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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. ichhabrecht/mask-export ActiveTypo3-cms-extension[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) ichhabrecht/mask-export ======================= Export your mask elements as extension 4.0.2(4y ago)45218.1k—4.6%27[18 issues](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/mask_export/issues)[5 PRs](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/mask_export/pulls)GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^7.2 || ^8.0CI failing Since Aug 4Pushed 2y ago11 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/mask_export)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ichhabrecht/mask-export)[ Docs](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/mask_export)[ RSS](/packages/ichhabrecht-mask-export/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced today READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (8)Versions (41)Used By (0) TYPO3 Extension mask\_export ============================ [](#typo3-extension-mask_export) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c461238527d95cc4b0521a85e0c6557e3aec488894441de7f15588f207efdf6d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f69636868616272656368742f6d61736b2d6578706f72742e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/ichhabrecht/mask-export)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f73f92a63a3af8aa5b5902183e3c0051ab20c660186522c22e739ba74a1c280f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f49636848616252656368742f6d61736b5f6578706f72742f6d61696e2e737667)](https://travis-ci.org/IchHabRecht/mask_export)[![StyleCI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a6945df78bad0785e7bf4d11899afc77e01e1a826351a5fcb806b6edbcd8a000/68747470733a2f2f7374796c6563692e696f2f7265706f732f36333031303237372f736869656c643f6272616e63683d6d61696e)](https://styleci.io/repos/63010277) Want to create new content elements the easy way? Use [mask](http://mask.webprofil.at) and its drag & drop wizard to create content elements the easy way. Use mask\_export to export the content elements into an own extension. Why --- [](#why) A content element needs some TCA information, TypoScript and database configuration and template files. Actually there is no need to depend on any third party extension when dealing with content elements. But you don't want to deal with different information in different files and folders. You want to be able to concentrate on what is necessary for the user, not how it has to be implemented in your TYPO3 CMS. By using mask and mask\_export you can do exactly this! Simply create your own content elements by using a drag & drop wizard. Add fields, repeating items, nested content elements within minutes. Why not ------- [](#why-not) Mask offers an easy way to create content elements but has some disadvantage when you need to take care about performance. Especially the frontend rendering can take at lot of time for uncached pages. Instead of relying on TYPO3 CMS core rendering, all elements are rendered by an own Extbase Controller. As this was needed to support former version of TYPO3 CMS, it was deprecated with the introduction of fluid\_styled\_content and the concepts of DataProcessors in TYPO 7 LTS. This is what mask\_export is developed for. It takes the content element information from the mask configuration and generates the needed code to get those elements to work with pure TYPO3 CMS core functionality out of the box. It bundles all necessary information into an own extension that can be installed and used in every other TYPO3 CMS system. Installation ------------ [](#installation) Simply install mask and mask\_export with Composer or the Extension Manager. `composer require ichhabrecht/mask-export` Usage ----- [](#usage) - use the mask wizard to configure own content elements - change to tab "Code Export" - if you like change the extension key, the default one is *my\_mask\_export* - either install or download your extension Best practise ------------- [](#best-practise) It is recommended to **not touch** the generated export extension. Instead you should add necessary changes and your own templates into a [site package](https://sitepackagebuilder.com/). This ensures you can edit your content elements within the mask wizard (add further content elements, change settings) and still be able to use the new extension version in your existing system. You can find some common configuration in the [my\_maskexport\_sitepackage](https://github.com/IchHabRecht/my_maskexport_sitepackage)example site package. Furthermore you can refer to the slides [CCE (Custom Content Elements) - Best Practice ](https://de.slideshare.net/cpsitgmbh/cce-custom-content-elements-best-practice)for additional information. Community --------- [](#community) - Thanks to [Marcus Schwemer](https://twitter.com/MarcusSchwemer) who wrote about mask\_export in his blog [TYPO3worx](https://typo3worx.eu/2018/03/eight-typo3-extensions-making-developers-happy/) - Thanks to [Thomas Löffler](https://spooner-web.de) for his ongoing support as [Patron](https://www.patreon.com/IchHabRecht) ### Health Score 44 — FairBetter than 90% of packages Maintenance12 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity46 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community23 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity80 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 96.2% 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 ~60 days Recently: every ~140 days Total 36 Last Release 1521d ago Major Versions 0.9.1 → 1.x-dev2018-04-15 1.0.0 → 2.0.02018-05-27 2.4.0 → 3.0.02020-05-18 2.4.1 → 3.x-dev2020-07-23 3.0.4 → 4.0.02022-04-25 PHP version history (2 changes)3.0.0PHP >= 7.2, < 7.5 4.0.0PHP ^7.2 || ^8.0 ### 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 (356 commits)")[![NoelClick](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/93366977?v=4)](https://github.com/NoelClick "NoelClick (6 commits)")[![nhovratov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/19343425?v=4)](https://github.com/nhovratov "nhovratov (2 commits)")[![josefglatz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2861556?v=4)](https://github.com/josefglatz "josefglatz (1 commits)")[![kevin-appelt](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25666167?v=4)](https://github.com/kevin-appelt "kevin-appelt (1 commits)")[![dogawaf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/381969?v=4)](https://github.com/dogawaf "dogawaf (1 commits)")[![simonschaufi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/941794?v=4)](https://github.com/simonschaufi "simonschaufi (1 commits)")[![georgringer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1905663?v=4)](https://github.com/georgringer "georgringer (1 commits)")[![helhum](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/904370?v=4)](https://github.com/helhum "helhum (1 commits)") --- Tags contentcustomelementexportmasktypo3typo3-cmstypo3-extensionwizardexportTYPO3 CMSwizardmaskcontent elements ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/ichhabrecht-mask-export/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/ichhabrecht-mask-export/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/ichhabrecht-mask-export) ``` ### Alternatives [friendsoftypo3/content-blocks TYPO3 CMS Content Blocks - Content Types API | Define reusable components via YAML 103519.9k53](/packages/friendsoftypo3-content-blocks)[typo3/cms-install TYPO3 CMS Install Tool - The Install Tool is used for installation, upgrade, system administration and setup tasks. 1812.3M495](/packages/typo3-cms-install)[yoast-seo-for-typo3/yoast_seo Yoast SEO for TYPO3 511.7M9](/packages/yoast-seo-for-typo3-yoast-seo)[pagemachine/typo3-formlog Form log for TYPO3 23238.6k8](/packages/pagemachine-typo3-formlog)[web-vision/wv_deepltranslate DeepL Translate (CORE) - This extension provides option to translate content element, and TCA record texts to DeepL supported languages. 33304.3k](/packages/web-vision-wv-deepltranslate)[eliashaeussler/typo3-form-consent Extension for TYPO3 CMS that adds double opt-in functionality to EXT:form 1595.5k](/packages/eliashaeussler-typo3-form-consent) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)