TYPO3 extension "Event management and registration" version 6.0 for TYPO3 11.5 LTS released

I am really proud and happy to announce, that the new version 6.0. of my TYPO3 extension "Event management and registration" (GitHub / TYPO3 Extension Repository) is now fully compatible with TYPO3 11.5 LTS including support for PHP 7.4 and 8.0.

Originally I wanted to release this version of the extension on the same day as TYPO3 11.5 LTS got released, but I decided to consider all possible deprecations from TYPO3 core and also to reactor the extension to support strict types and strict properties where ever possible. All in all, my planned 6 days for a TYPO3 11.5 LTS compatible version resulted in more than 10 days of work. Well, not all changes were required for the release (e.g. removal of switchableControllerActions), but the code base is now better than before and I'm happy with all improvements that made its way into the extension.

Changes in more than 145 commits

The most important changes are of course those who break existing functionality. Although the new version contains 7 breaking changes and much of the codebase has been changed too, existing users can migrate to the new version with the least possible manual work. 

The list below contains some of the important changes:

• The extension uses strict types and typed properties wherever possible
• switchableControllerActions have been removed. The extension now has 7 individual plugins instead. An update wizard will migrate existing plugins and settings.
• Data Transfer Objects do not extend AbstractEntity any more
• Native TYPO3 pagination API support for event list view
• Captcha integration has been refactored to support both reCaptcha or hCaptcha
• All possible TYPO3 core deprecations have been handled

All breaking changes have been documented in detail in the release notes, so existing users know which parts of the extension need further attention when updating.

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