---
title: "Breaking: #96641 - TypoLink related hooks removed"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-96641"
source: "Changelog/12.0/Breaking-96641-TypoLinkRelatedHooksRemoved.rst"
typo3-version: "12.0"
typo3-major: 12
type: "breaking"
issue: 96641
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/96641"
tags: ["Frontend", "PHP-API", "FullyScanned", "ext:frontend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #96641 - TypoLink related hooks removed {#breaking-96641}

See [forge#96641](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/96641)

## Description {#description}

Following hooks, related to link generation with TYPO3's Frontend
Link building technique `typoLink`, have been removed  in favor of
the new PSR-14 events `\TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\Event\AfterLinkIsGeneratedEvent`:

-   `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS']['tslib/class.tslib_content.php']['typoLink_PostProc']`
-   `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS']['tslib/class.tslib_content.php']['getATagParamsPostProc']`
-   `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS']['urlProcessing']['urlProcessors']`

Especially the latter functionality was not available
for all link types (only mail, file + external links).

At the same time, some external links and mail links were not
using `typoLink`, because internally the method `$cObj->http_makelinks()`
had been used.

This architectural design flaw had been solved by introducing
a unified Link Generation API ("LinkFactory").

## Impact {#impact}

Using these hooks in extensions has no effect anymore in TYPO3 v12+.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

TYPO3 installations with custom extensions using these hooks for
modifying links. The extension scanner in the Upgrade module / Install
tool will show affected occurrences.

## Migration {#migration}

In order to make TYPO3 extensions compatible with TYPO3 v11 and
TYPO3 v12 simultaneously, the new PSR-14 event `AfterLinkIsGeneratedEvent`
should be added in addition to the existing hooks.

The new [PSR-14 event](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-96641)
contains all information about the link result and the configuration itself.