No Cache reason

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Now when calling $TSFE->set_no_cache(), a reason can be provided and logged, making it easier to find why cache was disabled on a page. Ex: $TSFE->set_no_cache(‘Reached an unstable condition in extension xyz’); More info: Fix #11669: Provide a reason for why $TSFE->set_no_cache() has been triggered http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=11669

doNotLoadInFE

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New key in EM_CONF array, ‘doNotLoadInFE’ can be set to “1” for extensions that are only used in backend and have no front end components. This speeds up the frontend generation process, since extensions not doing anything in the FE will not be loaded on FE calls. More info: RFC #11474: Store separate extlist for… Read more »

Front Editing tt_news records

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One of the major features in TYPO3 4.3 is the advanced frontend editing. Although its not part of the official distribution, it is available as an extension, and adds amazing functionality to your TYPO3 driven site. But did you know that you can edit any other record in the frontend using feeditadvanced functionality? Here is… Read more »

FE session data lifetime

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New setting stored in $GLOBALS[‘TYPO3_CONF_VARS’][‘FE’][‘sessionDataLifetime’] defines the lifetime of frontend session data in seconds. The setting can be modified in the Install tool. More info: FYI24 Feature #11508: Integrate possibility to define lifetime of frontend session data http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=11508 FYI24: Feature #11510: Store timestamp of last modification of session data to frontend user object http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=11510

Opacity

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New property for GIFBUILDER BOX object allows opacity to be defined, and set to anywhere from 0 (transparent) to 100 (opaque). Ex: … 10 = IMAGE 10 {    file = GIFBUILDER    file {       …    20 = BOX    20 {       color = red       opacity = 50    } } … More info: RFC #11264: Add an opacity… Read more »