Configuration Quickstart¶
Here we explain, how to modify the existing configuration in a few simple steps.
View Existing Configuration¶
To familiarize yourself with the configuration, look at the existing configuration in your TYPO3 website:
To view the existing RTE presets in the "Global Configuration", go to System > Configuration in the backend, choose $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS'] (Global Configuration) and select RTE:

Global Configuration: RTE > Presets¶
By default, TYPO3 is shipped with three configuration presets:
default
full
minimal
Minimal Example¶
Here is a very minimal example of changing the default configuration. All configuration is done in a custom sitepackage extension, see also Use a Sitepackage extension.
Override the configuration preset "default" by adding this in <my_extension>/ext_localconf.php
(replace my_extension
with your extension key):
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['RTE']['Presets']['default'] = 'EXT:my_extension/Configuration/RTE/Default.yaml';
Add the file Configuration/RTE/Default.yaml
to your extension, use the file
EXT:rte_ckeditor/Configuration/RTE/Full.yaml
as example (see latest
Full.yaml)
We explain the example Minimal.yaml
from the Core:
1# Load default processing options
2imports:
3 - { resource: "EXT:rte_ckeditor/Configuration/RTE/Processing.yaml" }
4 - { resource: "EXT:rte_ckeditor/Configuration/RTE/Editor/Base.yaml" }
5
6# Minimal configuration for the editor
7editor:
8 config:
9 toolbarGroups:
10 - { name: basicstyles, groups: [ basicstyles] }
11 - { name: clipboard, groups: [clipboard, undo] }
12 removeButtons:
13 - Anchor
14 - Superscript
15 - Subscript
16 - Underline
17 - Strike
- line #2
Imports existing files to make basic parts reusable and improve structure of configuration
- line #9 toolbarGroups
See toolbarGroups and Understanding CKEditor Toolbar Concepts
- line #12 removeButtons
This deactivates default buttons rendered in the toolbar, see removeButtons