[TYPO3-ect] taxonomies / categories in TYPO3

Mads Brunn mads at typoconsult.dk
Tue Oct 9 13:47:14 CEST 2007


Elmar Hinz skrev:
> 
> this all looks exactly like I visioned it myself. It's high time to get a
> central categoriezation framework, to support the position of TYPO3 in a
> world of "web 2.0" requirements.

Exactly my point!

> The screenshots don't show a keyword/tagging part. Do you plan one? I define
> keywords/tags as a comfortable and simple way, to add new categories into a
> folder. To have folders for keywords would be great, specially a combo box,
> to edit them, for FE and BE. A combo box would look like screenshot 3, with
> the additianal feature to add new words.

I think what you are talking about is the "free vocabulary" principle 
and I think the screenshot 3 is indeed the tagging part you're asking 
for but maybe I'm getting something wrong. Isn't tags/keywords the same 
as categories? I'm very eager to get the terms right.

The tce-field in screenshot 3 is supposed to work as follows:

The user starts typing in the text field to the right and get's up a 
list of categories that matches. If the user decides for one of the 
listed categories she can use the DOWN-key to select the category and 
the ENTER-key to move it to the list of selected items (works more or 
less like the Index-tab in a CHM-helpfile). If none of the suggested 
categories fits she can create a new category from the string she has 
typed in. Typically the administrator will define a "root" category in 
the TCA-configuration for this field. Only subcategories to the root 
category will be suggested and if the user creates new categories these 
will become childs of this root category. Any comments?

Notice that screenshot 2 simply shows another way of tagging a record. 
This is for more experienced BE-editors who has a deeper understanding 
of the taxonomy they are working with.

All categories are stored in the same sysfolder (I'm using the same 
concept as EXT:dam).

Question:
A table is connected to the central category table using an MM table - 
i.e. one MM-table for each table that should be categorized. I'm not 
really sure if this is the best solution. What do you think? Any 
suggestions?

./mads


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