Extend TypoScript

Content Blocks generate a FLUIDTEMPLATE TypoScript object for each Content Element. This TypoScript can be extended or overridden as needed.

How to extend or override Content Blocks TypoScript

The basis for each Content Element

Every Content Element which is generated by Content Blocks inherits this TypoScript:

lib.contentBlock = FLUIDTEMPLATE
lib.contentBlock {
    dataProcessing {
        10 = content-blocks
    }
}

Finding the right TypoScript object

In the TypoScript backend module in the submodule "Active TypoScript", formerly known as "TypoScript Object Browser", the Content Elements created by Content Blocks can be found as usual in the section tt_content.

The name corresponds to the typeName defined in config.yaml.

Example:

tt_content {
    myvendor_mycontentblockname {
        file = EXT:site_package/ContentBlocks/ContentElements/content-element-name/templates/frontend.html
        layoutRootPaths {
            20 = EXT:site_package/ContentBlocks/ContentElements/content-element-name/templates/layouts/
        }
        partialRootPaths {
            20 = EXT:site_package/ContentBlocks/ContentElements/content-element-name/templates/partials/
        }
    }
}

This TypoScript object has all the properties that FLUIDTEMPLATE offers.

Extend every Content Block

EXT:site_package/Configuration/TypoScript/setup.typoscript

lib.contentBlock {
    settings {
        defaultHeaderType = {$styles.content.defaultHeaderType}
    }
    variables {
        demo = TEXT
        demo {
            value = some text
        }
    }
    dataProcessing {
        200 = menu
        200 {
          special = rootline
          as = breadcrumb
        }
    }
}

Extending a specific Content Block

EXT:site_package/Configuration/TypoScript/setup.typoscript

tt_content.myvendor_mycontentblockname {
    settings {
        defaultHeaderType = {$styles.content.defaultHeaderType}
    }
    variables {
        demo = TEXT
        demo {
            value = some text
        }
    }
    dataProcessing {
        200 = menu
        200 {
          special = rootline
          as = breadcrumb
        }
    }
}