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derhansen/plain-faq
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Plain FAQ - FAQ extension with list and detail view.

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Plain FAQ
=========

[](#plain-faq)

What does it do?
----------------

[](#what-does-it-do)

This extension for TYPO3 CMS is a solution to manage frequently asked questions. The focus of the extension is to keep things simple and to have a modern and clean code basis.

**Features:**

- Easy usage for editors
- Uses TYPO3 system categories to structure FAQs by category
- Field for media and files
- Possibility to add related FAQs
- Configurable template layouts for the views
- Automatic cache clearing when FAQ has been changed in backend
- Symfony Console commands to migrate from ext:irfaq
- PSR-14 events to extend the extension with own functionality
- Pagination for list view using the TYPO3 pagination API

**Background**

- Based on Extbase and Fluid
- Covered with unit and functional tests
- Actively maintained

Screenshot
----------

[](#screenshot)

The screenshot below shows the backend form of a FAQ record.

[![Screenshot of backend form](Documentation/Images/faq-screenshot.png "FAQ record")](Documentation/Images/faq-screenshot.png)

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

The extension includes a detailed documentation in ReST format. You can view the extension manual on TYPO3 TER

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Installation using Composer

[](#installation-using-composer)

The recommended way to install the extension is by using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). In your Composer based TYPO3 project root, just do `composer require derhansen/plain-faq`.

### Installation as extension from TYPO3 Extension Repository (TER)

[](#installation-as-extension-from-typo3-extension-repository-ter)

Download and install the extension with the TYPO3 extension manager module.

Versions
--------

[](#versions)

VersionTYPO3PHPSupport/Development6.x14.38.2 - 8.5Features, Bugfixes, Security Updates5.x13.48.2 - 8.5Features, Bugfixes, Security Updates4.x12.48.0 - 8.4Features, Bugfixes, Security Updates3.x11.57.4 - 8.4Bugfixes, Security Updates2.x10.47.2 - 7.4Support dropped1.x8.7 - 9.57.0 - 7.3Support droppedReporting a Vulnerability
-------------------------

[](#reporting-a-vulnerability)

Please report vulnerabilities to .

Thanks for sponsoring
---------------------

[](#thanks-for-sponsoring)

The initial development of this extension is sponsored by [Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de). Thanks for supporting TYPO3 and open source software!

###  Health Score

54

—

FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance81

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity36

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity69

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.7% 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 ~78 days

Recently: every ~91 days

Total

31

Last Release

69d ago

Major Versions

3.1.3 → 4.0.22023-11-08

3.x-dev → 4.0.32024-11-02

4.0.4 → 5.0.02024-11-16

4.x-dev → 6.0.02026-04-25

5.x-dev → 6.0.12026-04-25

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.0

2.0.0PHP >=7.2

3.0.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d52103f3af5442e3cf7f3fb14456dc51f311af529394f0325bcd0a4e8d407947?d=identicon)[derhansen](/maintainers/derhansen)

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Top Contributors

[![derhansen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2629896?v=4)](https://github.com/derhansen "derhansen (221 commits)")[![georgringer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1905663?v=4)](https://github.com/georgringer "georgringer (6 commits)")[![josefglatz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2861556?v=4)](https://github.com/josefglatz "josefglatz (2 commits)")[![hannesbochmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6302628?v=4)](https://github.com/hannesbochmann "hannesbochmann (1 commits)")[![schloram](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13196174?v=4)](https://github.com/schloram "schloram (1 commits)")

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Tags

extbaseTYPO3 CMSFAQfluid

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