:navigation-title: Introduction .. _introduction: Introduction ============ .. _what-does-it-do: What does it do? ---------------- **Das** is an extension designed to streamline the creation of TYPO3 websites. It enhances pages and content elements by adding extra fields for Bootstrap 5 classes and introduces a new collection of content elements, page layouts, and view helpers. This significantly reduces the effort required to build your site. Once installed, your TYPO3 setup is ready to use, requiring no additional configuration. You can also create custom themes by developing your own extension. This allows you to modify constants, TSConfig, and partials while incorporating your own assets. **Das** is based on the extensions Flux and Vhs. .. _why-flux: Why Flux? --------- Flux is based on pure Fluid and offers more versatility than TCA or content blocks when dealing with containers and grid layouts. Some of the new content elements (specially Columns) shipped with **Das** benefit from it. .. _what-is-in-das: What's in Das? -------------- **Das** comes with a lot of features to make a TYPO3 installation work out of the box. * **Page layouts**: A set of page layouts that cover any possible scenario. * **Content elements**: A set of more than twenty ready to use content elements. * **New fields in content elements**: New fields added to enhance all type of content elements. * **Customized RTE**: A customized RTE so Bootstrap classes can be applied to text, links, buttons, badges, and tables. * **Fully customizable**: Front end output can be fully customizable with your own assets and by editing the partials for each content element. For more information on **Das**, visit its `home page `_.