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Sharing what we've learned while delivering client projects online for more than 20 years and being leading contributors to TYPO3 is part of who we are.

We choose widely-adopted open-source technologies because we can fix, extend, and improve them while building on the experience and support of thousands of our peers. In our blog, we share with you the knowledge we've gained along the way for you to build on.

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How We Make TYPO3 Upgrades Fast and Easy

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Smart choices to make upgrades fast, easy, and worth doing for every major TYPO3 version release. Learn more in our blog.

Caching in TYPO3—Part 2

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Dive deep into how TYPO3 is caching variants of a page and how to improve caching - but also how you can leverage TYPO3’s Site Handling into speaking URLs.

13 Little Things We Love in TYPO3 v10

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13 of our favorite small but useful improvements in TYPO3 CMS version 10 that each make our working lives a tiny bit better.

3 Steps to Scalable Website Design Using Atomic Design Principles

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We applied atomic design principles with these three practices that have simplified how we work.

New Checkbox Feature for TYPO3 v10

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Although version 10.3 officially was the “Feature Freeze” version, we managed to squeeze in an additional improvement that your editors are going to LOVE.

Creating TYPO3 Backend Usergroups Your Clients Will Love

%27 %in the morning %2020 |Desirée Lochner

Well-structured backend user experiences are critical to successful TYPO3-projects. Learn how to keep your editors happy day in and day out.

Efficiently Extending TYPO3 with Middleware

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Learn about using middleware in TYPO3 to implement custom access rules. Includes two real-world examples, along with code and tips.

How to Create Custom Content Elements in TYPO3

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A content type for TYPO3’s page module is defined by a number of configurations. We’ll go through the seven steps you need to implement to create and enable the content type we want and the UI elements needed to support it for content editors.

Caching in TYPO3—Part 1

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Our TYPO3 caching blog series is ideal for developers familiar with TYPO3 who want to fully understand the core concepts and build robust and faster websites with TYPO3.

Why performance matters

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A slow website is loosing you business. Here's why performance of your website matters – and what you can do to improve yours. We found on a recent relaunch of a client website that the search ranking for their most important keywords significantly improved just by optimizing website performance.