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TYPO3 extension bw_static_template

This TYPO3 extensions ships a custom content element that renders every fluid template. Inject JSON data or FAL files into the templates. Perfect for fast template development.

Why?

• Sometimes content is very unlikely to change regularly. It's faster to immediately write a fluid template than start the creation of a custom content element or adjusting an extension to your needs.
• No need to write TCA or TypoScript to get frontend output, that can be adjusted through the backend. (E.g. quick image or phone number change)
• Perfect if your customer is lazy and never thinks about logging into the backend to do the changes by his own
• If it's required to implement a standalone solution, the templates can be reused

Install

1. Install via composer:

composer require blueways/bw-static-template

1. Include static TypoScript template or manually import it:

@import 'EXT:bw_static_template/Configuration/TypoScript/setup.typoscript'

Usage

Add the content element Static Template to a page

Select a fluid template to render (e.g.: EXT:your_ext/Resources/Private/Partials/Header.html)

Save & done.

Optional: Pass data into the template

Enter valid JSON:

{
    "templateMarker1": "Example marker data",
    "persons": [
        {
            "name": "Markus Mustermann",
            "contactPid": 3
        },
        {
            "name": "Paul Werner",
            "contactPid": 4
        }
    ]
}

Now you can use the given data in your template, e.g.:

Hello {templateMarker1}!

<f:for each="{persons}" as="person">
    Say hello to <f:link.page pageUid="{person.contactPid}">{person.name}</f:link.page>
</f:for>

Optional: Select images

The selected images are accessible as FileReference via {files} marker.

<f:for each="{files}" as="file">
    <f:image image="{file}" />
</f:for>

Configuration

Constants

If you want to use the Layouts and Partials of fluid_styled_content, you just need to set the paths to the ones of your styles.content configuration:

plugin.tx_bwstatictemplate_pi1 {
    view {
        templateRootPath =
        partialRootPath =
        layoutRootPath =
    }
}

TypoScript

It's just a regular content element that is rendered like every other element of fluid_style_content. Here are some examples to inject some additional data into the templates:

tt_content.bw_static_template {

    # insert variables
    variables {
        foo = TEXT
        foo.value = bar
    }

    # use DtaProcessor (10 and 20 are reserved indexes)
    dataProcessing {
        # Inject a menu
        30 = TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\DataProcessing\MenuProcessor
        30 {
            as = navigation
            entryLevel = 0
        }

        # Inject data about the current page
        40 = TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\DataProcessing\DatabaseQueryProcessor
        40 {
            table = pages
            pidInList = this
            as = page
        }
    }
}

License

This project is licensed under GNU General Public License 2.0 (or later).

Contribute

This extension was made by Maik Schneider: Feel free to contribute!

Thanks to blueways and XIMA!