friendsoftypo3/content-blocks-gui

TYPO3 Content Blocks GUI.

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github.com/FriendsOfTYPO3/content-blocks-gui

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Type:typo3-cms-extension

pkg:composer/friendsoftypo3/content-blocks-gui

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README

TYPO3 compatibility

TYPO3 Content Blocks GUI

Alpha state: This extension may contain bugs and can potentially break your TYPO3 installation. Do not install on production systems. Use only in development environments.

The Content Blocks GUI provides a visual backend module for creating and editing Content Blocks definitions. It serves as a kickstarter and YAML editor for the Content Blocks extension, allowing integrators to build Content Elements, Page Types, Record Types, and Basics through a drag-and-drop interface instead of writing YAML by hand.

URL
Repository: https://github.com/FriendsOfTYPO3/content-blocks-gui
Development: https://github.com/krausandre/typo3-content-blocks/tree/feature/friendsoftypo3-content-blocks-gui
TER: https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/content_blocks_gui
Content Blocks: https://github.com/friendsoftypo3/content-blocks
Content Blocks Docs: https://docs.typo3.org/p/friendsoftypo3/content-blocks/main/en-us/

Features

Visual Editor

  • Three-pane drag-and-drop editor for composing Content Block field definitions
  • Left pane with settings, field component library, and Basics management
  • Middle pane for visual field arrangement with nested field support (Collections)
  • Right pane with field-specific property configuration (value pickers, ranges, sliders, items, allowed types)
  • Base field auto-detection for tt_content and pages columns
  • Field validation and system reserved field detection

Content Type Support

  • Content Elements (custom CType, grouping, icons, field prefixing)
  • Page Types (custom doktype values)
  • Record Types (custom tables and type fields)
  • Basics / Field Mixins (reusable field collections with circular dependency detection)

List View

  • Tabbed overview with counters for each content type
  • Search, multi-column sorting, and usage reference counts
  • Create, edit, duplicate, and delete Content Blocks
  • Multi-select mode for batch operations

Import and Export

  • Download individual or multiple Content Blocks as ZIP archives
  • Multi-step upload wizard with conflict detection and resolution
  • Preserves directory structure and language files

Administration

  • Automatic cache clearing after save and import operations
  • Extension-aware storage (choose target extension for new blocks)

Compatibility

Extension version TYPO3 version PHP version
0.1.x (alpha) 13.4 8.2+

Requirements

This extension requires the Content Blocks extension:

Installation

Require this package via Composer:

composer require friendsoftypo3/content-blocks-gui

Or install it via the Extension Manager in the TYPO3 backend. The extension key is content_blocks_gui.

After installation, the module is available in the TYPO3 backend under Web > Content Blocks.

Feedback and Support

You can reach us on the TYPO3 Slack channel #cig-structuredcontent. We appreciate any constructive feedback and will help you, if you have any problems.

License

This project is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.