The content elements¶

Typical page content¶

This chapter describes the default set of content elements provided by TYPO3's Core. It will show you a description and screenshots of the backend fields.

General fields¶

These are fields which are used by (almost) every content element.

Header¶

Almost every content element can contain a header, which consists of the following parts:

Header: The text of the header
Type: The type of heading (heading 1, heading 2, heading 3 ... or if the header is hidden). When not choosing an option, the default heading will be used, which can be configured at Constant Editor.
Date: Have the possibility to group the header with a date
Link: Link wrapping the header text. This can be a TYPO3 CMS page, an external page, an email address or a link to a file.

The header fields can be found in the General tab of a content element.

The content element "Header" in the backend¶

Show in Section Menus¶

Using this option will only be visible when using menu's based on sections. This will be described in the chapter Menus.

This field can be found in the Appearance tab.

The field "Show In Section Menu's"¶

A Section Menu, which is in turn a content element itself produces an output including the headlines of all content elements with the flag Show in Section Menus set.

Append with Link to Top of Page¶

The field "Append with link to top of page"¶

When checked, this will render a link below the content element to bring the visitor the top of the page. This will be very convenient for your visitors when having long pages.

Access¶

The Access tab with all its fields¶

These fields define if and when a visitor has access to this content element. The access fields all reside in the Access tab:

Visibility of content element: By checking this option the content element will not be visible to any visitor.
Publish Date: The date on which the content has to be published, which means making visible at a certain date.
Expiration Date: The date on which the content will be expired, which means the content will be hidden on a certain date
Usergroup Access Rights: Here you can select whether the content element only is available to a certain frontend user group, if it has to be visible only when the visitor is logged in or if it has to be hidden at a login.