Guide to: TYPO3 at the University of Tübingen

TYPO3 basic course:
Employees tasked with maintaining a University website are recommended to attend a TYPO3 basic course at the IT Center at the University of Tübingen (ZDV) - especially if they have no previous knowledge of working with a CMS. In the course you will learn the basics for editorial work with TYPO3.

• Overview of ZDV

The online help in the TYPO3 backend and the editorial manuals provide extra help specifically tailored to the editorial needs of the University of Tübingen's websites.

To be able to work in TYPO3, you need an editor account. You can then log into Typo3 using your ZDV login data. You need to apply for an editor accounts via the ZDV e-application system.

You can also submit applications for other persons (e.g. employees, assistants). In the application system, select "New applications" - "WWW services" - "TYPO3 - Editor account" and fill out the form.

If you already have a TYPO3 account and need access to additional areas of the website, you can request an extension of your rights informally by sending an e-mail to webmasterspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

In the email, state your ZDV identifier and the page ID from which you need access. Please copy (cc) your supervisor on this email.

Directly after logging into TYPO3 backend, you will see an online help window. This is meant as a supplement to the TYPO3 course.

For example, the online help in the backend provides an overview of new features in TYPO3, the editorial manuals for download, views and descriptions of CI elements & functions, as well as sample pages with practical-use cases and elements to copy.
You can find the online help in TYPO3 at any time at the beginning of the menu tree.

If you are producing a leaflet or poster and want to print a shorter link to your website on it, you have two options:

Shortcut

In the footer, the light gray bar at the bottom of every page, you will find the “Shortcut” function at bottom right. Click on it to display a shortened URL of the page in the browser address bar. This function turns a long URL like this: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/facilities/administration/staff-units/public-relations-department/guide-to-services/typo3/, into the much shorter URL https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/95193.
There is no shortcut  available for viewing news items or degree programs in the degree program database

Alias

If you require a web alias, that is, a descriptive URL along the lines of www.uni-tuebingen.de/alias, you can apply for it via the IT Center’s application system,  e-Antragssystem des ZDV. In the system, select "Neu-Anträge" – "WWW-Dienste" – "Aliasname" and complete the form. An alias should be as clear as possible and make sense in the long term. Aliases relating to individual persons or one-off events are not permitted.

If you are planning to restructure your pages, please also read the 'Instructions for deleting, moving and renaming pages in TYPO3' after logging in to this page.
If you have any questions or need advice, please contact the online editorial team: ordspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

If you are planning to move an external website onto the University's central content management system, please contact the online editorial team at  ordspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de for advice on how to proceed.

On the University of Tübingen YouTube channel,  the online editorial team provides instructional videos for working with TYPO3.

Are you planning a web presence outside of the University TYPO3 system? Please refer to the information in our Web styleguide.