[TYPO3-dev] Better TER categories

[Elmar Hinz]

Hi Michael,

Michael Scharkow wrote:
> Hi *,
> 
> after the huge motivational boost from T3DD06, I'd like to make TER more
> useful. One key to that is categorization. At the moment we have a
> handful of categories, which is great for sectioning in EM but sucks for
> more precise categorization.
> 

Patric Gaumond has started a wiki page for this a few weeks ago:

http://wiki.typo3.org/index.php/Extensionscategories

Please also see the thread "extension categories" in ECT.


> A few thoughts and questions:
> 
> 1. Do we want 1 ext -1 cat relationships like we have now, or tag-like 1
> ext - N categories? The former is certainly easier to manage, since we
> only need to update the list of official categories. Simple categories
> also allow for sectioning in the EM list interface. OTOH, tags are more
> flexible and trendy ;)
> 
> 2. If we stick with categories we need a hierarchical tree, so that you
> can ideally match your extension to a distinct category, or simply move
> up one generalization level if you're in doubt or don't have a perfect
> match...
> 
> 3. Somebody has to come up with that schema ;)
> 

Before somebody starts the 10th category tree for his extension I suggest
to think about a global one. Take one of the existant, stuff it into an own
extension and to call "the global category extension". We wait for that
since long.

This example shows that it would be usefull to also have a frontend/module
input form of it.

Regards

Elmar