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cobweb/external\_import
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Tool for importing data from external sources into the TYPO3 database, using an extended TCA syntax. Provides a BE module, a Scheduler task, a command-line tool, reactions and an API.

8.2.0(4mo ago)23369.4k↑25.4%18[12 issues](https://github.com/cobwebch/external_import/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/cobwebch/external_import/pulls)10GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^8.1 || ^8.2 || ^8.3 || ^8.4CI passing

Since Jun 13Pushed 4mo ago7 watchersCompare

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Extension external\_import
==========================

[](#extension-external_import)

The TYPO3 External Import extension is used to import data from remote applications into the local TYPO3 CMS database.

Please refer to the [manual for full details](https://docs.typo3.org/p/cobweb/external_import/master/en-us/).

###  Health Score

64

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FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance66

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity47

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community31

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity96

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.1% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~57 days

Recently: every ~72 days

Total

62

Last Release

128d ago

Major Versions

3.0.6 → 4.0.02017-11-21

4.3.3 → 5.0.02020-10-21

5.1.1 → 6.0.02021-10-05

6.3.2 → 7.0.02023-05-06

7.3.0 → 8.0.02025-03-04

PHP version history (5 changes)6.1.0PHP &gt;=7.2

7.0.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 || ^8.1

7.1.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 || ^8.1 || ^8.2

7.2.5PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 || ^8.1 || ^8.2 || ^8.3

8.0.0PHP ^8.1 || ^8.2 || ^8.3 || ^8.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/00949d36bc76058e1a36884e2032f3c18a2f3f4d40986d6d5bec9f9c4c87dd3b?d=identicon)[cobweb](/maintainers/cobweb)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

data-importtypo3

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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