TYPO3 extension sf_event_mgt version 3.0 released

Today I finally released the new version 3.0 of my TYPO3 extension sf_event_mgt - Event management and registration. The new version comes with tons of new features, bugfixes and improvements and also contains 2 breaking changes, so make sure to read the release notes.

Thanks to everyone, who contributed to the extension over the last few months. Also a special thanks to Alex Kellner for his extension powermail, from which I adapted ideas and some code for the registration fields feature.

New features 

Below follows some of the new features of sf_event_mgt 3.0.

Registration fields

Im order to make the extension more easy to use for non-programmers, I added the possibility for editors add additional registration fields to the default registration form on event basis.

Registration fields

Creating of registration fields works basically as in powermail. The user can add registrations fields in a new tab as shown in the screenshot above and choose one of the following field types: input, textarea, radio and checkbox.  When a participant registers to an event, all filled out registration fields are saved to the registration record in the TYPO3 backend.

allowLanguageSynchronization for TYPO3 8.7

The TCA settings allowLanguageSynchronization has been introduced in TYPO3 8.6 and is the successor for "l10n_mode=mergeIfNotBlank". Note, that sf_event_mgt did not use "l10n_mode=mergeIfNotBlank", so the language synchronization feature is only available in TYPO3 8.7

Signals

Finally, I also added signals in various actions, so it is now easily possible to modify/extend variables given to the desired views.

New version of sf_event_mgt released

The new version 1.0.0 of sf_event_mgt has been released. I decided not to increase the version number to 0.5.4  but to start with 1.0.0 now, as the extension runs stable in some projects I maintain and also there is no need to keep the extension in alpha/beta state any more. The new version contains some small bugfixes in the template files and also comes with some nice new features.

The double-opt in feature for the confirmation e-mail can now be configured to be optional (settings.registration.autoConfirmation). If the new setting is activated, registrations by participants will automatically be confirmed.

For locations it is not possible to add latitude, longitude and a description. This can be useful, if the location should be shown on a map.

One feature, that has been requested by multiple users is the iCalendar download. For events, it is now possible to add a link, which downloads the event details as an iCalendar file. To keep things flexible, the iCalendar file is rendered through Fluid, so it is also possible to add own fields to the iCalendar file.

The last new major feature is the possibility to create a registration for multiple participants at once. There is a maximum amount of registrations, which can be configured for each event, so a user is not able to book all available places for an event at once.

All new features are also described in the manual of the extension. Additional details for this release can be found here.

Thanks to all users, who gave me feedback end new ideas for the extension!

If you find a bug and want to request a feature, please use the issue tracker on GitHub

TYPO3 CMS - Event management extension with registration option

Today I've published the first release of my latest extension "Event management and registration" (sf_event_mgt) for TYPO3 CMS. The extension enables TYPO3 editors to manage events in the TYPO3 backend and can show a list- and a detail-view for upcoming, past or all events in the frontend. The list-view can be extended by individual layouts as known from the TYPO3 news extension (tx_news), so it should for example be possible to create a nice image slider for all upcoming top-events.

As events also could require a registration process (e.g. if the number of participants is limited), I added a registration option, so users can register for an event. TYPO3 editors can assign a maximun value for participants to each individual event, so it can not be over-booked. The registration contains a double opt in process, so users must confirm, that they actually have registered for the event. To ensure, that new registrations are processed in time by the registering user, a validity for confirmation-links can be configured.

Event record in TYPO3 backend

The extension also comes with a backend module, which enables TYPO3 editors to get an overview of all available events. Also the backend module contains a CSV-Export option for events where registration is enabled, so a list of registered participants easily can be exported.

Event backend administration module

The backend module also contains a notification module, where TYPO3 editors can send e-mail notifications to all participants of an event (e.g. if the event has been cancelled). Notification templates can be configured individually with some lines of TypoScript and with a Fluid template.

Notification module to send notifications to participants

Finally, the extension has some nice features, which are more technical, but makes the extension very flexible and extendible. Of course, the extension comes with a documentation ReST format which explains all features in detail.

I've tried to keep the code quality at a high level, respected the TYPO3 CGL as much as possible and also "Event management and registration" is fully covered by tests (which does not mean it is bug-free).

The extension is available on TER and bugs as well as feature requests can be reported on GitHub, where also the source code of the extension is hosted.