Important: #107789 - TCA tab labels consolidated into core.form.tabs 

See forge#107789

Description 

To improve consistency and maintainability of TCA tab labels across TYPO3 Core, commonly used tab labels from various extensions have been consolidated into the central EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/Form/locallang_tabs.xlf file.

This consolidation allows for better reusability and ensures consistent translation of common tab labels across all core extensions. It also makes it easier for extension developers to use standardized tab names.

New labels available in locallang_tabs.xlf 

The following new tab labels are now available and should be used via the core.form.tabs: prefix:

  • core.form.tabs:audio - "Audio"
  • core.form.tabs:video - "Video"
  • core.form.tabs:camera - "Camera"
  • core.form.tabs:permissions - "Permissions"
  • core.form.tabs:mounts - "Mounts"
  • core.form.tabs:personaldata - "Personal Data"

Previously existing labels (already migrated in core):

  • core.form.tabs:general - "General"
  • core.form.tabs:access - "Access"
  • core.form.tabs:categories - "Categories"
  • core.form.tabs:notes - "Notes"
  • core.form.tabs:language - "Language"
  • core.form.tabs:extended - "Extended"
  • core.form.tabs:appearance - "Appearance"
  • core.form.tabs:behaviour - "Behavior"
  • core.form.tabs:metadata - "Metadata"
  • core.form.tabs:resources - "Resources"
  • core.form.tabs:seo - "SEO"
  • core.form.tabs:socialmedia - "Social Media"
  • core.form.tabs:options - "Options"

Migrated extension-specific labels 

The following extension-specific tab labels have been migrated to the consolidated labels file and are marked as unused since TYPO3 v14.0 with the attribute x-unused-since="14.0" in the corresponding XLF files.

EXT:filemetadata

  • LLL:EXT:filemetadata/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:tabs.metadata → core.form.tabs:metadata
  • LLL:EXT:filemetadata/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:tabs.camera → core.form.tabs:camera
  • LLL:EXT:filemetadata/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:tabs.audio → core.form.tabs:audio
  • LLL:EXT:filemetadata/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:tabs.video → core.form.tabs:video

EXT:seo

  • LLL:EXT:seo/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:pages.tabs.seo → core.form.tabs:seo
  • LLL:EXT:seo/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:pages.tabs.socialmedia → core.form.tabs:socialmedia

EXT:core - Backend Users

  • LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:be_users.tabs.personal_data → core.form.tabs:personaldata
  • LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:be_users.tabs.mounts_and_workspaces → core.form.tabs:mounts
  • LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:be_users.tabs.options → core.form.tabs:options

EXT:core - Backend User Groups

  • LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:be_groups.tabs.mounts_and_workspaces → core.form.tabs:mounts
  • LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:be_groups.tabs.options → core.form.tabs:options

EXT:frontend - Frontend Users

  • LLL:EXT:frontend/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:fe_users.tabs.personalData → core.form.tabs:personaldata

Affected installations 

Custom extensions using TCA configurations may benefit from using the new consolidated tab labels instead of creating their own labels for common tab names.

Extensions that were using any of the migrated extension-specific labels listed above will continue to work in TYPO3 v14.0, but should migrate to the consolidated labels. The old labels will be removed in TYPO3 v15.0.

Migration 

For custom extensions, consider using the consolidated core.form.tabs: labels instead of creating custom labels for common tab names.

Example migration for extensions using old labels:

File metadata tabs

// Before
'--div--;LLL:EXT:filemetadata/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:tabs.metadata'

// After
'--div--;core.form.tabs:metadata'
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User and group tabs

// Before
'--div--;LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:be_users.tabs.personal_data'
'--div--;LLL:EXT:frontend/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tca.xlf:fe_users.tabs.personalData'

// After
'--div--;core.form.tabs:personaldata'
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Using consolidated labels in custom extensions

// Example: Custom TCA using consolidated labels
'types' => [
    '1' => [
        'showitem' => '
            --div--;core.form.tabs:general,
                title, description,
            --div--;core.form.tabs:metadata,
                author, keywords,
            --div--;core.form.tabs:access,
                hidden, starttime, endtime,
            --div--;core.form.tabs:categories,
                categories,
            --div--;core.form.tabs:extended,
        ',
    ],
],
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New labels available in palettes.xlf 

In addition to tab labels, commonly used palette labels have also been consolidated into the central EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/Form/palettes.xlf file.

The following palette labels are now available via the core.form.palettes: prefix:

  • core.form.palettes:general - "General"
  • core.form.palettes:account - "Account"
  • core.form.palettes:authentication - "Authentication"
  • core.form.palettes:permission_languages - "Language permissions"
  • core.form.palettes:permission_general - "General permissions"
  • core.form.palettes:permission_specific - "Specific permissions"
  • core.form.palettes:standard - "Page"
  • core.form.palettes:title - "Title"
  • core.form.palettes:visibility - "Visibility"
  • core.form.palettes:access - "Publish Dates and Access Rights"
  • core.form.palettes:abstract - "Abstract"
  • core.form.palettes:metatags - "Meta Tags"
  • core.form.palettes:editorial - "Editorial"
  • core.form.palettes:page_layout - "Page Layout"
  • core.form.palettes:use_as_container - "Use as Container"
  • core.form.palettes:replace - "Replace Content"
  • core.form.palettes:links - "Links to this Page"
  • core.form.palettes:caching - "Caching"
  • core.form.palettes:language - "Language"
  • core.form.palettes:miscellaneous - "Miscellaneous"
  • core.form.palettes:media - "Files"
  • core.form.palettes:storage - "Storage Page"
  • core.form.palettes:config - "Configuration"
  • core.form.palettes:headers - "Headlines"
  • core.form.palettes:header - "Header"
  • core.form.palettes:content_layout - "Content Element Layout"
  • core.form.palettes:media_behaviour - "Media Behaviour"
  • core.form.palettes:accessibility - "Accessibility"
  • core.form.palettes:downloads_layout - "Downloads Layout"
  • core.form.palettes:table_layout - "Table Layout"
  • core.form.palettes:links_appearance - "Links"
  • core.form.palettes:settings_gallery - "Gallery Settings"
  • core.form.palettes:media_adjustments - "Media Adjustments"
  • core.form.palettes:metrics - "Metrics"
  • core.form.palettes:geolocation - "Geo Location"
  • core.form.palettes:contentdate - "Content Date"
  • core.form.palettes:gps - "GPS"
  • core.form.palettes:seo - "General SEO settings"
  • core.form.palettes:robots - "Robot instructions"
  • core.form.palettes:opengraph - "Open Graph (Facebook)"
  • core.form.palettes:twittercards - "X / Twitter Cards"
  • core.form.palettes:canonical - "Canonical"
  • core.form.palettes:sitemap - "Sitemap"
  • core.form.palettes:additional - "Additional configuration"

Migrated palette labels 

The following palette labels have been migrated to use core.form.palettes:* and are marked as unused since TYPO3 v14.0 (attribute x-unused-since="14.0" in XLF files):

EXT:core - Backend Users & Groups:

  • be_users.palettes.account, be_users.palettes.authentication, be_users.palettes.permissionLanguages
  • be_groups.palettes.authentication, be_groups.palettes.permissionGeneral, be_groups.palettes.permissionLanguages, be_groups.palettes.permissionSpecific

EXT:frontend - Pages & Content Elements:

  • pages.palettes.* (17 labels: standard, title, visibility, access, abstract, metatags, editorial, layout, module, replace, links, caching, language, miscellaneous, media, storage, config)
  • palette.* in tt_content (13 labels: general, headers, header, visibility, access, frames, imagelinks, image_accessibility, uploads_layout, table_layout, appearanceLinks, gallerySettings, mediaAdjustments)

EXT:filemetadata:

  • palette.* (6 labels: metrics, geo_location, visibility, content_date, accessibility, gps)

EXT:seo:

  • pages.palettes.* (6 labels: seo, robots, opengraph, twittercards, canonical, sitemap)