FE plugins need configurable baseWrap instead of static pi_wrapInBaseClass
The output of most TYPO3 FE plugins are wrapped with a HTML div container by default (so called basewrap). This seems to be fair in most cases, but sometimes it is not and you have to get rid of them. Unfortunately, a lot of extensions including some of the most popular ones don't provide any control to handle this. This article describes how to do it better.
How to link to a file in a FE plugin of TYPO3?
This short snippet demonstrates the essentials of how to create links to files in FE plugins. It reveals the power of cObjects and TypoScript. This technique is typical for TYPO3 and it shows you why TYPO3 can be so amazing.
Best kept TYPO3 secret: WAF
The security team long time ago promised to release a ruleset for a Web Application Firewall (WAF) based on Apache's mod_security. Some are still waiting for an official announcement after the conference talk at T3CON07. And some have heard about it on todays talk at T3CON08.
Internet service provider Alice unsolicitedly acts as content provider
Since a few days, the Internet service provider Alice (Hansenet / Telecom Italia) abuses my DSL connection by showing unsolicited advertisements. I cannot accept this behavior.
Thoughts about classifying objects in a digitalized world
While reading for my thesis, I found some interesting articles about order and hierarchies in the web. One central issue in a digitalized world is the question of how to classify objects.
Fixing locale problems for dates in TYPO3
Sometimes, localization of dates in TYPO3 seems not to work as expected. Of course it does, but finding the right configuration can be puzzling and time consuming. One reason can be the confusing variety of locale declarations.
Security issue in TYPO3 Extension Secure Directory (kw_secdir)
Today, the TYPO3 security team released a collective security bulletin. Since I am the author of one extension which was listed in the bulletin (kw_secdir), I'd like to comment this a little bit. Especially the severity of "high" sounds evil, but it's IMHO less dangerous than some might think.
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About Steffen Müller
Since 2002, I am a user and developer of the TYPO3 content management system. I understand content management as an interdisciplinary task under the terms of a knowledge society. This task combines technical, economical and social aspects as well as profund analysis, planning and implementation.
Therefore I do not focus on plain coding, but on various aspects like usability, accessibility, customizability or empirical analysis, following actual findings in communication science. I am also very interested in the subjects of knowledge communication in open source communities and knowledge management in general.
Since the very beginning I am a strong enthusiast and an active member of the TYPO3 community. I have been a member of the official TYPO3 security team from 2004-2008. Since April, 2010 I am a supporting member of the TYPO3 Association and since May, 2009 a TYPO3 TRYDIVER ;-).
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