I want to introduce a concept called "global elements" for TYPO3.

Normaly you have some static elements on a website, such as footer or contactinformations. This elements are rarely changed and so they are often handled in templates. But a more flexible way is to store them as normal TYPO3 contentelements. So editors are allowed to change them.

You can follow this example:

1. create a sysfolder "global elements"
2. create the content elements. E.g. "Footer (english)"
   (mostly TEXT or HTML will be the choice)
   
3. Use this TS-Object to insert the content:
   (As usual there are many ways to Rome)
   
   lib.footer=CONTENT
   lib.footer.table = tt_content
   lib.footer.select {
       uidInList=43
       pidInList=48
   }
   
   

   lib.footer2 = TEXT
   lib.footer2.data = DB:tt_content:43:bodytext

   lib.footer2.wrap =|

4. So you can use this TS-object to fill a marker or (if you use TemplaVoila) to map a datastructure

Now editors could change this "global elements", and so there is no need for admin rights.