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title: "Academic Base"
manual: "Academic Base"
version: "3.0"
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# Academic Base {#start}

-   *Extension key:* academic_base
-   *Package name:* fgtclb/academic-base
-   *Version:* 3.0
-   *Language:* en
-   *Author:* FGTCLB
-   *License:*

    This document is published under the
    [Creative Commons BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    license.

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TYPO3 extension base containing shared functionality used across the academic
extensions.

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**[Introduction](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:introduction@3.0)**

What the extension does and the main concepts behind it.

**[Installation](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:installation@3.0)**

Install **academic_base** via Composer, the Extension
Manager or a TER upload.

**[Upgrade](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:upgrade@3.0)**

The steps to upgrade **academic_base** to a newer
version, in the order to take them.

**[Configuration](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:configuration@3.0)**

Configure the extension and its site sets for your installation.

**[Icons](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:icons@3.0)**

The icon set the academic extensions share, how a template renders
one and how a site package replaces it.

**[Templates](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:templates@3.0)**

The responsive image partial the academic extensions render their
images through, and how a project overrides it.

**[Styling](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:styling@3.0)**

The class system of the frontend markup of every academic extension,
and how a site package styles it.

**[Integration](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:integration@3.0)**

The new content element wizard, EXT:solr and permission sets with
the academic extensions.

**[Upgrade check](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:upgrade-check@3.0)**

The console command that finds the project template overrides an
upgrade made dead.

**[For developers](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:developers@3.0)**

What a project may build on: the events, interfaces and domain models
of every academic extension, and what is not public API. The three
events this extension owns, one page each.

**[Known problems](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:known-problems@3.0)**

Known issues and information about them.

**[Changelog](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/fgtclb/academic-base:changelog-v3@3.0)**

Learn about what has changed and which actions are required to
upgrade.