[TYPO3] ab_linklist not cached

[JoH]

>> As far as I can see in the extension details on typo3.org the
>> default setup for this plugin is USER_INT.
>> Change it to USER and try if it is working.
>
> Where can you see this setup?

Have a look at the TypoScript Setup of this extension.
The default setup for both versions (CSS and table based) says:
plugin.tx_ablinklist_pi1 = USER_INT
which means: Caching is disabled for this plugin.

> In class.tx_ablinklist_pi1.php, there are the following lines:
>
> // Configure caching
> $this->allowCaching = $this->conf['allowCaching'] ? 1 : 0;
> if ( !$this->allowCaching ) {
> $GLOBALS['TSFE']->set_no_cache();
> }
> $this->pi_USER_INT_obj = 0;
>
> As I understand it, USER_INT is not set. Did I miss something?

This is a really ugly solution, since "allowCaching" would disable caching
for the whole page and not just the plugin itself, when set to 0.
A simple switch between USER and USER_INT (or maybe COA and COA_INT) based
on "allowCaching" would have been the better approach.
Maybe you should contact the original autor by PM to let him fix this
conceptual bug.

Joey

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