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title: "TypoScript Explained"
manual: "TypoScript Explained"
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# TypoScript Explained

-   *Version:* release
-   *Language:* en
-   *Author:* TYPO3 contributors
-   *License:*

    This document is published under the
    [Open Publication License](https://www.opencontent.org/openpub/).

-   *Rendered:* today

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This document is a complete reference of all object types and properties of
TypoScript as used in frontend TypoScript and backend TypoScript, also called TSconfig.

You can find a quick guide to TypoScript configuration at
[Getting started: A quick introduction into TypoScript](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:guide@main) and
explanations of TypoScript syntax in the "[TypoScript Syntax](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:typoscript-syntax@main)"
chapter.

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**Table of Contents:**

**About TypoScript**

-   [Introduction](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:introduction@main)
-   [Getting started](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:guide@main)
-   [Usage](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:using-and-setting@main)
-   [Using and setting TSconfig](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:using-and-setting-tsconfig@main)
-   [Syntax](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:syntax@main)

**Frontend TypoScript**

-   [Page](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:object-type-page@main)
-   [Content Objects (cObject)](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:content-objects-cobject@main)
-   [Data processors](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:data-processors@main)
-   [Config](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:top-level-objects-config@main)
-   [Top-level objects](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:top-level-objects-1@main)
-   [Functions](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:functions-1@main)
-   [Conditions](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:condition-functions-in-frontend-context@main)

**Backend TypoScript**

-   [Page TSconfig Reference](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:page-tsconfig-reference@main)
-   [User TSconfig reference](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:user-tsconfig-reference@main)