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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. numero2/contao-backend-helper ActiveContao-bundle[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) numero2/contao-backend-helper ============================= Adds some helpers in the Contao backend. 2.0.1(1mo ago)073↓82.4%LGPL-3.0-or-laterPHP Since Sep 17Pushed 1mo ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/numero2/contao-backend-helper)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/numero2/contao-backend-helper)[ RSS](/packages/numero2-contao-backend-helper/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (7)Dependencies (28)Versions (8)Used By (0) Contao Backend Helper ===================== [](#contao-backend-helper) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dfcfbbb60bd829cf30a02750fa015f16cb9ec5bc6f6a5a24c39821ea8ba17a1d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6e756d65726f322f636f6e74616f2d6261636b656e642d68656c7065722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/numero2/contao-backend-helper) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/378367a0f32c18d4cd4a72c592d665bb27e3c184419e2fa85ff21fde8972bc1a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4c47504c25323076332d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) A collection of small tools that help simplify everyday backend work. Note Please note that, except for the page info field, all other helpers must be explicitly enabled via the `config.yaml`. ### Info Field for Pages / Articles [](#info-field-for-pages--articles) Sometimes it is useful to provide editors or users with additional information about a page or article directly within the page structure. This is especially helpful for multilingual installations where not everyone may know, for example, what a specific page is named like in Japanese. [![](docs/screenshot-info.png)](docs/screenshot-info.png) ### "Enforcing" Accessibility [](#enforcing-accessibility) By enabling the `a11y_enforcer` helper (see Example Configuration below), you can require editors to provide an alternative text and/or a caption when using images. This feature applies to both the `singleSRC` (single image) and `multiSRC` (image gallery) fields within `tl_content`. Each field is configured independently via the `images` list, allowing different requirements and URL filters per field. [![](docs/screenshot-a11y-enforcer.png)](docs/screenshot-a11y-enforcer.png) ### Highlighting Long Words [](#highlighting-long-words) Especially in the age of responsive websites, it is important to ensure that content displays properly across different devices. Very long words can cause layout issues. Contao provides a basic entity for so-called “soft hyphens” (`[-]`), which allows words to break at predefined positions when necessary. After enabling the `long_word_highlighter` helper and defining the minimum word length (`min_length`) - which highly depends on the specific layout - editors can activate the highlighting feature to easily identify words that should be separated with soft hyphens. [![](docs/screenshot-lwh.png)](docs/screenshot-lwh.png) --- Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - [Contao](https://github.com/contao/contao) **5.7 or newer** --- Installation ------------ [](#installation) Via **Contao Manager** or **Composer**: ``` composer require numero2/contao-backend-helper ``` --- Example Configuration --------------------- [](#example-configuration) ``` backend_helper: a11y_enforcer: enabled: false # disabled by default images: - field: "tl_content.singleSRC" # applies to single image fields in tl_content require_alt: true # default for singleSRC: alt text is mandatory require_caption: false # default for singleSRC: caption is not mandatory filter: - "do=news.*[?&]table=tl_content" # force checks only on content elements within news articles - field: "tl_content.multiSRC" # applies to image gallery fields in tl_content require_alt: false # default for multiSRC: alt text is not mandatory require_caption: true # captions are mandatory filter: - "do=news.*[?&]table=tl_content" - field: "tl_news.singleSRC" # applies to single image fields in tl_news require_alt: true require_title: true long_word_highlighter: enabled: false # disabled by default min_length: 10 # every word with more than 10 letters is considered as too long ``` ### Health Score 40 — FairBetter than 86% of packages Maintenance90 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity10 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity44 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 78.6% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~102 days Recently: every ~51 days Total 7 Last Release 45d ago Major Versions 1.0.4 → 2.0.02026-05-19 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ab9bf091a6e23befeea4ccbf34fcfb0da22a14f6ec94df20664e7b149fd4ed74?d=identicon)[numero2](/maintainers/numero2) --- Top Contributors [![bennyborn](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/226890?v=4)](https://github.com/bennyborn "bennyborn (11 commits)")[![michb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17873830?v=4)](https://github.com/michb "michb (3 commits)") --- Tags helperbackendinformation ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/numero2-contao-backend-helper/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/numero2-contao-backend-helper/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/numero2-contao-backend-helper) ``` ### Alternatives [easycorp/easyadmin-bundle Admin generator for Symfony applications 4.3k17.9M388](/packages/easycorp-easyadmin-bundle)[contao-community-alliance/dc-general Universal data container for Contao 1680.8k92](/packages/contao-community-alliance-dc-general)[sylius/sylius E-Commerce platform for PHP, based on Symfony framework. 8.5k5.9M737](/packages/sylius-sylius)[flow-php/flow PHP ETL - Extract Transform Load - Data processing framework 85036.3k](/packages/flow-php-flow)[contao/core-bundle Contao Open Source CMS 1231.6M2.8k](/packages/contao-core-bundle)[symfony/security-bundle Provides a tight integration of the Security component into the Symfony full-stack framework 2.5k185.6M2.4k](/packages/symfony-security-bundle) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)