Creating content 

Creating content elements in the TYPO3 backend

Changed in version 14.0

In the Content > Page module, on any page, click the + Create new content button in the place where you want to insert content:

The New Page Content wizard will then be displayed.

In the following screenshot you see the location of that button:

"Create new content button" in the Page module, column "Normal"

Create a new Content Element by clicking the button

Table of contents:

Types of content elements 

The content elements you can see here are provided by a standard TYPO3 installation with a site package as described in the TYPO3 site package tutorial.

If you are working with a different setup you might see more, or different content elements.

Which content elements you can see as an editor also depends on your user rights:

A standard editor can see the following content elements:

Screenshot of the "New Page Content" wizard as seen by a common TYPO3 editor, featuring "Typical Page Content", "Lists" and "Special elements"

Screenshot of the "New Page Content" wizard as seen by a common TYPO3 editor

An advanced editor or an administrator can see the following content elements:

Screenshot of the "New Page Content" wizard as seen by an advanced TYPO3 editor, additionally including "Form elements", "Menus" and additional "Special elements"

An advanced editor sees more groups and more content elements types in some of the groups

Content elements seen by a typical TYPO3 editor 

Typical page content 

Insert regular text and image content types to build standard web pages.

'Typical page content' tab contains content like Header, Regular Text Element, Text & Media, Images etc

The Typical page content tab of the new content element window

Lists 

Lists can be used for structured content. They provide less flexibility then standard content elements but are easier to use for their specialized use case.

The 'List' tab contains content elements like "Bullet List", "Table" and "File Links"

The List tab of the new content element window

Depending on how the Rendering is defined in the Site Package the way the results are displayed on the page might vary.

Advanced content elements 

The following content elements are usually visible to advanced users:

Form elements 

Create a login form or a simple contact form.

Tab "Form elements" with "Form" and "Login Form"

The Form elements tab of the new content element window

Plugins 

The tab "Plugins" is available if the integrator of your site installed an extension that provides a plugin in this section and you have the required user rights. Refer to the manual of the extension that provides the plugin for more information.

Special elements 

Insert plain HTML, or a horizontal divider on the page. The "Insert records" element lets you reference other content elements, i.e. reuse a content element from another page without duplicating it.

The 'Special elements' tab of the new content element window

The Plugins tab of the new content element window

Add new content to a page 

  1. On a page, click the + Create new content button in the area where you want to insert content.
  2. On the Typical Page Content tab, choose the "Text & Media" element. This is the most commonly used content type. The Create new Page Content form appears.
Create new Page Content on page "Page 1" form screenshot

Unsaved changes are highlighted in light blue

  1. In the Header field, type My new content element.
  2. In the Text area, type in some text. This field uses a Rich Text Editor (RTE).
  3. Save and close the content element. You can see the newly added element on the page:
The new content element appears in the Page module

The new content element appears in the Page module