Introduction Package¶

If you are using TYPO3 for the first time you may want to see a working example of the CMS before you start work on your own project.

The Official Introduction Package typo3/cms-introduction showcases many of TYPO3's capabilities and gives you the ability to try them first hand. The Introduction Package utilizes the extension bk2k/bootstrap-package to generate multiple responsive HTML templates that you can select and try out.

It also features examples of the different kinds page content that you typically see on a website, such as paragraphs of text, images, tables and navigation menus.

Installing The Introduction Package¶

To install the Introduction Package run the following command:

composer require typo3/cms-introduction

composer require typo3/cms-introduction

ddev composer require typo3/cms-introduction

New in version 11.5

The extension can be set up afterwards by running the following command:

vendor/bin/typo3 extension:setup

typo3/sysext/core/bin/typo3 extension:setup

Then run:

vendor/bin/typo3 extension:setup

vendor/bin/typo3 extension:setup

ddev typo3 extension:setup

This will set up the extension ready for immediate use.

First steps with the Introduction Package¶

The "Introduction Package" creates a number of pre-built pages within the page tree. The top level page is named "Congratulations".

Click on "Congratulations" in the page tree.
View the page in the frontend:

Click on the "View webpage" icon (with an eye) to view the page in the frontend.