be made directly from the page while viewing it.

CMS capabilitiesTYPO3

Before downloading TYPO3, you need to familiarize yourself with main features that this system offers. This is a comprehensive and balanced solution that allows you to work with sites of different levels.

• Tree structure

  This applies to both pages and folders in the administrative interface. Such an organization is universal, practical, and also understandable to users accustomed to working with such a structure. operating systems.

• Content elements

  The number of functional elements on a page can vary widely. This includes both standard blocks and special TYPO3 plugins, the installation of which expands the basic functionality.

• Extensions

  A huge number of extensions are located on the Internet and are installed directly through the panel in just a few. If you do not have the required plugin, you can develop it yourself, but for this it is better to study the TYPO3 tutorial and supporting documentation in advance. Some blocks affect appearance pages, others are necessary only for the administrator and are not visible to visitors, others combine these capabilities, providing an integrated approach.

• Multilingual

  The administrative panel is available in several dozen languages, including TYPO3 Russian. You can also choose multilingual content for content, while maintaining the site structure in its original form, or vice versa - using independent structures for each language.

• Scalability

  The system works equally effectively with small sites with minimal traffic or portals with tens of thousands of registrations and visits. To support this capability, modern caching tools are used, including caching pages to static files.

• Multisite

  TYPO3 allows you to manage multiple projects at once through one web interface. Different sites may use general content or not overlap at all, and also differ in settings, use different TYPO3 templates and have unique access rights settings. In the panel they are presented in the form of a single tree structure.

• Zclosed sections

  CMS typo3 supports the operating principle of the extranet, providing a special system for registering partners, clients and sections for them.

• History of changes

  This block allows you to control all changes made, track the work of editors, and cancel edits that were made by mistake or the result of which did not satisfy the task. A clipboard and preview of the result before publishing is also available.

• Multi-user editing

  Editing the typo3 website can be done by a full-fledged group of specialists with different access rights, which are set by the administrator.

• TypoScript

  TypoScript is not an independent programming language, but is used to set up TYPO3 configurations. It allows you to set constants and specify conditions, changing the presentation and content of pages. All elements and details are recorded in a single array, which is accessed during work and rendering.

• Design flexibility

  Websites on TYPO3 can be both strict corporate and non-standard creative projects. The system supports integration with a variety of templates that differ not only in style, but also in construction. In addition, you can use separate templates for all major functional elements.

• Templavoila

  An alternative template engine for TYPO3, with which you can convert HTML templates without changing the structure. The conversion process is based on matching code areas and associated functionality. To perform the procedure, you do not need development and programming skills, and even knowledge of HTML; all static and dynamic components are created in a few clicks.

• Working with Images

  Images are a separate content element that has flexible settings placements and displays. This allows you to combine text content with full-fledged galleries by defining rows, adjusting scaling and using additional tools processing. TYPO3 provides a separate editor for this with fairly wide functionality.

• Relinking
• Formats and standards

  TYPO3 Russian supports different formats and standards. The system works with WML and XML, and allows you to export data to PDF or static HTML. RSS export and import are separately supported.

• Visual editing

Nowadays, the visual editing function is provided in most CMS, but in TYPO3 the possibility of such visual editor wider and more varied. The following features are separately supported:

• Inserting links and then saving them when the site structure changes;
• Removing unnecessary tags from texts;
• Automatic image scaling and insertion;
• Converting html tags into the required format;
• Full editing of tables;
• Customize functions and buttons.

• Menu

  The CMS menu is located on the left. It is through it that the necessary functions are selected and launched. Sometimes you need to additionally select a page in the structure tree.

• Work-area

  The workspace for making all changes is on the right. Texts, images, data and other materials are entered here. If the menu remains stable, then the space changes depending on the selected page.

As already mentioned, the TYPO3 installation is expandable with additional plugins. Among popular solutions:

• Flexible news feed;
• Forums with registration, sections and subsections;
• Integration with existing forums;
• Integration with search engines for indexing pages and organizing an internal search module;
• Visual editing of links for images;
• Calendars;
• Chats and blogs;
• Catalogs for ;
• Editable custom forms;
• Commenting, typo3 reviews, voting and guest books;
• Image galleries;
• File archives with a strict structure and categorization;
• Reference blocks and tutorial TYPO3 org;
• Modules for and optimization.

You can conduct a thorough analysis of your website online. You will learn how to do this correctly by reading.

Why chooseTYPO3?

TYPO3 positions itself as high-quality and safe system, the first development of which began back in 1998. Gradually, the project became a kind of brand of success, winning many fans around the world. More and more new versions are gradually appearing, but why do users prefer TYPO3 with all the diversity of the market?

• The system is used by many successful commercial sites, including well-known organizations and enterprises. This clearly illustrates its reliability and user friendliness.
• The CMS guarantees support for a dynamic menu that is vibrant, eye-catching and modern in the marketplace.
• Any average user can get comfortable with managing a CMS, so downloading TYPO3, installing the platform and putting it into operation is not difficult.
• When you edit or add content, the page design is automatically updated.
• The system is constantly evolving, and not only developers are working on it, but also many third-party companies and enthusiasts are working on it.
• TO open source High-quality documentation is included, so all extensions can be connected without any problems.
• TYPO3 has moderate requirements for maintenance and service, making it relatively unpretentious.
• The possibility of multi-user access allows you not to depend on one programmer, rationally distributing the management and editing of the site.

At the same time, it is worth paying attention to the fact that experts not recommended to useTYPO3 in the following cases:

• With a minimum budget;
• If you are unwilling to learn and train editors;
• If desired, actively replenish the site with content from visitors;
• When creating a built-in store;
• If necessary, in the built-in ;
• With too few or too many pages (approximately less than twenty or more than five thousand).

However, such contraindications are easy to cope with if you have the desire and some skills in working with control systems.

InstallationTYPO3

The first thing you need to do is downloadTYPO3 from the website and call the installer program, which starts automatically. After this, the system will prompt you to familiarize yourself with the basic information data, as well as set a login and password.

Second step - choice Database or creating a new one. You need to import the CMS installation tables into the database and continue the process. Further work will be performed automatically, after which the installer will congratulate you on successful completion.

The third step is choosing one of three options:

• Setting up TYPO3;
• Site preview;
• Registration in the admin panel.

To provide security The CMS provides a number of tips that the user is recommended to follow. Immediately after this, you can proceed to creating your own website.

Sincerely, Nastya Chekhova

TYPO3 (typo three) – website management system (CMS/CMF) with open source code and free license. Is a flexible, expandable system with big amount modules and functions.

Written in , it uses any relational database supported by TYPO3 DBAL to store data, including Oracle Database, and others. Works on servers such as IIS (Internet Information Services) and most operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and OS/2.

The system was created by Kasper Skorhøj and is distributed free of charge under the GNU General Public License.

The site structure in TYPO3 is represented by a tree of pages. Each page can contain content elements - small blocks of information: text, text + image, image, table, pure HTML, plugin, etc. TYPO3 is based on templates. Exist ready-made templates for TYPO3, but basically the templates are built anew in a special configuration language, TypoScript. Despite the use of Script in the name, TypoScript is not a procedural language. It is used to configure and display the site. TypoScript is an alternative to other configuration languages ​​such as ini or conf files, XML or JSON.

TYPO3 has two modes of operation: frontend (this is the “face” of the site, the way it is visible to visitors) and backend (this is the interface for site administrators and editors). In addition, frontend editing mode is supported, allowing editors to make edits directly while viewing the “face” of the site.

Key features of TYPO3

• Rich text editor (RTE) and spell checker;
• Text editor with formatting (FCKeditor) and modification from third-party developers;
• Undo changes and change history;
• Preview before publication;
• Clipboard;
• Editing content from frontend and backend;
• Internal links (links at the content element level are possible);
• Internal search engine;
• One system installation for many sites (with a single page tree);
• One system installation for many domains;
• Templavoila;
• Flexible system for dividing rights for site editors;
• Dynamic construction of menus – text and graphic;
• Ability to authorize users via LDAP;
• Versioning;
• Workspaces;
• WML support;
• XML support;
• RSS import and export support;
• Export to PDF;
• Export to static HTML;
• Page caching.

TYPO3 extensibility

Main extensions for TYPO3:

• flexible news system;
• forum;
• integration with existing forums;
• image galleries;
• online store and catalogue;
• voting;
• blog;
• content editing buttons;
• mailings;
• calendar.

Application of TYPO3

TYPO3 works on more than 500 thousand sites, including the sites of Epson Corporation, Philips, Schwarzkopf, UNICEF, Konica Minolta, Cisco. TYPO3 is used on the websites of dozens of European banks, hundreds of international organizations and large companies that pay significant attention to the security of their Internet systems. In Russia, TYPO3 is used by VTsIOM, RGMU, the server of government authorities of the Republic of Buryatia, the Republic of Dagestan, Finservice Bank, the Intalev group of companies, the Ural Academy of Public Administration, the official websites of Gazprom OJSC, Khakasenergo OJSC and other organizations.

Recently there was a need to write an online website (shop). Since writing by hand is not very convenient, you need to use a CMS. And so, I began to choose. I am not a WEB developer in the full sense of the word. Therefore, I ask you to consider everything described here simply as my deepest IMHO, and treat it with understanding.

• Choosing a CMS.

The choice of CMS came down to the fact that after reading reviews, I chose the following CMS:
- osCommerce (like, because there are a lot of stores on it, a lot of developers, and all sorts of add-ons)
- textpattern (like because it’s simple and flexible)
- MODx (liked the reviews)
- Joomla (what the hell)
- TYPO3 (complex, many large corporations use it, cool (Gazprom, Philips, Cisco, various banks))

• Installation

I started putting it on. I didn't like osCommerce. textpattern is kind of weird. MODx - not installed. Joomla didn't.
I changed the php version to an earlier one (5.2).
In between, I went to the TYPO3 demo, and my heart skipped a beat with joy. The admin panel is simple, clear, and concise. True, I immediately thought that it wouldn’t work, since such “simple” systems like Joomla didn’t work.
However, TYPO3 4.5 was installed, localized immediately, and hurray. Everything is working.
I installed it according to the instructions.

• Installing TYPO3

And so, the configuration of my “server”:
Notebook Acer 2490:-)
Windows XP SP3
Apache: httpd-2.2.17-win32-x86-openssl-0.9.8o
MySQL: mysql-essential-5.0.18-win32
PHP: php-5.2.17-Win32-VC6-x86

Recruiting at address bar browser "your domain/typo3/" so we begin the installation. The system displays a message indicating that the installation tool is in this moment disabled. This was done for security so that no one could call the installation tool without access to ftp. To enable the Install Tool, you need to create an empty file “ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL” (the file has no extension) and copy it to the “your domain/typo3conf/” folder.

After creating and copying the file, return to the browser and refresh the page. The system displays a standard warning about what we want install typo3 etc., we timidly read and press the only OK button.

In the first step, we need to specify the login, password and database address. The address often remains default, i.e. "localhost".

At the third and final stage of installation, we are asked to select actions. We leave what is specified by default, i.e. “Create default database tables”, which means create standard tables. Click Import Database and after a while (the system sends a series SQL queries) we get to a page that asks us to go to settings, frontend, backend.

Click on Continue to configure TYPO3 to continue setting up the system (we still need to configure the system for utf8 since we want to develop the site in Russian). On the loaded page, click All Configuration and get to the interface for setting system variables. We are interested in And , set them to the required values ​​(described in the article).

After the above, you can log into the backend of the system. To do this, type “your domain/typo3/” in the address bar. To log in, use the standard login “admin” and password “password”.

When you log in, the system will immediately show you warnings marked in this version with a red background. In this case there are three of them:

1. Use the standard login and password for the install tool

2. You need to check the database indexes

3. Use the standard login and password to log into the backend

By clicking on the appropriate links we go to the backend module in which we can make the necessary changes, i.e. change the admin password, change the install tool password, reindex the database. After each correction, do not forget to click the save button. Come back to home page backend can be done simply by refreshing the page.

After all threats have been eliminated, we move on to Russification of the interface. For Russification, we need to get the appropriate translations; in typo3 they are installed as extensions, so we go to the Ext manager module, which means extension manager.

At the top in the combo box in this module we select Translation handling. We are presented with an interface for downloading translations from the typo3 repository. Select your native language from the list and click Save Selection. The system “thinks” for some time, then shows 2 buttons “Check status against Repository” - this is in case we are looking for translation updates and “ Update from repository" – update from the repository. Click “Update from repository”, we see it is designed in strict style statusbar, and when everything turns green, we can move on to setting the language of the current user. To do this, select the “User Settings” module and in the form responsible for the settings of the current user, change the Language from English to Russian. We click save, refresh the page and see that most of the interface has become Russian.