TYPO3: Adding a name and email to page settings for a person which is responsible for this page-branch is often wanted from different universities. In addition we want to show in the page module when and who did the last change on the current page. Example image: https://s.nimbusweb.me/attachment/1934043/8gzcifcqtdmhktr2q553/262407-2IdneYdKSIZ3K…

ext_localconf.php

<?php
defined('TYPO3_MODE') || die();

call_user_func(
    function () {
        /**
         * Show responsible person in backend page module
         */
        $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS']['cms/layout/db_layout.php']['drawHeaderHook'][] =
            \Unitue\Project\Hooks\PageModule::class . '->manipulate';
    }
);

ext_tables.sql

CREATE TABLE pages (
  responsible_name varchar(255) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
  responsible_email varchar(255) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
);

PageModule.php

<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace Unitue\Project\Hooks;

use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Controller\PageLayoutController;
use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\Exception\InvalidExtensionNameException;
use TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\View\StandaloneView;
use Unitue\Project\Utility\DatabaseUtility;
use Unitue\Project\Utility\ObjectUtility;

/**
 * Class PageModule
 */
class PageModule
{

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $templatePathAndFile = 'EXT:project/Resources/Private/Templates/Hooks/ResponsiblePageModule.html';

    /**
     * @param array $params
     * @param PageLayoutController $pageLayoutController
     * @return string
     * @throws InvalidExtensionNameException
     */
    public function manipulate(array $params, PageLayoutController $pageLayoutController): string
    {
        unset($params);
        $pageIdentifier = $pageLayoutController->id;
        $properties = $this->getResponsiblePropertiesToPage($pageIdentifier);
        $properties = $properties + $this->getLastChangedPropertiesToPage($pageIdentifier);
        $properties = $properties + $this->getUserPropertiesToIdentifier($properties['userid']);
        return $this->renderMarkup($properties);
    }

    /**
     * @param int $pageIdentifier
     * @return array
     */
    protected function getResponsiblePropertiesToPage(int $pageIdentifier): array
    {
        $properties = $this->getPropertiesToPage($pageIdentifier, ['responsible_name', 'responsible_email']);
        if (empty($properties['responsible_name']) && empty($properties['responsible_email'])) {
            $parentPageIdentifier = $this->getPropertiesToPage($pageIdentifier, ['pid'])['pid'];
            if ($parentPageIdentifier > 0) {
                $properties = $this->getResponsiblePropertiesToPage($parentPageIdentifier);
            }
        }
        return $properties;
    }

    /**
     * @param int $pageIdentifier
     * @param array $properties
     * @return array
     */
    protected function getPropertiesToPage(int $pageIdentifier, array $properties): array
    {
        $queryBuilder = DatabaseUtility::getQueryBuilderForTable('pages', true);
        $rows = $queryBuilder
            ->select(...$properties)
            ->from('pages')
            ->where('uid=' . (int)$pageIdentifier)
            ->setMaxResults(1)
            ->execute()
            ->fetchAll();
        return $rows[0];
    }

    /**
     * @param int $pageIdentifier
     * @return array
     */
    protected function getLastChangedPropertiesToPage(int $pageIdentifier): array
    {
        $contentElements = $this->getContentElementsToPage($pageIdentifier);
        $queryBuilder = DatabaseUtility::getQueryBuilderForTable('sys_log');
        $rows = $queryBuilder
            ->select('userid', 'tstamp')
            ->from('sys_log')
            ->where('tablename="tt_content" and recuid in (' . implode(',', $contentElements) . ')')
            ->orderBy('tstamp', 'desc')
            ->setMaxResults(1)
            ->execute()
            ->fetchAll();
        $properties = [
            'userid' => 0,
            'tstamp' => 0
        ];
        if (!empty($rows[0])) {
            $properties = $rows[0];
        }
        return $properties;
    }

    /**
     * @param int $userIdentifier
     * @return array
     */
    protected function getUserPropertiesToIdentifier(int $userIdentifier): array
    {
        $queryBuilder = DatabaseUtility::getQueryBuilderForTable('be_users');
        $rows = $queryBuilder
            ->select('username', 'realName', 'email')
            ->from('be_users')
            ->where('uid=' . (int)$userIdentifier)
            ->execute()
            ->fetchAll();
        $properties = [
            'username' => '',
            'realName' => '',
            'email' => ''
        ];
        if (!empty($rows[0])) {
            $properties = $rows[0];
        }
        return $properties;
    }

    /**
     * @param int $pageIdentifier
     * @return array
     */
    protected function getContentElementsToPage(int $pageIdentifier): array
    {
        $queryBuilder = DatabaseUtility::getQueryBuilderForTable('tt_content', true);
        $rows = $queryBuilder
            ->select('uid')
            ->from('tt_content')
            ->where('pid=' . (int)$pageIdentifier . ' and deleted=0')
            ->execute()
            ->fetchAll();
        $contentElements = [0];
        foreach ($rows as $row) {
            $contentElements[] = $row['uid'];
        }
        return $contentElements;
    }

    /**
     * @param array $properties
     * @return string
     * @throws InvalidExtensionNameException
     */
    protected function renderMarkup(array $properties): string
    {
        /** @var StandaloneView $standaloneView */
        $standaloneView = ObjectUtility::getObjectManager()->get(StandaloneView::class);
        $standaloneView->getRequest()->setControllerExtensionName('in2template');
        $standaloneView->setTemplatePathAndFilename(GeneralUtility::getFileAbsFileName($this->templatePathAndFile));
        $standaloneView->assignMultiple($properties);
        return $standaloneView->render();
    }
}

ResponsiblePageModule.html

{namespace p=Unitue\Project\ViewHelpers}
<f:if condition="{responsible_name} || {responsible_email}">
	<div class="callout callout-warning">
		<div class="media">
			<div class="media-left">
				<span class="fa-stack fa-lg callout-icon">
					<i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
					<i class="fa fa-info fa-stack-1x"></i>
				</span>
			</div>
			<div class="media-body">
				<h4 class="callout-title">
					<f:translate key="LLL:EXT:project/Resources/Private/Language/Backend/locallang.xlf:pageModuleResponsible.responsiblename">Responsible</f:translate>
				</h4>
				<div class="callout-body">
					<f:render section="ResponsibleName" arguments="{_all}" />
					<f:render section="LastChange" arguments="{_all}" />
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
</f:if>


<f:section name="ResponsibleName">
	<p>
		<strong>
			<f:link.typolink parameter="{responsible_email}">
				<f:if condition="{responsible_name}">
					<f:then>{responsible_name}</f:then>
					<f:else>{responsible_email}</f:else>
				</f:if>
			</f:link.typolink>
		</strong>
	</p>
</f:section>


<f:section name="LastChange">
	<f:if condition="{userid} > 0">
		<p>
			<f:translate key="LLL:EXT:project/Resources/Private/Language/Backend/locallang.xlf:pageModuleResponsible.lastchangename">Last change</f:translate>
			<f:render section="UserName" arguments="{_all}" />
			<span title="{f:format.date(format:'%d.%m.%Y %H:%M', date:'@{tstamp}')}">(<p:format.readableDate>{tstamp}</p:format.readableDate>)</span>
		</p>
	</f:if>
</f:section>


<f:section name="UserName">
	<f:link.typolink parameter="{email}">
		<f:if condition="{realName}">
			<f:then>{realName}</f:then>
			<f:else>{username}</f:else>
		</f:if>
	</f:link.typolink>
</f:section>