Patrick Broens shows examples of TYPO3 backend configurations to make a usable backend for simple editors. This talk was held on TYPO3camp Venlo 2017

1. H O W T O P L E A S E
T H E E D I T O R
T Y P O 3 C A M P V E N L O 2 0 1 7

3. M I S C O M M U N I C AT I O N
E D I T O R ! = = D E V E L O P E R

4. U S A B I L I T Y
D E V E L O P E R ! = = U S A B I L I T Y E X P E R T

5. E D I T O R S A R E I D I O T S !
D I D I S AY T H AT O U T L O U D ?
Picture © Walter Menegazzi

7. D O N ’ T M A K E
M E T H I N K !
H E L P T H E M
Source: Steve Krug, Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

8. T Y P O 3
I S T O B L A M E

9. 1 : E D U C AT I O N
B U T H O W C A N W E H E L P T H E M ?

10. 2 : C O M F O R T
T Y P O 3 I S N O T D I F F I C U LT

12. G I V E T H E M
O N LY
T H E T O O L S
T H E Y N E E D
M O D U L E M E N U

13. Charles Mingus
Making the simple complicated
is commonplace
Making the complicated simple,
awesomely simple,
that’s creativity

14. – O N E O F O U R E D I T O R S
“I don’t see my content
added to a ‘folder’ page type”

15. Custom page types
Automated backend layout
Clear message

16. T S C O N F I G
L I M I T P O S S I B I L I T I E S
// Page: Trip/Offer
[page|uid = 5]
mod.web_list {
allowedNewTables := addToList(pages, tx_exploretrip_trip_offer_exclusive, tx_exploretrip_trip_offer_inclusive)
}
[global]

17. H O O K S
L I M I T P O S S I B I L I T I E S

18. Limit allowed content types in columns

19. // Column: 1: Sidebar
// Access: Editor-in-Chief (role_eindredacteur)
[usergroup = 77]
&& [TueWwwTueNlTypoScriptConditionsHasBackendLayoutCondition Default]
&& [TueWwwTueNlTypoScriptConditionsHasColPosCondition 1]
&& [TueWwwTueNlTypoScriptConditionsHasDoktypeCondition 1]
mod.wizards.newContentElement.wizardItems {
common.show := addToList(textmedia, uploads)
special.show := addToList(
div,
tuece_promotionboxnarrow,
tuece_directlyto,
tuece_galleryteaser,
tuece_testimonials,
tuece_contact,
tuece_mediateaser
)
plugins.show := addToList(powermail_pi1)
}
TCEFORM {
tt_content {
colPos {
removeItems := addToList(0)
removeItems := removeFromList(1)
}
CType.keepItems := addToList(
17,
2,
textmedia,
list,
uploads,
div,
tuece_promotionboxnarrow,
tuece_directlyto,
tuece_galleryteaser,
tuece_testimonials,
tuece_contact,
tuece_ldapcontact,
powermail_pi1,
tuece_mediateaser
)
list_type.keepItems := addToList(powermail_pi1)
}
}
[global]

20. R E C O R D S ?
D I F F E R E N T M I N D S E T

22. H I D E A N D S E E K
F I E L D M A N I A

23. TCEFORM {
tt_content {
// remove defined image alignment
imageorient.removeItems = 0,1,8,9,25,26
// Remove possibility to have
more than 2 image columns
imagecols.removeItems = 3,4,5,6,7,8
// Clear the CType dropdown. Will be filled with
permissions from folder Permissions
CType.removeItems >
// Remove all entries except Default and Hidden
for header layout
header_layout.removeItems = 1,2,3,4,5
// Remove fields for everybody
accessibility_bypass.disabled = 1
accessibility_bypass_text.disabled = 1
accessibility_title.disabled = 1
date.disabled = 1
endtime.disabled = 1
fe_group.disabled = 1
header_layout.disabled = 1
header_position.disabled = 1
image_compression.disabled = 1
image_effects.disabled = 1
image_noRows.disabled = 1
imageborder.disabled = 1
imagecaption_position.disabled = 1
imagecols.disabled = 0
layout.disabled = 1
linkToTop.disabled = 1
longdescURL.disabled = 1
section_frame.disabled = 1
sectionIndex.disabled = 1
spaceBefore.disabled = 1
spaceAfter.disabled = 1
starttime.disabled = 1
subheader.disabled = 1
rte_enabled.disabled = 1
T C E F O R M
L I M I T P O S S I B I L I T I E S

24. B A C K E N D U S E R
G R O U P S
L I M I T P O S S I B I L I T I E S

25. 'columns' => [
'hidden' => [
'exclude' => true,
'label' => 'LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_general.xml:LGL.hidden',
'config' => [
'type' => 'check'
]
],
'extension_key' => [
'exclude' => true,
'label' => 'LLL:EXT:tue_pure/Resources/Private/Language/TCA/Wsdl.xlf:field.extensionKey',
'config' => [
'type' => 'input',
'size' => '30',
'eval' => 'required, trim, unique'
]
],
'exclude' => true

26. – E D S G E R D I J K S T R A
“Simplicity is a prerequisite for reliability.”

27. twitter.com/aurora_borealis
facebook.com/padraigbroens
linkedin.com/in/typo3development
patrick.broens
keybase.io/auroraborealis