Integrating EqualGround into TYPO3

As an admin, you can integrate EqualGround into TYPO3 and run EqualGround's accessibility, usability, and SEO scanners on your TYPO3 web pages before publishing.

Downloading the EqualGround Plugin

Before integrating EqualGround into TYPO3, you must first download the EqualGround plugin.

Log in to EqualGround as an admin.
In the sidebar, select Configuration > Integration Settings.
From the Select Integration drop-down menu, select CMS Integrations.
Select the TYPO3 Plugin tab.
Click Download TYPO3 Plugin.
Extract the TYPO3 plugin files.
Navigate to the equalground folder.

As an admin, you can use your command line interface (CLI) to integrate EqualGround into TYPO3.

Open or connect to the CLI where your TYPO3 instance is hosted, such as Terminal.
Navigate to the root directory of your TYPO3 instance.
Run the Composer version-check command to make sure Composer is installed and working correctly for your TYPO3 instance.
```
composer -v
```
Navigate to the TYPO3 packages directory in the TYPO3 root directory. If the directory does not exist, create it.
Copy the equalground folder you downloaded in step 7 of Downloading the EqualGround Plugin into the TYPO3 packages directory:
- If your TYPO3 instance is on a remote server, run the scp command to upload the equalground folder.
  - Specify the source path as the equalground folder location on your local machine.
  - Specify the destination path as the TYPO3 packages directory in the TYPO3 root directory.
- If your TYPO3 instance is on your local server, use any method to copy the equalground folder into the TYPO3 packages directory.
Run the nano command to open the composer.json configuration file.
```
nano composer.json
```

In the composer.json configuration file, add the text to define the repository:

"repositories": [
{
"type": "path",
"url": packages/equalground",
"options": { "symlink": true }
}
]

In the same file, add the text to require the plugin:
Note: The require attribute may already exist in the composer.json configuration file. If it does, do not add another require attribute, add the plugin entry within the existing require attribute.
```
"require": [
{
"yuja/equalground": "1.0.0"
}
]
```
Run the Composer require command to install the EqualGround plugin.
```
composer require yuja/equalground-scanner
```
Flush the TYPO3 cache.
```
./vendor/bin/typo3cms cache:flush
```
Run the Composer update command to ensure all dependencies are properly installed.
```
composer update yuja/equalground-scanner
```
Flush the TYPO3 cache again to complete the installation.
```
./vendor/bin/typo3cms cache:flush
```
Run the TYPO3 activate command to activate the EqualGround plugin.
```
./vendor/bin/typo3cms extension:active equalground_scanner
```
Flush the TYPO3 cache again to apply the changes and ensure the EqualGround plugin is fully activated.
```
./vendor/bin/typo3cms cache:flush
```
(Optional) Run the TYPO3 list command to ensure the EqualGround plugin is installed correctly.
```
./vendor/bin/typo3cms extension:list 
```
Open TYPO3 and log in.
Select Extensions. The EqualGround plugin will appear in the list with the state set to "stable".

Removing EqualGround from TYPO3

As an admin, you can remove EqualGround from TYPO3 if you no longer need to run EqualGround scanners on your TYPO3 web pages before publishing.

Open or connect to the command line interface (CLI) where your TYPO3 instance is hosted, such as Terminal.
Navigate to the root directory of your TYPO3 instance.
Run the Composer remove command to uninstall the EqualGround plugin. EqualGround will be removed from TYPO3.
```
composer remove yuja/equalground-scanner
```

Downloading the EqualGround Plugin

Integrating EqualGround into TYPO3

Removing EqualGround from TYPO3

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