How-To

Practical Knowledge for Your TYPO3 Website

Quick guides and background knowledge on updates, security, communication and more – straight from our developers' daily practice.

2-Faktor-Authentifizierung in TYPO3 einrichten

Schritt für Schritt zur aktivierten Zwei-Faktor-Authentifizierung im TYPO3-Backend – von der Authenticator-App bis zu den Wiederherstellungscodes.

Matomo Update

Step-by-step guide for updating Matomo to version 5: requirements, backup, installation, and the database update.

Managing TYPO3 Backend Users Properly

Why unneeded TYPO3 backend accounts are a security risk, how to spot inactive accounts and time-limit them – and why the _cli_ user is off-limits.

visual_editor: Visual Editing in TYPO3

Edit content just like on the frontend: how the TYPO3 extension visual_editor makes editors' work easier with inline editing, drag & drop, and real-time preview.

Automatically Generating a Sitemap in TYPO3

How the XML sitemap includes news detail pages, and how news articles get a speaking URL.

Using QR Codes in TYPO3

Built into the backend since TYPO3 14: the code's destination can be changed anytime without regenerating it.

Setting Up security.txt for TYPO3

How a standardized security.txt gives security researchers a clear way to report vulnerabilities.

Customizing the System Email Layout Template

How to customize the standard layout of TYPO3 system emails via your own sitepackage – including your own signature.

Applying TYPO3 Security Updates Yourself

What to watch out for when applying security patches yourself – and when it's better to pick up the phone instead.

Using Keyboard Shortcuts in TYPO3

A few simple shortcuts for saving or the backend search can make you noticeably faster in the TYPO3 backend.

Changing the TYPO3 Install Tool Password

Forgot your Install Tool password? Here's how to reset it via FTP/SSH access.

Embedding Videos in TYPO3

YouTube or your own server? The pros and cons of both ways to embed videos in TYPO3 pages.