---
title: "Breaking: #97454 - Removed Link Browser hooks"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-97454-1657327622"
source: "Changelog/12.0/Breaking-97454-RemoveLinkBrowserHooks.rst"
typo3-version: "12.0"
typo3-major: 12
type: "breaking"
issue: 97454
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/97454"
tags: ["Backend", "PHP-API", "FullyScanned", "ext:backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #97454 - Removed Link Browser hooks {#breaking-97454-1657327622}

See [forge#97454](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/97454)

## Description {#description}

The hook `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS']['LinkBrowser']['hooks']`
with its two functions `modifyLinkHandlers()` and
`modifyAllowedItems()` has been removed in favor of two new PSR-14 events
`\TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Controller\Event\ModifyLinkHandlersEvent`
and `\TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Controller\Event\ModifyAllowedItemsEvent`.

> [!NOTE]
> **See also**
>
> -   [Feature: #97454 - PSR-14 events for modifying link browser behavior](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-97454-1657327622)
> -   [Events to modify link handler](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/ApiOverview/LinkHandling/Linkhandler/Events.html#modifyLinkHandlers)
> -   [ModifyLinkHandlersEvent](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/ApiOverview/Events/Events/Backend/ModifyLinkHandlersEvent.html#ModifyLinkHandlersEvent)
> -   [ModifyAllowedItemsEvent](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/ApiOverview/Events/Events/Backend/ModifyAllowedItemsEvent.html#ModifyAllowedItemsEvent)

## Impact {#impact}

Any hook implementation registered is not executed anymore in
TYPO3 v12.0+. The extension scanner will report possible usages.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

All TYPO3 installations using this hook in custom extension code.

## Migration {#migration}

The hook is removed without deprecation in order to allow extensions
to work with TYPO3 v11 (using the hook) and v12+ (using the new event).

Use the [PSR-14 event](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-97454-1657327622)
as an improved replacement.