WEC 102: Learning Backend

This class shares how to use the Backend of the WEC system. You can go to the next tutorials by selecting the arrow(s), and choose to go to the tutorial of your choice through the dropdown menu. You can also download the Getting Started manual

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Understand the TYPO3 Backend Menu

The TYPO3 Backend has many different menu options on the left. Most options are used infrequently. Here the more common menu options will be summarized.

  1. Click on Page at the left.  Page is the most basic view of a page in TYPO3. It shows the template structure (column layout on the page) and the order of elements on a page. Use it to view and add content elements to a page. Click Edit to set display options for the page such as the page name and various hide/show page options.
  2. Click on List. List shows a list of all elements on a page and/or all records in a folder. Use it when adding a calendar event, news content, or when working with any list of records.
  3. Click on Info. Info displays information about the selected page or nested pages. You may need to select the number of levels to display: This Page, 1 level, 2 levels, 3 levels, Infinite. This has advanced functions for TypoScript, listing the page tree, and RealURL/Speaking URL Management.
  4. Click on Template. Template lets you set some constant information for you website (i.e., headers and footers of your web pages.) You can also set colors, fonts, and other changes for the plugins/extensions that are on the page. Use it to set the WEC CONSTANTS or other plugin constants for your website. Do not use this option to change WEC template structures. Instead, use TemplaVoila option to manage templates if necessary.
  5. Click on TemplaVoila. TemplaVoila opens the TYPO3 template design module. Note: Avoid poking around in this section. Seemingly innocent changes can really break your website template. Use it cautiously and according to WEC instructions to make minor changes to the website template and page template structure.
  6. Click on 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.  Create and organize folders according to the access permissions that you want to give users and/or user groups.
  7. Click on User Admin. User Admin manages Backend user accounts. You cannot administer Frontend users or groups with this tool. Backend users and groups are stored on the root page (topmost page in the pagetree). Use List mode to create, view, or edit records. Frontend users called website users and website usergroups are stored in the Storage Folder. Use List view mode to create, view, or edit records.
  8. Click on Extension Manager. The Extension Manager controls import, installation, and upgrading of Extensions in TYPO3. Use it to install a new extension from the TYPO3 Extension Repository (TER).
  9. Click on the Clear Cache icon. Clear Cache deletes the cached copies of previously generated pages so that TYPO3 must regenerate them when they are displayed the next time. If something seems like it is not displaying correctly, always try clearing cache to see if it fixes the problem.
  10. Click Logout to logout of the Backend. Closing the browser does not automatically log you out of the Backend. It is good practice to always logout of TYPO3. Though the Backend session will eventually timeout, anyone returning to the Backend on the same computer before the timeout period may be able to gain access. After you logout, the login screen displays.