WEC Template Developers Manual
The WEC Common Configuration is a default install of TYPO3 and commonly used extensions.
When creating a new TYPO3 site, the biggest initial challenge is determining which extensions to install and how to configure those extensions to work properly. The WEC Common Configuration seeks to lower this barrier to entry by providing a default configuration that works for most church websites out of the box. The full power and flexibility of TYPO3 is preserved since all configuration options can still be changed if the user wishes too.
In addition to a common set of extensions, the WEC Common Configuration provides the WEC Page Templates and a default page tree populated with basic content. The goal here is to give the novice user a clear starting point to edit data and create their site, rather than opening the TYPO3 backend with a blank slate. Once again, these default templates and page tree in no way limit the experienced user as each can be removed and replaced with custom content.
The Web-Empowered Church team has decided to use the TemplaVoila Extension, developed by Kasper Skårhøj and Robert Lemke, for template development and management. This extension simplifies the templating process by allowing more flexibility for page structures than TYPO3’s existing “column” model. It also allows for a more simplified method of changing and choosing templates.
To know more about TemplaVoila and how it is used for templating TYPO3 websites, download the Futuristic Template Building tutorial from TYPO3.org. Additionally, Marlies Cohen, a prolific writer of tutorials for TYPO3, has prepared a “cheat sheet” for TemplaVoila.
Futuristic Template Building http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/doc_tut_ftb1/
TemplaVoila Cheat Sheet http://www.mcuniverse.com/TemplaVoila_-_Cheat_Sheet.1221.0.html
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