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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. ichhabrecht/content-defender ActiveTypo3-cms-extension[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) ichhabrecht/content-defender ============================ Define allowed or denied content element types in your backend layouts 3.5.3(1y ago)892.9M↓13.9%47[32 issues](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/content_defender/issues)[17 PRs](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/content_defender/pulls)18GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^8.1CI failing Since May 8Pushed 1y ago9 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/content_defender)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ichhabrecht/content-defender)[ Docs](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/content_defender)[ RSS](/packages/ichhabrecht-content-defender/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (11)Versions (50)Used By (18) TYPO3 Extension content\_defender ================================= [](#typo3-extension-content_defender) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/54bdd17254600da5a6997230fe1d0b1965e8a45b09d6332096032e8f551bfaa3/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f69636868616272656368742f636f6e74656e742d646566656e6465722e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/ichhabrecht/content-defender)[![StyleCI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/35d755fc760573ac5bbdff6ced0d92bda132e4a1339338001180e95938b8cbba/68747470733a2f2f7374796c6563692e696f2f7265706f732f39303534353134332f736869656c643f6272616e63683d6d61696e)](https://styleci.io/repos/90545143)[![GitHub Actions](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/content_defender/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?event=push)](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/content_defender/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?event=push) Content Defender adds more options to define allowed or denied content element types in your backend layouts Installation ------------ [](#installation) This extension can be installed using Composer or the Extension Manager. ### Composer [](#composer) ``` composer require ichhabrecht/content-defender ``` ### Extension Manager [](#extension-manager) See [TYPO3 Documentation - Managing Extensions - Legacy Guide](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/tutorial-getting-started/main/en-us/Extensions/LegacyManagement.html) Usage ----- [](#usage) 1. You only need to adjust the column configuration of your backend\_layout **Restrict certain content element fields** - To allow a limited set of values for content element fields use `allowed.field = [list of comma separated values]` *Examples:* ``` columns { 1 { name = Column with header and textmedia elements colPos = 3 colspan = 6 allowed { CType = header, textmedia } } } ``` ``` columns { 1 { name = Column with News plugin only colPos = 3 colspan = 6 allowed { CType = list list_type = news_pi1 } } } ``` **Combine multiple content element fields** - The example allows multiple content element types (text and list) while restricting plugin types to `news` only. *Example:* ``` columns { 1 { name = A column with restricted list_type and "normal" CType colPos = 3 colspan = 6 allowed { CType = textmedia, list list_type = news_pi1 } } } ``` **Deny certain content element types** - To remove a set of values from content element fields use `disallowed.field = [list of comma separated values]` *Examples:* ``` columns { 1 { name = Column without divider, plain html and table elements colPos = 3 colspan = 6 disallowed { CType = div, html, table } } } ``` ``` columns { 1 { name = Column with header and list, without News plugin colPos = 3 colspan = 6 allowed { CType = header, list } disallowed { list_type = news_pi1 } } } ``` **Limit the number of content elements** - To restrict the number of content elements use `maxitems = [number of elements]` *Example:* ``` columns { 1 { name = Column with one textmedia colPos = 3 colspan = 6 allowed { CType = textmedia } maxitems = 1 } } ``` Known issues ------------ [](#known-issues) ### TypeError [](#typeerror) *count(): Argument #1 ($value) must be of type Countable|array, null given* Content Defender needs the runtime cache to be available. Please ensure that this cache **doesn't use** a \\TYPO3\\CMS\\Core\\Cache\\Backend\\NullBackend backend. Community --------- [](#community) - Thanks to [b13](https://b13.com) that sponsored the maintenance of this extension with a sponsorship - Thanks to [Wolfgang Wagner](https://wwagner.net) who sponsored the maintenance of this extension with a sponsorship - Thanks to [WACON Internet GmbH](https://www.wacon.de) that sponsored the maintenance of this extension with a [GitHub sponsorship](https://github.com/sponsors/IchHabRecht) - Thanks to [Daniel Goerz](https://twitter.com/ervaude) who wrote about content\_defender in his blog [useTYPO3](https://usetypo3.com/backend-layouts.html) - Thanks to [Marcus Schwemer](https://twitter.com/MarcusSchwemer) who wrote about content\_defender in his blog [TYPO3worx](https://typo3worx.eu/2017/07/typo3-extension-roundup-q1-q2-2017/) ### Health Score 58 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance38 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity58 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community36 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity85 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 91.3% 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 ~67 days Recently: every ~82 days Total 44 Last Release 418d ago Major Versions 1.0.3 → 2.0.02017-05-11 2.2.4 → 3.0.02017-12-18 2.2.5 → 3.0.32018-02-01 2.x-dev → 3.0.42018-03-12 PHP version history (7 changes)3.0.10PHP >= 5.5, < 7.4 3.0.12PHP >= 5.5, < 7.5 3.1.0PHP >= 7.0, < 7.5 3.2.0PHP >= 7.2, < 7.5 || >= 8.0, < 8.1 3.2.2PHP >= 7.2, < 7.5 || ^8.0 3.x-devPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 3.5.0PHP ^8.1 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1453345?v=4)[Nicole Hummel](/maintainers/IchHabRecht)[@IchHabRecht](https://github.com/IchHabRecht) --- Top Contributors [![IchHabRecht](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1453345?v=4)](https://github.com/IchHabRecht "IchHabRecht (294 commits)")[![kevin-appelt](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25666167?v=4)](https://github.com/kevin-appelt "kevin-appelt (13 commits)")[![revoltek-daniel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5931272?v=4)](https://github.com/revoltek-daniel "revoltek-daniel (3 commits)")[![koehnlein](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16088567?v=4)](https://github.com/koehnlein "koehnlein (2 commits)")[![mbrodala](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5037116?v=4)](https://github.com/mbrodala "mbrodala (2 commits)")[![mschwemer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/103594?v=4)](https://github.com/mschwemer "mschwemer (1 commits)")[![spoonerWeb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1793083?v=4)](https://github.com/spoonerWeb "spoonerWeb (1 commits)")[![DavidR93](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47664027?v=4)](https://github.com/DavidR93 "DavidR93 (1 commits)")[![SvenJuergens](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20923295?v=4)](https://github.com/SvenJuergens "SvenJuergens (1 commits)")[![goldi42](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/113867?v=4)](https://github.com/goldi42 "goldi42 (1 commits)")[![jdreesen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/424602?v=4)](https://github.com/jdreesen "jdreesen (1 commits)")[![josefglatz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2861556?v=4)](https://github.com/josefglatz "josefglatz (1 commits)")[![mkroener](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/112870221?v=4)](https://github.com/mkroener "mkroener (1 commits)") --- Tags backendcontentlayoutrestrictiontypo3typo3-cmstypo3-extensioncontentbackendTYPO3 CMSrestrict ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/ichhabrecht-content-defender/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/ichhabrecht-content-defender/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/ichhabrecht-content-defender) ``` ### Alternatives [yoast-seo-for-typo3/yoast_seo Yoast SEO for TYPO3 521.6M9](/packages/yoast-seo-for-typo3-yoast-seo)[in2code/in2publish_core Content publishing extension to connect stage and production server 40135.8k](/packages/in2code-in2publish-core)[derhansen/sf_event_mgt Configurable event management and registration extension based on ExtBase and Fluid 64313.9k6](/packages/derhansen-sf-event-mgt)[brotkrueml/schema Embedding schema.org vocabulary - API and view helpers for schema.org markup 33584.6k13](/packages/brotkrueml-schema)[ehaerer/paste-reference Paste reference instead of copy for content elements in TYPO3 19326.5k](/packages/ehaerer-paste-reference)[causal/extractor This extension detects and extracts metadata (EXIF / IPTC / XMP / ...) from potentially thousand different file types (such as MS Word/Powerpoint/Excel documents, PDF and images) and bring them automatically and natively to TYPO3 when uploading assets. 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