no issue - but a request for a similar function: "record-picker" sponsoring possible

[rnakielski]

Sorry for missusing this repository - but maybe here there are some interested people around.

We need a functionality similar to linkhandler in the TYPO3 RTE. Our editors should be able to choose records from the database (like news or content elements or other records from our own extension). But not a link should be inserted in the "bodytext" but some special tag including the table and the uid. Today we use RTE user Elements for this to insert some special tag that is than evaluated by the parser. But this way the editor needs to know the uid of the record.

So the requirements (differences to linkhandler) are:

• do not offer to make links to pages, files, folders... - but only to specified database records (can be defined in TSConfig)
• do not insert a link in the "bodytext" like today
  <a href="record:tx_news:tx_news_domain_model_news:123">text</a>
  but somethig like:
  <record-picker>tx_news_domain_model_news,123</record-picker>
  or anything else that can pe parsed to insert some content within the rte text in the frontend using the content of the specified database record (eg. a news teaser).
• some search possibility is needed (as linkhandler offers today)
• would be great if this can be restricted to rte-blocks

As we don't have to much experience in the TYPO3 RTE we would need quite some time to develop while others may be able to get some faster solutions. We are willing to sponsor this with money. It can than be published in github or TER if you like.

[fsuter]

That does not seem quite trivial indeed. Personally, I have no time, even with sponsoring, to work on this. You should try to reach out to the community and not just post this request here. I hope you will find someone to help you.

[rnakielski]

Thanks for answering fsuter. Would you have a hint for me where I can reach the part of the community that may be capable to resolve this request?

[fsuter]

There's a mailing list/forum dedicated to jobs (https://forum.typo3.org/index.php/f/20/). That may be a good place. Otherwise, you could just try the general forum or the general channel on Slack (although messages on Slack are a bit too short-lived for a call for help).