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Articles on TYPO3, PHP architecture, performance and developer experience — from the practice of a backend freelancer.
Edit images right inside the TYPO3 backend
Crop, rotate, apply filters: the extension EXT:image_editor brings the open-source Filerobot Image Editor into the TYPO3 backend file list. Image editing without download and re-upload.
Convert Fluid Tag Syntax to Inline Automatically
Fluid offers two notations for ViewHelpers: tag syntax and inline. The PhpStorm plugin TYPO3 Fluid Inline Converter turns tag notation into the more compact inline form with a single keystroke, even for nested and chained ViewHelpers.
Using the TYPO3 Dashboard properly
EXT:dashboard has been in core for years, but sees little use because complete examples are missing. EXT:dashboard_base delivers demos for all widget types, new chart classes and ready-to-use widgets.
New Event: AfterTaskExecutionEvent in the TYPO3 Scheduler
TYPO3 14.3.3 ships a new PSR-14 event that fires after every scheduler execution — including success state and any thrown exception. And why I made sure it landed in the core.