[Typo3-dev] Global categories

[Daniel Hinderink [TYPO3]]

>> Why is it not good enough as an extension?
>> 
>> - kasper
> 
> Well, AFAIK it can work as an extension, but in my opinion this table
> should be a standard for all or at least all new extensions, that they
> shouldn't use tx_something_categories, but categories table. Therefore I
> think it should be always present - ie as a part of CMS ext, so the
> extensions could rely on it. For me, it is a part of cleaning up the T3
> environment.

In a regular content environment, there are often many different categories
needed for different purposes.
Say product categories like shirts, throusers and underwear. Then further
categories would be size, color and probably materials. All these realate,
so that any _one_ table would not help much.
Or think of events, combining catgories like place and subject, price and
whatever. Content-wise differing categories that should not be stored in one
table.

If you need in your situation a global cetagory table and just one of them,
you should use an extension, because this is will be rather seldom and thus
not a cleaning up, but an inferior and limited addendum, that would clutter
the TYPO3-database scheme.

In fact, the only global solution to categorizing content should be based on
a meta-data scheme, using the OWL, or some other semantic and inherently
extensible system.

In principle, adding to the TYPO3 core should always serve to build platform
technoology to enable solving as many different requirements as possible.
Not solving them directly. (abstraction 101). And never only to serve the
lowest common denominator.

Cheers

Daniel

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