TYPO3 references

Question

I'm working recently on many TYPO3 Projects and I'd like to have a good tutorial/reference to work my way up. I'm looking for something like Agile Web Development with Rails but for TYPO3 if you like. The documentation of TYPO3 is good but not incredible so I was wondering if there was a better option out there.

Answer 1

For extension development with Extbase and Fluid:

• Michael Schams: TYPO3 Extbase: Modern Extension Development for TYPO3 CMS with Extbase & Fluid (2019, third edition, TYPO3 9)

For developing a sitepackage extension:

• Online: TYPO3 Sitepackage Tutorial (official TYPO3 documentation)

For understanding the TYPO3 extension architecture:

• Online: TYPO3 Explained: Extension Architecture (official TYPO3 documentation)

For looking up specific things:

• Online: TYPO3 Explained: API Overview (official documentation)

In general: It depends on what you plan to do, so ask for specific recommendations on Slack:

1. register
2. Go to https://typo3.slack.com
3. Join channel #typo3-cms
4. Ask your question.

Also, check out these resources:

Videos

• Official TYPO3 YouTube channel

Blogs

• usetypo3, for example check out Good practices in extensions
• TYPO3 Worx
• see links to more blogs on https://typo3worx.eu page ...

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In general: If you use a very old book, make sure it still applies to your version of TYPO3. If in doubt, ask on Slack: #typo3-cms (see above).

These books were recommended in original post:

• Michael Peacock: Building Websites with TYPO3 (Packt, 2007)
• Rene Fritz: TYPO3: Enterprise Content Management (Packt, 2005)
• Daniel Koch: Mastering TypoScript (Packt, 2006)

The mailing lists still exists but there is very little activity. Use Slack oder StackOverflow to ask questions.

older text: "Generally speaking, the best resource for learning TYPO3 outside the documentation is probably the TYPO3 mailing lists; I often find answers to questions just by searching the archives. TYPO3-English is for English-speaking general users; TYPO3-dev is for extension developers and those who want to hack on TYPO3 itself."