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typo3/cms-introduction
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The Official TYPO3 Introduction Package

4.7.0(1y ago)1880.6k↓20.8%27[8 issues](https://github.com/FriendsOfTYPO3/introduction/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/FriendsOfTYPO3/introduction/pulls)5GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^8.1

Since Apr 4Pushed 1y ago5 watchersCompare

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TYPO3 extension `introduction`
==============================

[](#typo3-extension-introduction)

This is the *Official TYPO3 Introduction Package*, a carefully crafted TYPO3 [distribution](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/ExtensionArchitecture/CreateNewDistribution/Index.html)giving you a small insight in the powerful toolbox of the TYPO3 CMS framework.

It comes with a full-fledged website based on Benjamin Kott's [Bootstrap Package](https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/bootstrap_package)and Twitter Bootstrap, with simple options to customize the base theme.

URL**Repository:****Read online:****TER:**

###  Health Score

49

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FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity42

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community34

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity82

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~119 days

Recently: every ~135 days

Total

24

Last Release

581d ago

Major Versions

3.1.1 → 4.0.02018-10-02

PHP version history (3 changes)4.4.0PHP ^7.2

4.4.1PHP &gt;=7.4.1

4.6.0PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/88698?v=4)[TYPO3 GitHub Department](/maintainers/typo3)[@TYPO3](https://github.com/TYPO3)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/165630?v=4)[Benni Mack](/maintainers/bmack)[@bmack](https://github.com/bmack)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/402145?v=4)[Oliver Hader](/maintainers/ohader)[@ohader](https://github.com/ohader)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3243119?v=4)[Benjamin Kott](/maintainers/benjaminkott)[@benjaminkott](https://github.com/benjaminkott)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/004feeac533aca09131a92ab3111be5c85268da65d979c4dce131dcb72057bf2?d=identicon)[psychomieze](/maintainers/psychomieze)

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Top Contributors

[![gilbertsoft](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25326036?v=4)](https://github.com/gilbertsoft "gilbertsoft (57 commits)")[![bmack](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/165630?v=4)](https://github.com/bmack "bmack (31 commits)")[![lolli42](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2178068?v=4)](https://github.com/lolli42 "lolli42 (16 commits)")[![benjaminkott](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3243119?v=4)](https://github.com/benjaminkott "benjaminkott (8 commits)")[![linawolf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/48202465?v=4)](https://github.com/linawolf "linawolf (7 commits)")[![nsd0smoog](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/259808881?v=4)](https://github.com/nsd0smoog "nsd0smoog (4 commits)")[![frans-beech-it](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4436635?v=4)](https://github.com/frans-beech-it "frans-beech-it (2 commits)")[![Alagts](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16323871?v=4)](https://github.com/Alagts "Alagts (1 commits)")[![zbychu555](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4426885?v=4)](https://github.com/zbychu555 "zbychu555 (1 commits)")[![alexander-nitsche](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20297232?v=4)](https://github.com/alexander-nitsche "alexander-nitsche (1 commits)")[![andreaskienast](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1787983?v=4)](https://github.com/andreaskienast "andreaskienast (1 commits)")[![brotkrueml](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2566282?v=4)](https://github.com/brotkrueml "brotkrueml (1 commits)")[![eliashaeussler](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16313625?v=4)](https://github.com/eliashaeussler "eliashaeussler (1 commits)")[![helhum](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/904370?v=4)](https://github.com/helhum "helhum (1 commits)")[![ohader](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/402145?v=4)](https://github.com/ohader "ohader (1 commits)")

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Tags

bootstrapTYPO3 CMSintroduction

###  Code Quality

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