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Chapter 1. EXT: Seminar Manager

Extension Key: seminars

Copyright 2005–2008, Oliver Klee, <typo3-coding@oliverklee.de>

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.com

1.1. Introduction

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What does it do?

This extension allows you to create and manage a list of seminars, workshops, lectures, theater performances and other events as an overview or as detailed descriptions. In addition, it allows front-end users to register for these events.

Particularly, you can manage speakers, seminar sites and organizers and use them for the seminars. You can get an overview of how many people have registered for which seminar.

Key features

  1. event topic records for events that occur more than once

  2. searchable front-end plug-in with list view and detailed single view of upcoming events

  3. selector widget to filter the list of events in the list view

  4. online registration and unregistration for front-end users, including automatic confirmation e-mail and live update of available seats

  5. early bird prices are possible

  6. categories and target groups for events

  7. “my events” list for logged-in front-end users, showing for which events they have signed up

  8. front-end list of registrations for an event (visible to participants and VIPs)

  9. front-end countdown to the next upcoming event

  10. back-end module for managing seminars, speakers, organizers, seminar sites, payment methods and registrations

  11. front-end editing of event records

  12. CSV export of events and registrations of an event

  13. the front-end output is mostly valid XHTML

  14. visual design is done using only CSS

  15. mostly accessible front-end output, works with the sb_accessiblecontent extension (for version 0.8.0, the extension's accessibility will be throughly checked by W3C WAI, section 508 and BITV guidelines)

  16. currently full German, English, Dutch, Danish, Italian, French and Russian localization, including a switch between formal and informal language (eg. “Sie”/”Du” in German)

  17. the front-end plug-in can be configured via TypoScript and Flexforms

  18. automatic configuration check that quickly leads to a working configuration

  19. the code follows the TYPO3 coding guidelines

  20. the extension is actively developed

Screenshots

Illustration 1: This is a front-end list a seminars. Note the color-coded number of vacancies in the last column.

Illustration 2: This is the top of a front-end detailed view for a seminar.

Illustration 3: This is the “my events” list for a logged-in front-end user.

Illustration 4: This is the “my VIP events” list where FE users that have been granted access may view the list of registrations for an event (this is useful e.g. for the organizers or the speakers).

Illustration 5: This is the automatic configuration check (here: on the details page), having something to complain about.

Credits

Thanks go to the following persons for contributing code, bug fixes or localizations or for doing code reviews:

  1. Alexander Maringer

  1. Andreas Balzer (German translation of the manual)

  1. Christoph Taubmann

  2. David Lenherr (German tutorial)

  1. François Suter (FR localization)

  1. Frank Schepers (NL localization)

  2. Franz Ripfel

  1. Irina Kuznecova (RU localization)

  2. John Boyd-Rainey

  1. Kees van der Hall (NL localization)

  2. Klaus Brinch (DK localization)

  3. Lars Dyhr (DK localization)

  4. Maik Müller

  5. Mario Rimann

  6. Mathias Uhl

  7. Matthias Krappitz

  8. Mauro Lorenzutti (IT localization)

  9. Moritz Mark

  10. Nickolas A. Shadrin (RU localization)

  11. Niels Pardon

  1. Oliver Hader (TCEmain hook)

  1. Ralph Brugger

  2. Roman Benz

  3. Saskia Metzler

  4. Sebastian Wittig (icons)

  5. Simon Harhues

  6. Sinian Zhang

  7. Stefan Galinski

  8. Thomas Pforte

German manual/tutorial

This manual has been partially translated to German. You’ll find the German version as an OpenOffice.org document in doc/german-manual.sxw. Please note that the translated manual might not be as up-to-date as this English manual.

Keeping up-to-date and getting support

Please do not contact the extension author for free support! Please use the newsgroup/mailing list instead so that other people can read you question and benefit from the answers as well.

Free public support

We have a newsgroup/mailing list on lists.netfielders.de (where all the TYPO3 newsgroups and mailing lists are hosted). All announcements like new versions or security issues will be sent to all members of this list. In addition, free public support is provided on this list. Please note that we don’t guarantee that you’ll get replies to all your questions there or that replies will be within 24 hours.

The mailing list: Please subscribe at the information page of the mailing list. It's free, and you can always unsubscribe yourself if needed. To send a message to this mailing list, just send it to: typo3-project-seminars@lists.netfielders.de

The newsgroup: To access the newsgroup, you just need to configure your news-reader with these settings:

Server:

lists.netfielders.de

Port:

119 (which is the default)

Group name:

typo3.project.seminars

The mailing list and newsgroup are synced, so you just need one of them to stay informed.

Standard support package: Paid support for bug fixes

This paid support package guarantees that all bugs (not features) which you enter into the bug tracker will be taken care of. This support package is available for a one-year period and can be purchased as a subscription. For prices, please contact the extension author.

Premium support package: Paid support for bug fixes plus personal support via e-mail

This support package is the same as the standard support package but with an additional 120 minutes of e-mail support by the extension author (or phone support if you can get him on the phone). This support package also is valid for one year and can be purchased as a subscription. For prices, please contact the extension author.

Personal support by the extension author via e-mail or phone, paid by the hour

Personal support by the extension author via e-mail or phone is also available. Please contact the extension author for details.