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t3/dce
======

Best FlexForm based content elements since 2012. With TCA mapping feature, simple backend view and much more features which makes it super easy to create own content element types.

3.3.0(11mo ago)17440.2k—9.6%20[15 issues](https://github.com/a-r-m-i-n/dce/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/a-r-m-i-n/dce/pulls)1GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^8.1

Since Aug 17Pushed 9mo ago6 watchersCompare

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DCE-Extension for TYPO3
=======================

[](#dce-extension-for-typo3)

What is DCE?
------------

[](#what-is-dce)

DCE is an extension for TYPO3 CMS, which creates easily and fast *dynamic content elements*. Based on Extbase, Fluid and over 10 years of experience.

### Screenshots

[](#screenshots)

[![DCE General Configuration](Documentation/FirstSteps/Images/first-dce.png)](Documentation/FirstSteps/Images/first-dce.png)

[![Inline Templating in DCE](Documentation/FirstSteps/Images/template-default.png)](Documentation/FirstSteps/Images/template-default.png)

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

[](#installation)

You can install DCE in TYPO3 CMS using the [TER](https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/dce/)or use composer to fetch DCE from [packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/t3/dce):

```
composer req t3/dce:"^3.2"

```

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

[](#documentation)

The full documentation can be found here:

How to contribute?
------------------

[](#how-to-contribute)

Just fork this repository and create a pull request to the **master** branch. Please also describe why you've submitted your patch. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

In case you can't provide code but want to support DCE anyway, here is my [PayPal donation link](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2DCCULSKFRZFU).

**Thanks to all contributors and sponsors!**

DDEV Environment
----------------

[](#ddev-environment)

DCE ships a [DDEV configuration](https://github.com/a-r-m-i-n/ddev-for-typo3-extensions), which allows you to test DCE in any TYPO3 version:

- 12.4
- 13.x

It uses Apache2 with php-fpm (8.2) enabled.

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

- Docker
- Docker Compose
- DDEV

### Setup

[](#setup)

1. Start the DDEV containers using ```
    ddev start

    ```
2. Next execute the following commands ```
    ddev install-v12
    ddev install-v13

    ```
3. On  you get a brief overview of the environment

### Scripts

[](#scripts)

Besides the installation scripts, DCE also provides host commands in DDEV, to render and preview the documentation.

**Render documentation:**

```
ddev docs

```

**Preview rendered documentation:**

```
ddev launch-docs

```

It only opens the browser with the right location. Please render the documentation first.

###  Health Score

54

—

FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance36

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity47

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community30

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity88

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 94.6% 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 ~38 days

Recently: every ~52 days

Total

93

Last Release

350d ago

Major Versions

1.6.0 → 2.0.02019-03-07

2.9.5 → 3.0.02023-08-21

PHP version history (4 changes)2.0.0PHP &gt;=7.1

2.4.0PHP &gt;=7.2

2.7.0PHP &gt;=7.3

3.0.0PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/355aa463a532a530009c06219f83ab8b20a9b80a2bc8995064b6d390c6427735?d=identicon)[ArminVieweg](/maintainers/ArminVieweg)

---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

phptypo3TYPO3 CMScontent elementsdceDynamic Content Elements

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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![Health badge](/badges/t3-dce/health.svg)

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