Installation of system extension Recycler

Changed in version 13.3

The TYPO3 Core extension typo3/cms-recycler is now enabled by default for new Composer-based TYPO3 installations based on the TYPO3 CMS Base Distribution, and new "classic mode" (tarball / ZIP download) installations.

Target group: Administrators

This extension is part of the TYPO3 Core, and installed by default for new Composer-based TYPO3 installations based on the TYPO3 CMS Base Distribution, and new "classic mode" (tarball / ZIP download) installations.

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Installation of typo3/cms-recycler with Composer

Check whether you are already using the extension typo3/cms-recycler with:

composer show | grep recycler

This should either give you no result or something similar to:

typo3/cms-recycler       v12.4.5

If it is not installed yet, use the composer require command to install the extension typo3/cms-recycler :

composer require typo3/cms-recycler

The given version depends on the version of the TYPO3 Core you are using.

Installation of EXT:recycler without Composer

In an installation without Composer, the extension is already shipped, but might not be activated yet. Activate it as follows:

In the backend, navigate to the Admin Tools > Extensions module.
Click the Activate icon for the Recycler extension.

Extension manager showing the Recycler extension — Activation of the Recycler extension

Next steps

Configure the Recycler module to your needs via user TSconfig.