Typo3/Workspaces

Introduction

• Workspaces in Typo3 allow you to create new versions of the website
• This tool is useful to create new versions before make them visible on the frontend

Create a new Workspace

• Enter in the root page of your website and create a new Workspace

New Workspace

• We will call it Version 3.0
• Set all the fields according to your needs

New Workspace

• Save>close

The workspaces

• You can switch between the different Workspaces (Versions) clicking the Workspaces icon

Workspaces icon

• The "Live Workspace" is the version of the website that is visible in the frontend
• You can select the version of the website you want to work on, in our case Version 3.0
• Once you are in the new Workspace you can add contents to the new version of the website
• The changes you will make in the new Workspace are not visible in the frontend

Add contents to the new Version

• The sections that are being modified in the new version are highlighted in the tree section
• Click on the View icon to check the new changes

View Icon

• Use the tool to see the differences between the 2 pages (1)
• If you are satisfied click on the button "Ready to publish" (2)

New version preview and "ready to publish" button

Publish the changes

• Enter in the Workspaces module of the new Workspace
• The highlighted pages are the ones that differ from the LIVE version of the website

New version

• You can see the changes that have be done for every page and set their status:

1. Editing:The changes are not ready to be published. Someone is still working on them.
2. Send to stage Ready to publish:The editor is satisfied of his work and is waiting for an approval
3. Publish to LIVE: The changes will be published in the live Workspace

Different stages of publication