---
title: "Deprecation: #71153 - Several DocumentTemplate methods deprecated"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-71153-1668719172"
source: "Changelog/8.0/Deprecation-71260-DocumentTemplateMethods.rst"
typo3-version: "8.0"
typo3-major: 8
type: "deprecation"
issue: 71153
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/71153"
tags: ["PHP-API", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #71153 - Several DocumentTemplate methods deprecated {#deprecation-71153-1668719172}

See [forge#71153](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/71153)

## Description {#description}

The following methods from `TYPO3CMSBackendTemplateDocumentTemplate` have
been marked as deprecated.

`section`
`divider`
`sectionHeader`
`sectionBegin`
`sectionEnd`

## Impact {#impact}

Using these methods will trigger a deprecation log entry.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Instances with custom backend modules that use one of the aforementioned methods.

## Migration {#migration}

Use plain HTML instead.