Index: Classes/Utility/Extension.php
===================================================================
--- Classes/Utility/Extension.php	(revision 2689)
+++ Classes/Utility/Extension.php	(working copy)
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 	 * used for rendering the content elements it's very useful to have this function automatically
 	 * adding the necessary TypoScript for calling the appropriate controller and action of your plugin.
 	 * It will also work for the extension "css_styled_content"
+	 * $pluginType determines the type of frontend plugin:
+	 * 		"list_type" (default)	- the good old "Insert plugin" entry
+	 * 		"CType" - a new content element type
+	 * 	(Remember that your $pluginType definition should correspond to the column/items array in $TCA[tt_content] where you added the selector item for the element! See registerPlugin() function)
 	 * FOR USE IN ext_localconf.php FILES
 	 * Usage: 2
 	 *
@@ -49,9 +53,10 @@
 	 * @param string $controllerActions is an array of allowed combinations of controller and action stored in an array (controller name as key and a comma separated list of action names as value, the first controller and its first action is chosen as default)
 	 * @param string $nonCacheableControllerActions is an optional array of controller name and  action names which should not be cached (array as defined in $controllerActions)
 	 * @param string $defaultControllerAction is an optional array controller name (as array key) and action name (as array value) that should be called as default
+	 * @param string $pluginType determines the type of frontend plugin
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public static function configurePlugin($extensionName, $pluginName, array $controllerActions, array $nonCacheableControllerActions = array()) {
+	public static function configurePlugin($extensionName, $pluginName, array $controllerActions, array $nonCacheableControllerActions = array(), $pluginType = 'list_type') {
 		if (empty($pluginName)) {
 			throw new InvalidArgumentException('The plugin name must not be empty', 1239891987);
 		}
@@ -103,9 +108,10 @@
 # Setting ' . $extensionName . ' plugin TypoScript
 ' . $pluginTemplate);
 
-		$pluginContent = trim('
-tt_content.list.20.' . $pluginSignature . ' = USER
-tt_content.list.20.' . $pluginSignature . ' {
+	
+		
+		$pluginContent = trim(' 
+{
 	userFunc = tx_extbase_dispatcher->dispatch
 	pluginName = ' . $pluginName . '
 	extensionName = ' . $extensionName . '
@@ -118,6 +124,28 @@
 	view =< plugin.tx_' . strtolower($extensionName) . '.view
 	_LOCAL_LANG =< plugin.tx_' . strtolower($extensionName) . '._LOCAL_LANG
 }');
+	
+	
+	switch ($pluginType) {
+		case 'list_type':
+			$pluginContent = trim('
+tt_content.list.20.' . $pluginSignature . ' = USER
+tt_content.list.20.' . $pluginSignature . $pluginContent);
+		break;
+		case 'CType':
+			$pluginContent = trim('
+tt_content.' . $pluginSignature . ' = COA
+tt_content.' . $pluginSignature . ' {
+	10 = < lib.stdheader
+	20 = USER
+	20 ' . $pluginContent . '
+}');
+		break;
+		default;
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException('The pluginType is not suported', 1289136293);
+		break;
+	}
+	
 
 		t3lib_extMgm::addTypoScript($extensionName, 'setup', '
 # Setting ' . $extensionName . ' plugin TypoScript
@@ -131,9 +159,10 @@
 	 * @param string $extensionName The extension name (in UpperCamelCase) or the extension key (in lower_underscore)
 	 * @param string $pluginName must be a unique id for your plugin in UpperCamelCase (the string length of the extension key added to the length of the plugin name should be less than 32!)
 	 * @param string $pluginTitle is a speaking title of the plugin that will be displayed in the drop down menu in the backend
+	 * @param string $type Type (eg. "list_type") - basically a field from "tt_content" table
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public static function registerPlugin($extensionName, $pluginName, $pluginTitle) {
+	public static function registerPlugin($extensionName, $pluginName, $pluginTitle, $pluginType = 'list_type') {
 		if (empty($pluginName)) {
 			throw new InvalidArgumentException('The plugin name must not be empty', 1239891987);
 		}
@@ -143,7 +172,7 @@
 		$extensionName = str_replace(' ', '', ucwords(str_replace('_', ' ', $extensionName)));
 		$pluginSignature = strtolower($extensionName) . '_' . strtolower($pluginName);
 
-		t3lib_extMgm::addPlugin(array($pluginTitle, $pluginSignature), 'list_type');
+		t3lib_extMgm::addPlugin(array($pluginTitle, $pluginSignature), $pluginType);
 	}
 
 	/**