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EXT: Modern FAQ – A-Z list

Author:Kasper Skårhøj
Created:2002-11-01T00:32:00
Changed by:Rik Willems
Changed:2009-06-15T09:56:10.400000000
Classification:irfaq_az
Keywords:modern, faq, a-z, alphabetic, list
Author:Rik Willems
Email:http://www.actiview.nl
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Language:en

img-1 img-2 EXT: Modern FAQ – A-Z list - irfaq_az

EXT: Modern FAQ – A-Z list

Extension Key: irfaq_az

Language: en

Keywords: modern, faq, a-z, alphabetic, list

Copyright 2000-2008, Rik Willems, <http://www.actiview.nl>

This document is published under the Open Content License

available from http://www.opencontent.org/opl.shtml

The content of this document is related to TYPO3

- a GNU/GPL CMS/Framework available from www.typo3.org

Table of Contents

EXT: Modern FAQ – A-Z list 1

`Introduction 3 <#1.1.Introduction|outline>`_

What does it do? 3

Screenshots 3

`Users manual 5 <#1.2.Users%20manual|outline>`_

Configuration 5

Reference 5

Known problems 5

To-Do list 5

`ChangeLog 6 <#1.3.ChangeLog|outline>`_

Introduction

What does it do?

This extension extends irfaq and provides a new frontend plugin that creates an A-Z list. The words for the A-Z list are selected from the irfaq question table. This view is based on the 'dynamic' view or irfaq. All features that irfaq provides (answered by, etc) are also available in this extension.

For each letter in the alphabet a header is created, if that letter corresponds to the first letter of a word in the A-Z list. Through the setup a site's administrator can choose how may columns the A-Z list should have.

Screenshots

Two column A-Z list
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Three column A-Z list

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Users manual

How to install and setup

  • Install irfaq extensions like described in manual.

    Include static (from extension): 'IRFAQ default TS (irfaq)'

  • Install irfaq_az extension

    Include static (from extension): 'Modern FAQ – A-Z list (irfaq_az)'

  • Create FAQ items like described in the irfaq manual.

  • Add a new content element of type 'insert plugin' and select plugin 'Modern FAQ – A-Z list' and choose a startingpoint, where you saved the created FAQ items.

Configuration

You can use normal irfaq constants and setup for configuration (see manual), but use plugin.tx_irfaqaz_pi1.

Reference

This extension adds one property:

numberOfColumns

Property

numberOfColumns

Data type

int

Description

Assigns the number of columns the A-Z list will generate.

Default

1

[tsref:plugin.tx_irfaqaz_pi1

Known problems

None at the moment.

To-Do list

  • Creating a Flexform that allows selection of categories.
  • Allow numberOfColumns to be selected from Flexform
  • Any suggestions for improvement are welcome.

ChangeLog

    1. 1.0.0, private development
    1. 2.0.0, April 7 th 2009, first release to TER
  • v. 2.0.1, April 9 th 2009, improvements based on suggestion on mailinglist.

    1. 2.0.2, June 15 th 2009

    Removed $this->cObj->enableFields('tx_irfaq_q') from fillMarkers() where query.This function is already called through exec_getQuery(...) so it has no use and creates a larger query.Thanks to Jochem Nabuurs of Roquin E-Solutions for noticing and sending me an email.

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