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Transformation overview

The transformation of the content can be configured by listing which transformation filters to pass it through. The order of the list is the order in which the transformations are performed when saved to the database. The order is reversed when the content is loaded into the RTE again.

Transformation filters

Transformation filter

ts_transform

Description

Transforms the content with regard to most of the issues related to content elements types 'Text' and 'Text & Images'. The mode is optimized for the content rendering of the static template "content (default)" which uses old <font> tag style rendering.

The mode is a "hybrid" mode which tries to save only the necessary HTML in the database so that content might still be easily edited without the RTE. For instance a text paragraph will be encapsulated in <p> tags while in the database it will just be a single line ended by a line break character.

Tip

This transformation produces rather old style output and you should avoid it.

Transformation filter

css_transform

Description

Like "ts_transform", but producing a modern markup.

This mode is optimized for the content rendering done by "css_styled_content".

Transformation filter

ts_preserve

Description

Converts the list of preserved tags - if any - to <span> tags with a custom parameter 'specialtag' which holds the value of the original tag.

Deprecated

Transformation filter

ts_images

Description

Checks if any images on the page is from external URLs and if so they are fetched and stored in the uploads/ folder. In addition 'magic' images are evaluated to see if their size has changed and if so the image is recalculated on the server. Finally absolute URLs are converted to relative URLs for all local images.

Transformation filter

ts_links

Description

Converts the absolute URLs of links to the TypoScript specific <LINK>-tag. This process is designed to make links in concordance with the typolink function in the TypoScript frontend.

Meta transformations

Meta transformations are special modes that include several filters.

Transformation filter

ts

Description

Includes the following filters: "ts_transform", "ts_preserve", "ts_images", "ts_links". Obsolete.

Transformation filter

ts_css

Description

Includes the following filters: "css_transform", "ts_images", "ts_links". Recommended transformation. Use this for your RTE-enables fields and you should be safe.

In addition, it is possible to define custom transformations can be created allowing your to add your own tailor made transformations with a PHP class where you can program how content is processed to and from the database.