options

Various options for the user affecting the core at various points.

As an example, this enables the "Flush frontend caches" button in the upper right toolbar cache menu for non admin users:

EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.clearCache.pages = 1

Properties

additionalPreviewLanguages

Datatype

list of sys_language ids

Description

The user will see these additional languages when localizing stuff in TCEforms. The list are ids of site languages, as defined in the config.yaml languageId.

alertPopups

Datatype

bitmask

Description

Configure which Javascript popup alerts have to be displayed and which not:

1 – onTypeChange

2 – copy / move / paste

4 – delete

8 – FE editing

128 – other (not used yet)

Default

255 (show all warnings)

bookmarkGroups

Datatype

Array of integers/ strings

Description

Set groups of bookmarks that can be accessed by the user. This affects the bookmarks toolbar item in the top right of the backend.

By default, 5 default groups will be defined globally (shared, can only be set by admins) and also for each user (personal bookmarks):

  1. Pages

  2. Records

  3. Files

  4. Tools

  5. Miscellaneous

Set 0 to disable one of these group IDs, 1 to enable it (this is the default) or "string" to change the label accordingly.

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
bookmarkGroups {
   1 = 1
   2 = My Group
   3 = 0
   4 =
}

Bookmark group 1 is loaded with the default label (Pages), group 2 is loaded and labeled as "My Group" and groups 3 and 4 are disabled. Group 5 has not been set, so it will be displayed by default, just like group 1.

New in version 11.0.

Custom language labels can also be used instead of a fixed label:

EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
bookmarkGroups {
   2 = LLL:EXT:sitepackage/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_be.xlf:bookmarkGroups.2
}

clearCache.all

Datatype

boolean

Description

This will allow a non-admin user to clear frontend and page-related caches, plus some backend-related caches (that is everything including templates); if it is explicitly set to 0 for an admin user, it will remove the clear all option on toolbar for that user.

Default

0

clearCache.pages

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set to 1, this will allow a non-admin user to clear frontend and page-related caches.

Default

0

clipboardNumberPads

Datatype

integer (0-20)

Description

This allows you to enter how many pads you want on the clipboard.

Default

3

contextMenu disableItems

Datatype

list of items

Description

List of context menu ("clickmenu") items to disable.

Context menu of the page tree

Context menu of the page tree

The full path of this property is: contextMenu.table.[tableName][.context].disableItems

The "[tableName]" refers to the type of the record (database table name) the context menu is shown for e.g. "pages", "sys_file", "tt_content", etc.

Optional key "[.context]" refers to the place from which the context menu is triggered. The core uses just one context called tree for context menus triggered from page tree and folder tree. This way you can disable certain options for one context, but keep them for another.

Items to disable for "page" type are: view, edit, new, info, copy, copyRelease, cut, cutRelease, pasteAfter, pasteInto, newWizard, pagesSort, pagesNewMultiple, openListModule, mountAsTreeRoot, hideInMenus, showInMenus, permissions, enable, disable, delete, history, clearCache

Items to disable for "sys_file" type (that is files/folders) are: edit, rename, upload, new, info, copy, copyRelease, cut, cutRelease, pasteInto, delete

When the system extension Import/Export (impexp) is installed then two more options become available: exportT3d and importT3d

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
# Remove "New" and "Create New wizard" for pages context menu (list module)
options.contextMenu.table.pages.disableItems = new,newWizard

# Remove "New" and "Create New wizard" in page tree context menu
options.contextMenu.table.pages.tree.disableItems = new,newWizard

# Remove the "More options" item in the page tree context menu and all its subelements
options.contextMenu.table.pages.tree.disableItems = newWizard, pagesSort, pagesNewMultiple, openListModule, mountAsTreeRoot, exportT3d, importT3d, hideInMenus, showInMenus, permissions

createFoldersInEB

Changed in version 12.4: With the migration of the "Create folder" view into a separate modal used in EXT:filelist, which is based on the element browser as well, this option became useless and is not evaluated anymore.

dashboard.dashboardPresetsForNewUsers

Datatype

list of dashboard identifiers

Description

List of dashboard identifiers to be used on initial dashboard module access.

Default

default

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.dashboard.dashboardPresetsForNewUsers := addToList(customDashboard)

defaultUploadFolder

Datatype

string

Description

When a user uploads files they are stored in the default upload folder of the first file storage that user may access. The folder is used for uploads in the TCEforms fields. In general, this will be fileadmin/user_upload.

With this property it is possible to set a specific upload folder.

The syntax is "storage_uid:file_path".

Note

It is also possible to set a default upload folder for a page via page TSconfig.

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.defaultUploadFolder = 2:user_folders/my_folder/

disableDelete

Datatype

boolean

Description

Disables the "Delete" button in TCEFORMs.

Note it is possible to set this for single tables using options.disableDelete.<tableName>. Any value set for a single table will override the default value set for "disableDelete".

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.disableDelete.tt_content = 1

dontMountAdminMounts

Datatype

boolean

Description

This options prevents the root to be mounted for an admin user.

Note

Only for admin-users. For other users it has no effect.

enableBookmarks

Datatype

boolean

Description

Enables the usage of bookmarks in the backend.

Default

1

file_list

file_list.enableClipBoard

Datatype

list of keywords

Description

Determines whether the checkbox "Show clipboard" in the filelist module is shown or hidden. If it is hidden, you can predefine it to be always activated or always deactivated.

The following values are possible:

  • activated: The option is activated and the checkbox is hidden.

  • deactivated: The option is deactivated and the checkbox is hidden.

  • selectable: The checkbox is shown so that the option can be selected by the user.

Default

selectable

file_list.displayColumnSelector

Datatype

boolean

Default

true

Description

The column selector is enabled by default and can be disabled with this option. The column selector is displayed at the top of each file list.

It can be used to manage the fields displayed for each file / folder, while containing convenience actions such as "filter", "check all / none" and "toggle selection".

The fields to be selected are a combination of special fields, such as references or read/write permissions, the corresponding sys_file record fields, as well as all available sys_file_metadata fields.

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
# disable the column selector
file_list.displayColumnSelector = 0

file_list.enableDisplayBigControlPanel

Changed in version 11.3: The checkbox Extended view was removed with TYPO3 v11.3. Therefore the option file_list.enableDisplayBigControlPanel has no effect anymore.

file_list.enableDisplayThumbnails

Datatype

list of keywords

Description

Determines whether the checkbox "Display thumbnails" in the filelist module is shown or hidden. If it is hidden, you can predefine it to be always activated or always deactivated.

The following values are possible:

  • activated: The option is activated and the checkbox is hidden.

  • deactivated: The option is deactivated and the checkbox is hidden.

  • selectable: The checkbox is shown so that the option can be selected by the user.

Default

selectable

file_list.filesPerPage

Datatype

integer

Description

The maximum number of files shown per page in File > List

Default

40

file_list.primaryActions

Datatype

string

Description

Option to add more primary actions to the list view. The list of actions to be displayed can be given in the TSConfig of the backend user. The actions that can be added are view, metadata, delete, copy and cut. translations is always active.

Default

view,metadata,translations,delete

file_list.thumbnail.height

Datatype

integer

Description

All preview images in the file list will be rendered with the configured thumbnail height.

Default

64

file_list.thumbnail.width

Datatype

integer

Description

All preview images in the file list will be rendered with the configured thumbnail width.

Default

64

file_list.uploader.defaultAction

Datatype

string

Description

Default action for the modal that appears when during file upload a name collision occurs. Possible values:

  • Cancel: abort the action

  • Rename: append the file name with a numerical index

  • Replace: override the file with the uploaded one

Default

Cancel

folderTree

folderTree.altElementBrowserMountPoints

Datatype

list of "storageUid:folderName" items

Description

Sets alternative filemounts for use in any folder tree, including in the Filelist list module, in the element browser and in file selectors.

Each item consists of storage UID followed by a colon and the folder name inside that storage. Separate multiple items by a comma.

For backwards compatibility, defining only a folder name but no storage uid and colon prepended is still supported. Folders without a storage UID prepended are assumed to be located in the default storage, which by default is the fileadmin/ folder. If a folder you specify does not exist it will not get mounted.

Settings this option is effective in workspaces too.

The alternative file mounts are added to the existing ones defined in the user or group configuration.

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.folderTree.altElementBrowserMountPoints = _temp_/, 2:/templates, 1:/files/images

folderTree.hideCreateFolder

Changed in version 12.4: With the migration of the "Create folder" view into a separate modal used in EXT:filelist, which is based on the element browser as well, this option became useless and is not evaluated anymore.

folderTree.uploadFieldsInLinkBrowser

Datatype

integer

Description

This value defines the number of upload fields in the element browser. Default value is 3, if set to 0, no upload form will be shown.

Default

3

hideModules

Changed in version 12.0: In TYPO3 versions before 12.0 the hideModules option was appended with the module group. This changed with the introduction of the new module registration API in TYPO3 v12. If you are using an older version of TYPO3 please use the version switcher on the top left of this document to go to the respective version.

Datatype

list of module groups or modules

Description

Configure which module groups or modules should be hidden from the main menu.

Attention

It is not an access restriction but makes defined modules invisible. This means that in principle these modules can still be accessed if the rights allow this.

Hint

A list of all available module groups and modules can be found in in the backend module System > Configuration > Backend Modules. The system extension "lowlevel" has to be available for accessing this list.

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
# Hide only module groups "file" and "help"
options.hideModules = file, help

# Hide additional modules "info" and "ts" from the "web" group
options.hideModules := addToList(web_info, web_ts)

# Hide only module BeLogLog from "system" group
options.hideModules = system_BelogLog

hideRecords.pages

Datatype

list of page ids

Description

This hides records in the backend user interface. It is not an access restriction but makes defined records invisible. That means in principle those records can still be edited if the user rights allow. This makes sense if only a specialized module should be used to edit those otherwise hidden records.

This option is currently implemented for the pages table only and has an effect in the following places:

  • Page tree navigation frame

  • Web > List module

  • New record wizard

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.hideRecords.pages = 12,45

impexp.enableExportForNonAdminUser

New in version 10.4.29/11.5.11: This option was introduced to avoid information disclosure.

Datatype

boolean

Description

The import/export module of EXT:impext is disabled by default for non-admin users. Enable this option, if non-admin users need to use the module and export data. This should only be enabled for trustworthy backend users, as it might impose a security risk.

Default

0

impexp.enableImportForNonAdminUser

This option was introduced to avoid information disclosure.

Datatype

boolean

Description

The import/export module of EXT:impext is disabled by default for non-admin users. Enable this option, if non-admin users need to use the module and import data. This should only be enabled for trustworthy backend users, as it might impose a security risk.

Default

0

mayNotCreateEditBookmarks

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set, the user can not create or edit bookmarks.

noThumbsInEB

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set, then image thumbnails are not shown in the element browser.

overridePageModule

Datatype

string

Description

By this value you can substitute the default "Web > Page" module key ("web_layout") with another backend module key.

Note

This property has been introduced for TemplaVoila in the old days. It is of little use nowadays and can be achieved using hideModules, too.

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
# Enable TemplaVoila page module as default page module.
options.overridePageModule = web_txtemplavoilaM1

pageTree

pageTree.altElementBrowserMountPoints

Datatype

list of integers

Description

Sets alternative webmounts for use in the Element Browser. You separate page ids by a comma. Non-existing page ids are ignored. If you insert a non-integer it will evaluate to "0" (zero) and the root of the page tree is mounted. Effective in workspaces too.

These alternative webmounts replace configured DB mount points unless you use the altElementBrowserMountPoints.append option described below.

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.pageTree.altElementBrowserMountPoints = 34,123

pageTree.altElementBrowserMountPoints.append

Datatype

boolean

Description

This option allows administrators to add additional mount points in the RTE and the Wizard element browser instead of replacing the configured database mount points of the user when using the existing UserTSconfig option.

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.pageTree.altElementBrowserMountPoints = 34,123
options.pageTree.altElementBrowserMountPoints.append = 1

pageTree.backgroundColor

Datatype

string

Description

Set background colors for tree branches.

Color can be any valid CSS color value. The best results can be achieved by using rgba values.

The syntax is: options.pageTree.backgroundColor.<pageId> = <color>

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.pageTree.backgroundColor.147 = orange
options.pageTree.backgroundColor.148 = #AFAFAF
options.pageTree.backgroundColor.151 = rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.1)
Tree branches with configured background colors

Tree branches with configured background colors

pageTree.doktypesToShowInNewPageDragArea

Datatype

string

Description

If set, the node top panel feature can be configured by a comma-separated list. Each number stands for a doctype id that should be added to the node top panel.

Top panel in normal mode
Top panel modified
Default

1,6,4,7,3,254,255,199

pageTree.excludeDoktypes

Datatype

list of integers

Description

Excludes nodes (pages) with one of the defined doktypes from the pagetree. Can be used for example for hiding custom doktypes.

Example
EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.pageTree.excludeDoktypes = 254,1

pageTree.showDomainNameWithTitle

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set, the domain name will be appended to the page title for pages that have "Is root of web site?" checked in the page properties. Useful if there are several domains in one page tree.

pageTree.showNavTitle

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set, the navigation title is displayed in the page navigation tree instead of the normal page title. The page title is showed in a tooltip if the mouse hovers the navigation title.

pageTree.showPageIdWithTitle

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set, the titles in the page tree will have their ID numbers printed before the title.

pageTree.showPathAboveMounts

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set, the user db mount path above the mount itself is shown. This is useful if you work a lot with user db mounts.

Active user db mount

passwordReset

Datatype

boolean

Default

true

Description

If set to 0 the initiating of the password reset in the backend will be disabled. This does not affect the password reset by cli command.

To completely disable the password reset in the backend for all users, you can set the user TSconfig globally in your ext_localconf.php:

EXT:site_package/ext_localconf.php
\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::addUserTSConfig(
   'options.passwordReset = 0'
);

If required, this setting can be overridden on a per user basis in the corresponding TSconfig field of the backend usergroup or user.

The password reset functionality can also be disabled globally by setting:

config/system/settings.php | typo3conf/system/settings.php
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['passwordReset'] = false

saveClipboard

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set, the clipboard content will be preserved for the next login. Normally the clipboard content lasts only during the session.

saveDocNew

Datatype

boolean / "top"

Description

If set, a button "Save and create new" will appear in TCEFORMs.

Note it is possible to set this for single tables using options.saveDocNew.[tableName]. Any value set for a single table will override the default value set for saveDocNew.

Default

1

Example

In this example the button is disabled for all tables, except tt_content where it will appear, and in addition create the records in the top of the page (default is after instead of top).

EXT:site_package/Configuration/user.tsconfig
options.saveDocNew = 0
options.saveDocNew.tt_content = top

saveDocView

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set, a button "Save and view" will appear in TCEFORMs.

Note it is possible to set this for single tables using options.saveDocView.[tableName]. Any value set for a single table will override the default value set for saveDocView.

Default

1

showDuplicate

Datatype

boolean

Description

If set, a button "Duplicate" will appear in TCEFORMs.

Note that it is possible to set this for single tables using options.showDuplicate.[tableName]. Any value set for a single table will override the default value set for showDuplicate.

Default

0

showHistory

Datatype

boolean

Description

Shows link to the history for the record in TCEFORMs.

Note it is possible to set this for single tables using options.showHistory.[tableName]. Any value set for a single table will override the default value set for showHistory.