Installation 

Requirements 

• TYPO3 v12.4 LTS or v13.4 LTS
• PHP 8.2 or higher
• Composer-based TYPO3 installation

Composer installation 

Install the extension via Composer:

composer require davitec/dv-education-courses

Activate the extension 

After installing the package, activate the extension in the TYPO3 backend:

1. Go to Admin Tools > Extensions.
2. Search for dv_education_courses.
3. Click the activate icon if the extension is not yet active.

Alternatively, activate via CLI:

vendor/bin/typo3 extension:setup

Database update 

The extension adds several database tables. Update the database schema:

Via backend:

1. Go to Admin Tools > Maintenance > Analyze Database Structure.
2. Apply all suggested changes for tables starting with tx_dveducationcourses_.

Via CLI:

vendor/bin/typo3 database:updateschema

Include TypoScript 

The extension's TypoScript must be included in your site's template:

1. Go to Web > Template and select your root page.
2. Open the Includes tab (or Info/Modify in older versions).
3. Add Education Courses (dv_education_courses) to the list of included static templates.

Alternatively, include it manually in your site package:

@import 'EXT:dv_education_courses/Configuration/TypoScript/setup.typoscript'
@import 'EXT:dv_education_courses/Configuration/TypoScript/constants.typoscript'

Quick start guide 

After installation, follow these steps to get a working course catalog:

1. Create a storage folder

   Create a new SysFolder in the page tree (e.g. "Course Data") that will hold all course, event, type, location, and contact person records.

2. Set the storage PID

   Configure the TypoScript constant to point to your storage folder:

   plugin.tx_dveducationcourses.persistence.storagePid = 42

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   Replace 42 with the UID of your storage folder.

3. Create pages for the plugins

   Create the following pages in your page tree:

   • A page for the course list
   • A page for the course detail view
   • A page for the event list (optional)
   • A page for the event detail view (optional)

4. Configure page PIDs

   Set the TypoScript constants for the detail and list page UIDs:

   plugin.tx_dveducationcourses.settings.detailPid = 10
   plugin.tx_dveducationcourses.settings.listPid = 9
   plugin.tx_dveducationcourses.settings.eventDetailPid = 12
   plugin.tx_dveducationcourses.settings.courseDetailPid = 10

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5. Add plugins to pages

   • On the course list page, add the Course List content element.
   • On the course detail page, add the Course Detail content element.
   • Repeat for event list and event detail if needed.

6. Create initial data

   In your storage folder, create:

   • At least one Type record (e.g. "Seminar", "Workshop").
   • At least one Course record with a type assigned.
   • At least one Event record as an inline child of the course.

7. Clear caches and test

   Flush all caches and visit your course list page in the frontend.