TYPO3 and LionsBase
LionsBase started as a standalone web application. Over the years, the need for custom content, list of documents to download, galleries of pictures grew and we decided to use the CMS TYPO3 to let each and every LionsBase webmaster manage her club presence on internet.
The few next sections should help you grasp some basic concepts of TYPO3. Further documentation is available on the TYPO3 official website.
Understanding the TYPO3 Backend Screen
When you first log in, the default screen is divided into two sections. On the left we have the TYPO3 menu and on the right description of the menu items. These menu items are sometimes referred to as “Backend modules” or “modules”.
The page tree is located toward the middle of the screen when the currently selected menu item (module) needs access to pages, that is typically the case when using modules “Page” or “List”, both under the title “Web”. In this documentation we referred to modules as a fully qualified name such as “Web > Page” or “Web > List”. The page tree shows a hierarchical view of the pages and folders in your website.
In the page tree, click on the title of a page. The wide section on the right shows the content area. It lists the content elements on the corresponding page. It will show different types of information base on the menu item selected at the left.
The list view (Web > List) shows a list of the database records associated with a page or a folder (in fact, folders are normal TYPO3 pages with type “folder”). Page view and list view are used frequently in the TYPO3 Backend. As rule of thumb, you will have to switch to Web > List whenever we want to manage news items or LionsBase information (member data, social activities, events, …).
Understanding the TYPO3 Backend Menu
The TYPO3 Backend has many different menu options. LionsBase administrators do their best to only show options you are expected to need. Here the menu options will be summarized.
Section Web
- Page
Page is the most basic view of a page in TYPO3. It shows the template structure or column layout on the page and the order of content elements on a page. Use it to prepare and modify the content that you want to show on your website.
- List
List shows a list of all elements on a page and/or all records in a folder. Use it when adding a news content, a social activity, a calendar event or when acting as LionsBase administrator to manage all kind of LionsBase information.
Section File
- Filelist
Filelist opens a tree of folders and files stored in TYPO3. Use it to upload files to an online storage location for your website. We advise to create and organize folders to make sure you will keep an overview of the various resources (documents, images) you upload. Good to know is that the documents you store will automatically be protected against direct access, making sure you can grant access to sensitive information you may have in some documents to members and groups of members you want.
Section LionsBase
- Synchro Oak Brook
Module Synchro Oak Brook is used to monitor synchronization of LionsBase data to the Lions Clubs International database in Oak Brook (US) and manually resolve conflicts, if needed.
Section Direct Mail
- Direct Mail
Module Direct Mail is used to prepare the sending of newsletters, choose the list of recipients and schedule the distribution of your newsletter.
- Recipients Lists
Recipients Lists is used to manage the groups of recipients for your newsletters. You may easily prepare a list targeting members of your club, its committee members or virtually any group of Lions and non-Lions members.
Read more on newsletters in the corresponding documentation chapter.
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