Editor Guide

After setting up your website, follow the steps below to make it fully functional and versatile.

Step 1: Create a Standard Page

Create a Standard Page in your TYPO3 setup.

Step 2: Set as Root Page

Go to Page Properties → Behavior tab and set the page as a Root Page.

Step 3: Create a TypoScript Template

Go to the TypoScript module and create a template for your page.

Step 4: Include Required Extensions

Go to Template module → Info/Modify and include the necessary extensions.

Make sure the order of the included extensions is correct:

  1. EXT (Fluid Content Elements)

  2. EXT (Parent Theme)

  3. EXT (Child Theme)

Step 5: Configure Home Page ID and Main Menu ID

Go to Theme Options → General tab and define the Root Page ID in the Home Page ID and Main Menu ID fields. You can optionally configure other settings as needed.

Step 6: Configure Site Settings

Go to Site Configuration and set up your website title, site identifier, and entry point.

Step 7: Configure Languages

To enable multi-language support, go to Site Configuration → Languages and create a new language, then enter the required details.

Step 8: Configure Page Layout

Go to Page Module → Root Page → Page Properties → Appearance tab and select the appropriate Backend Layout and Frontend Layout according to your page design.

Step 9: Apply Website Styling

Go to Theme Options → Style tab and configure the styling options for your website.

Here you can configure settings such as Header/Footer options, Color Scheme, Navigation styles, Hover effects, Menu styles, Font styles, Loader styles, and more.

In the General tab, you can enable or disable features such as Breadcrumbs, Search Bar, Multilanguage Menu, Maintenance Mode, Speed/Performance settings, and other general configurations.

How to Enable the Mega Menu on Your Website

To enable the Mega Menu, follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the Page Properties of the desired page.

  2. Open the General tab.

  3. Enable the Mega Menu option.

Once enabled, the selected page will display the Mega Menu on your website.

Subtitles

To add a subtitle, enter the subtitle in the General tab of the Page Properties.

Note

The subtitle will only be visible on the frontend if the Navigation Layout is set to “Subtitle” in the Theme Options.

Step 10. Inserting the Container Element & Content Block Element on your webpage. You can use the Custom & TYPO3 Default element within the container to provide more flexibility in content area.!

Tip

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Page-Level Constant Editor

The Page-Level Constant Editor gives you more control over TYPO3 settings directly at the page level.

With this feature, you do not need complex TypoScript changes. You can easily adjust values for a specific page without affecting the entire website.

You don’t need any special setup. Just follow the steps shown in the demo:

Steps:

  1. Go to the page where you want to apply changes

  2. Create an additional TypoScript record

  3. Open the Constant Editor

Now you can update the available options based on your requirements.

This makes configuration faster, easier, and more flexible.

Visual Editor in Content Blocks

The Visual Editor helps you edit content directly with a frontend-like preview inside the TYPO3 backend.

It bridges the gap between backend and frontend, so you can see changes while editing.

You don’t need any extra configuration. Just follow the demo:

Steps:

  1. Go to the TYPO3 Backend

  2. Open the “Editor” module from the left-side menu

You will see a frontend preview inside the backend.

From here, you can edit content directly and instantly view the changes.

This improves editing speed and makes content management more intuitive.