---
title: "Top-level objects"
manual: "TypoScript Explained"
version: "13.4"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:top-level-objects@13.4"
source: "TopLevelObjects/Index.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T19:26:31+00:00"
---

# Top-level objects

As described in the [TypoScript syntax introduction](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:typoscript-syntax@13.4)
TypoScript templates are converted into a multidimensional PHP array.
You can view this in the TypoScript object browser. Top level
objects are located on the top level. Top level objects are for
example `config` or `plugin`.

-   Some have an **explicit object type**, such as `PAGE` for `page`
    or `CONFIG` for `config`,
    some may be filled arbitrarily by extensions.
-   Some of these are already **initialized** by TYPO3, such as `config`
    or `plugin`, some must be initialized explicitly, such as `page`.

| Top-level object | Top-level object type |
| --- | --- |
| page \| ... | [PAGE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:page-datatype@13.4) |
| config | [CONFIG](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:config-datatype@13.4) |
| [plugin](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:plugin@13.4) |  |
| [module](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:tlo-module@13.4) |  |
| [styles](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:tlo-styles@13.4) |  |
| [lib](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:tlo-lib@13.4) |  |
| [tt\_\*](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:tlo-tt@13.4) |  |
| [resources](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:tlo-resources@13.4) | readonly |
| [sitetitle](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:tlo-sitetitle@13.4) | readonly |