Features from TYPO3 v8 that didn't make the headlines, but make life easier for developers, integrators and editors.

1. NEW LITTLE GEMS
IN TYPO3 V8
Jigal van Hemert
jigal.van.hemert@typo3.org
@jigalvh
Features that didn’t make the
headlines.

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3. SCHEDULER & CLI
Improvements in task management
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4. INTRODUCE SINGLE _CLI_ USER
FOR ALL CLI CALLS
 One user for all CLI tasks
 Is Admin-user
 No more errors for missing rights to modify
records
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5. SCHEDULER: RUN MANUALLY EXECUTED
TASKS ON NEXT CRON-RUN
 Run task as CLI user instead of current BE
user
 CLI context is often different from webserver
context
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6. SCHEDULER: IMPLEMENTED FOLDING OF
SCHEDULER TASK GROUPS
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7. SCHEDULER: ADD LINK BROWSER TO
CHOOSE A START PAGE
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8. FOR DEVELOPERS
Make the dev life easier
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9. MYSQL STRICT MODE SUPPORTED
 STRICT_TRANS_TABLES
 STRICT_ALL_TABLES
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10.  Php-cs-fixer
 Build/Scripts/ cglFixMyCommit.sh
 Use in e.g. PhpStorm
SCRIPT TO CGL CHECK
LATEST CORE COMMIT
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12. PHP-CS-FIXER IN PHPSTORM
 Path/to/core/bin/php-cs-fixer<.bat>
 --verbose
--config=path/to/core/Build/.php_cs fix
"$FilePath$"
 $ProjectFileDir$
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13. INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FSC CONTENT ELEMENTS
 typo3/sysext/fluid_styled_content/Documen
tation/AddingYourOwnContentElements/Ind
ex.rst
 All steps for own content elements
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14. ADD HOOK TO POST PROCESS
PREVIEW URL
 Possibility to change the id=xxx
 All steps for own content elements
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15. FRONTEND
Related to content rendering
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16. AUTO DETECT CHARSET CONVERSION
 No setting for mbstring/iconv
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17. ALLOW MULTIPLE LOCALES FOR
CONFIG.LOCALE_ALL
 One setting for entire deployment chain
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18. VIEWHELPERS F:FORM.SELECT.OPTION
AND F:FORM.SELECT.OPTGROUP
 Possible to create complex select boxes
 No manual <option> tags, must use VH
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19. ADD HOOK TO ADD CUSTOM TYPOSCRIPT
TEMPLATES
 Check if there is a root template
 Create one in code
 Step towards no configuration in records
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20. BACKEND
Editors will love it
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21. INLINE BACKEND LAYOUT WIZARD
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22. SHOW LINK INFORMATION
BELOW INPUT FIELD
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23. PASTE ICONS AVAILABLE AT PASTING
POSITION AND USE MODAL NOW
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24. PAGE MODULE: SHOW NOTICE
"CONTENT IS ALSO SHOWN ON:"
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25. FILELIST: CREATE NEW FILE AND
OPENING IT IMMEDIATELY FOR EDITING
 Logical default action
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26. RECOVER DELETED PAGES RECURSIVELY
TO TOP OF ROOTLINE
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27. MISCELLANEOUS
Everything else
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28. ADD CONFIGURATION FOR THE
.WELL-KNOWN DIRECTORY IN HTACCESS
 Used by e.g Let’s Encrypt
 Check .htaccess after upgrade!
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29. USE $ INSTEAD OF TYPO3.JQUERY
 Previously used for compatibility with
prototype
 Now that is removed we can use $
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30. QUESTIONS?
OTHER FEATURES?
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31. THANK YOU!
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