.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt

.. _pageTsTcaDefaults:

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TCAdefaults
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This allows to set or override the `default` values of `TCA` fields that is available
for various TCA types, for instance for :ref:`type=input <t3tca:columns-input-properties-default>`.

The full path of a setting include the table and the field name: `TCAdefaults.[table name].[field]`

This key is also available on :ref:`User TSconfig level <userTsTcaDefaults>`, the order of default
values when creating new records in the backend is this:

#. Value from $GLOBALS['TCA']

#. Value from :ref:`User TSconfig <userTsTcaDefaults>`

#. Value from Page TSconfig (these settings)

#. Value from "defVals" GET variables

#. Value from previous record based on 'useColumnsForDefaultValues'

Example:

.. code-block:: typoscript

    # Show newly created pages by default
    TCAdefaults.pages.hidden = 0