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Feature
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Core
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Ext
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Notes
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Rich Text Editor (RTE)
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X
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Multiple RTEs with Microsoft Word-like icons, support for Win/IE, Mac/Safari and Mozilla Firefox on all platforms; WYSIWYG editors are highly configurable -- buttons and CSS styles can be added and removed
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Intuitive UI
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X
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The site is organized and displayed in the backend in a page-tree format that duplicates the structural layout of the site. File management functions are displayed in a directory-tree format that duplicates the directory structure of the installation. This makes finding pages and files easy for content editors.
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Spell Checker
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X
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Spellchecker is built into the Rich Text Editor
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Configurable UI Levels
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X
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X
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Customizable/Skinnable backend interface for editors (expert or newbie interfaces); Help icons are located beside most functions.
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Undo / History
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X
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TYPO3 has unlimited history. You can undo any change you make on the site.
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Clipboard
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X
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Copy and paste single or multiple pages and content
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Frontend or Backend Editing
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X
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Users can choose to edit in either the frontend (directly on the webpage) or the TYPO3 backend.
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Preview Content
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X
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Hidden, time- or access restricted content can be previewed online before publishing.
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Multiple Page Editing
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Any level of pages can be loaded into an editing form by specifying parameters such as name, date online/offline, etc. to be edited at the same time.
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Minimal Training Required
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Editing content in TYPO3 is as easy as editing in Microsoft Word. Menu links are automatically generated as an editor adds pages and most content elements feature wizards for further ease-of-use.
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Internal Shortcuts
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X
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Repetitive operations and frequently used internal modules can be captured as a shortcut in a single click. Having a collection of shortcuts, users can jump around inside TYPO3 with little effort. Shortcuts can be grouped, named and even added to user groups by administrators.
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"Live" Search & Replace
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X
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An extension provides a way for editors to have access to a shorcut repository for commonly used phrases, names, text, HTML and code. If you update the shortcut, it updates all the instances of it on the site.
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Wizards
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X
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Content wizards exist for forms, tables and image manipulation
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Task Center
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X
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Ability to create and manage projects, email project members, edit recent pages, view/manage inbox, insert notes onto webpages and create special actions for downloading CSVs of parts of the database or setting up backend users quickly.
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Internal Search Engine
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X
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X
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Editors can perform a search for a keyphrase within a section of the site. The results will return all the content elements with the phrase included. These can be edited at the same time. An extension performs a similar function, but allows the string to be replaced.
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Feature
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Core
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Ext
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Notes
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Compare Backend Users
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X
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By checking a few boxes, administrators can compare the permissions of one user/group to another.
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Flexform Configuration
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X
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Easily customize plugins on the page where the plugin is inserted, using tab-based configuration.
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Multiple Sites
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X
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Multiple sites can exist in one TYPO3 installation and database.
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Multiple Domains
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X
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Multiple domains can point to one TYPO3 site within the same database and installation or they can be attached to other sites in the database.
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Manage Backend Users / Groups
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X
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Limit what backend users can see and do in one centralized location
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Switch User
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X
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By simply clicking a button, an administrator can switch to a different user without logging in and check their permissions or troubleshooting problems.
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Upgrade / Install Extensions (Extension Manager)
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X
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Perform upgrades, downgrades and install extensions, manuals and tutorials easily via an extension manager.
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Feature
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Core
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Ext
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Notes
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TypoScript Language
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X
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One central well-documented language for controlling templates
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Template Management
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X
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Templates can be setup and administered in multiple locations on the site.
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Designer-friendly Templating System
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X
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Templates can be created in designer-friendly applications such as Adobe Photoshop or Macromedia Dreamweaver before being ported to TYPO3.
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TemplaVoila
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X
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XML-based template kickstarter/wizard; templates can be extended by TypoScript
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CSS Styled Content
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X
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X
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All aspects of the core functionality can be styled on the website. Most extensions can be styled through CSS.
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Sitewide Templates
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X
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Administrators can set up an entire site using a single template.
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Multiple Templates per Site
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X
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X
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Administrators can create a different template for each page. With TemplaVoila, you can allow content editors to choose from multiple templates when creating pages. Other extensions offer similar capabilities.
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Parent / Child Templates
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X
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You can create a parent template while extending specific areas of it on subpages using child templates. Template-nesting is fully supported.
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Basis Template
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X
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Create unlimited templates and insert them into other templates as a basis to that template.
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Dynamic menus
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X
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Menus and submenus can be created based on the page-tree as pages are added and subtracted. These can be styled entirely through CSS. Menu items can have conditional states (i.e., the menu item can be styled differently if it is the first item, if it is an even-numbered item, or if it is the last item, etc.)
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Dynamic graphical menus
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X
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Graphical menus and buttons can be created based on the page-tree, either by using images and TrueType fonts or through code. Menus can also be styled entirely through CSS with dynamic backgrounds generated by TYPO3.
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Multiple Menu Types
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X
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X
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Horizontal or vertical menus (text-based or graphical): list-type, DHTML layers (flyout menus), breadcrumbs, JavaScript selector boxes, XML-based Flash menus
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Multiple Page Types
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X
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Different page types allow administrators and editors the ability to define extra functionality; such as including special types of records (news articles, frontend users, etc.) in a "folder-like" format, or it allows the ability to exclude the page from dynamically generated menus.
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