[Typo3-dev] Typo3 4.0 wishlist ;) <rant>

[Errol Mars]

+1

Johannes Reichardt wrote:
> Hey there,
> 
> i was just going mad again due to my disability to make typo3 do what i 
> want ;)
> 
> - page is being generated message
> This message is the worst-case scenario for searchengines and very nasty 
> for visitors as well. i wonder why that is not completly removed.
> 
> - extremly unpleasant errorhandling
> typo3 seems to "hate" 404 messages. at least with realurl. everything i 
> tried so far resulted in just something (like a 200 message or something 
> else) but i never got a real 404. even when i use apache with 
> ErrorDocument 404 i get a 404 page that contains a moved 200 message.
> 
> What i want to say: The whole errordocument and message thing is a 
> complete mess with realurl and confusing for searchengines. I also miss 
> a way to tell an extension to just throw a 404 - would be great for 
> dynamic pages that use fixedPostVars for example.
> 
> Yet another problem is having realUrl links that are only "one way 
> tickets" - means that they have to be in the cache to be valid, 
> otherwise they do throw an 200, a 404, the startpage, the next directory 
> level, nothing or just something. That is extremly bad for "link 
> transparency" as well.
> 
> In general i am still having trouble with too many options that are too 
> much embedded in a complex environment, making changes and understanding 
> a real pain.
> 
> Maybe there is some sort of "typo3 light" in the future with a 
> bullet-proof built in realurl/static_html implementation and 
> compatibility and built-in options overhead in general?
> 
> Just that you get me right - the problems above seem very common and are 
> also very related to the "core functions" of a website. A page that 
> shows "page is being generated" is not acceptable and a 404 redirect 
> that throws a 200 either.
> 
> What you think? ;)
> 
> - Johannes
> 
> </rant>