[TYPO3-project-4-3] Global categorization

[stefano cecere]

well, Mads Brunn di already develop a good "global" categories (it was discussed much in ECT list):

tx_categories

get it here via SVN:
http://typo3xdev.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/typo3xdev/tx_categories/

or directly here:
http://typo3xdev.sourceforge.net/T3X/T3X_categories-latest-2008-07-01.t3x


it was lately fixed for 4.2 compatibility

stefano


Patrick Gaumond wrote:
> Martin Kutschker wrote:
> 
>>>> What people think about this topic ?
>>> I like the idea of using ontologies to "structure" data.
>>
>> Great, but more complicated. A simple category system is mostly all what
>> you need. Easy to set up and - important - easy to explain it to editors.
>>
>> I wouldn't swap categories for ontologies unless I can be convinced that
>> I can have a foolproof HCI with them.
> 
> Yes, can we stay realistic and getting something at "category level" 
> first then if needed, full ontology for 4.4 or later ?
> 
> Categories and sub-categories are already there with Mads' approach. So 
> we're almost there.
> 
> If you look into the manual, Mads even got some code for extensions 
> writers!
> 
> There's also a realistic todo in the manual so can we keep it simple, 
> realistic and intuitive first ?
> 
> I'm glad that our Release manager is interested in the topic.  :)
> 
> Let's ship "Phase One" of a global category system for 4.3.
> 
> Patrick