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Users manual

Basic instructions

Easy to use.

Step 1: Just download and install the extension after upload or install it directly from the extensionmanager.

Step 2: Add the static typoscript to your main or roottemplate, see screenshot.

add a custom content element

Step 3: Choose the page, which should display an teaser list of all subpages an click on the wizard to add a custom content element, see screenshot:

add a custom content element

Step 4: Click the settings you need, explained in the next section of this document.

Step 5 Choose the content element of subpage, with shoul be used as teaser, see screenshot.

Use as teaser.

Possible settings are:

settings
  • Max number of characters: Set the number of displayed characters.
  • Show only translated pages? (If site is multilanguage. Takes...:) Use this option if you wanna show only pages, which are translated.
  • Show pages hidden in menu: If the subpage is hidden in menu, (NOT deactivated!), you can check this option to display hidden in menu pages, too.
  • Use alternative navigation title for link label: Check this option for using the alternative navigation title instead of the pagetitle.
  • Custom text for link label (overwrites setting above): If you wanna use a custom text for the link to the subpage, type in here. This option overwrites the alternative navigation title option!
  • Add page link to displayed image: If checked, the image will be wrapped by an a href to the subpage, too.
  • Path to placeholder image, if no image in content. Leave bla...: If your content elements doesn't have an image, you can add a placeholder image to display.
  • Width of teaser image: Sets the width of the displayed image
  • Height of teaser image Sets the height of the displayed image
  • Path to custom fluid template. Leave blank for standard: You can use your custom fluid template if you want.
  • Path to your own css file. Leave blank for standard: You can use your own css file if you want.
  • Same height of teaserboxes? Adds javascript and needs jQuery...: Use this option, if the height of all teaser should be the same. Uses javascript and needs jQuery.
  • Display errors, if there is no text to tease for example: If you can't see the text or the link just use this option for displaying errors. Turn off in production draft.

Additional informations (OPTIONAL):

  • You can use your own fluid template and your own css rules, too.
  • If [FE][hidePagesIfNotTranslatedByDefault] = 1 in installtool is set, the extension shows only translated pages.
  • Iy using sys_language_mode = strict in config of your site, you have to place at least one content element with check option: use as teaser for displaying translated teasertext