--- title: "Configuration" manual: "JW Tools 2" version: "main" permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:configuration@main" source: "Configuration/Index.rst" rendered: "2026-11-04T12:08:04+00:00" --- # Configuration {#configuration} Target group: **Developers, Integrators** `jwtools2` initially does nothing after installation. Each feature has to be activated manually with Extension Settings. ## Extension Settings {#extensionsettings} - [typo3EnableUidInPageTree](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3enableuidinpagetree@main) - [typo3TransferTypoScriptCurrent](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3transfertyposcriptcurrent@main) - [typo3RequiredColumnsForFiles](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3requiredcolumnsforfiles@main) - [typo3PreventSavingContentWithInvalidFileMetaData](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3preventsavingcontentwithinvalidfilemetadata@main) - [typo3DisableRecordsOnInvalidFileMetaData](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3disablerecordsoninvalidfilemetadata@main) - [typo3ReplaceFrontendImagesWithInvalidMetaData](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3replacefrontendimageswithinvalidmetadata@main) - [typo3PlaceholderImageApiUrl](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3placeholderimageapiurl@main) - [typo3PlaceholderImageStorageFolder](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3placeholderimagestoragefolder@main) - [enableFileMetaDataOverviewModule](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:enablefilemetadataoverviewmodule@main) - [typo3ExcludeVideoFilesFromFalFilter](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3excludevideofilesfromfalfilter@main) - [typo3ApplyFixForMoveTranslatedContentElements](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3applyfixformovetranslatedcontentelements@main) - [reduceCategoriesToPageTree](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:reducecategoriestopagetree@main) - [enableSqlQueryTask](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:enablesqlquerytask@main) - [enableContextMenuToUpdateFileMetadata](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:enablecontextmenutoupdatefilemetadata@main) - [enableCachingFrameworkLogger](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:enablecachingframeworklogger@main) - [enableReportProvider](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:enablereportprovider@main) - [sendUpdatableExtensionsWithSeverity](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:sendupdatableextensionswithseverity@main) - [solrEnable](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:solrenable@main) - [solrSchedulerTaskUid](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:solrschedulertaskuid@main) ### typo3EnableUidInPageTree {#typo3enableuidinpagetree} Activate this settings to show page UIDs in front of page title in pagetree. Yes, it's the same settings like: options.pageTree.showPageIdWithTitle = 1 As user TSconfig is cached, please flush all caches after changing this setting. ### typo3TransferTypoScriptCurrent {#typo3transfertyposcriptcurrent} This is a really special setting. It transports the value of `current` into its Subproperties. Please have a look to following TypoScript: ```typoscript tt_content.list.20.avalex_avalex.stdWrap { setContentToCurrent = 1 cObject = CONTENT cObject { table = tx_drstmplmodule_domain_model_configuration select { pidInList = {$drs.root} } renderObj = TEXT renderObj { current = 1 replacement { 10.search = avalexDefaultChurch 10.replace.data = FIELD:church 20.search = avalexDefaultResponsible 20.replace.data = FIELD:responsible 30.search = avalexDefaultStreet 30.replace.dataWrap = {FIELD:street} {FIELD:house_number} 40.search = avalexDefaultZIP 40.replace.data = FIELD:zip 50.search = avalexDefaultCity 50.replace.data = FIELD:city } } } } ``` After generating the content of plugin Avalex we call `stdWrap` and set `current` to the output of the plugin with `setContentToCurrent`. As each pagetree has its own configuration record assigned, we have to retrieve this configuration record with CONTENT which sends data to `renderObj` and now we have a problem: We only have the data of configuration record available within `renderObj`. As we have a completely new ContentObjectRenderer-object here the `current` property is empty. So all the replacements in example will be done on an empty string. If you activate `typo3TransferTypoScriptCurrent` we make use of a hook in TYPO3 and transfer the value of `current` into child ContentObjects. This option will only work for cObj types CONTENT and RECORD. ### typo3RequiredColumnsForFiles {#typo3requiredcolumnsforfiles} Add a comma separated list of column names of table `sys_file` or `sys_file_metadata` to set these columns as required. If these columns are not filled for an image it is not selectable in FileBrowser. It can not be inserted into a ContentElement or record. Example: `creator, copyright` This setting only applies to images. It has the following effects: - An info message in the file browser lists the required columns. - Images with missing values can neither be selected with the checkbox and select button nor with a click on the file name. A click on the file name shows a notification instead. - Columns of `sys_file_metadata` are marked as required in the metadata form of images. Please flush all caches after changing this setting, as this is part of the cached TCA. Files uploaded directly into a file field of a record (drag & drop, "Add media by URL") do not pass the file browser. Activate [typo3PreventSavingContentWithInvalidFileMetaData](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3preventsavingcontentwithinvalidfilemetadata@main) to cover these, too. ### typo3PreventSavingContentWithInvalidFileMetaData {#typo3preventsavingcontentwithinvalidfilemetadata} **Default**: 0 Only valid, if [typo3RequiredColumnsForFiles](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3requiredcolumnsforfiles@main) is configured. On creating or updating any record (regardless of table or field) all its file relations to images with missing required columns will be disabled (hidden). The rest of the record is saved as usual and a message explaining why is shown in the backend. ### typo3DisableRecordsOnInvalidFileMetaData {#typo3disablerecordsoninvalidfilemetadata} **Default**: 0 Only valid, if [typo3RequiredColumnsForFiles](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3requiredcolumnsforfiles@main) is configured. If the metadata of a file which is already in use gets edited and a required column becomes empty, all records referencing this file will be disabled (hidden). A message explaining why is shown in the backend. Once the metadata is completed again, the affected records will be re-enabled automatically. ### typo3ReplaceFrontendImagesWithInvalidMetaData {#typo3replacefrontendimageswithinvalidmetadata} **Default**: 0 Only valid, if [typo3RequiredColumnsForFiles](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3requiredcolumnsforfiles@main) is configured. Images with missing required columns will be replaced by a placeholder image in frontend. The backend still shows the original image, so editors can find and fix it. ### typo3PlaceholderImageApiUrl {#typo3placeholderimageapiurl} **Default**: [https://placehold.co/](https://placehold.co/){width}x{height}/eeeeee/999999.png?text=Metadata+missing Only valid, if [typo3ReplaceFrontendImagesWithInvalidMetaData](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3replacefrontendimageswithinvalidmetadata@main) is activated. URL template to fetch the placeholder image. `{width}` and `{height}` will be replaced with the requested processing dimensions. Leave empty to use the placeholder image shipped with jwtools2 instead of an external API. ### typo3PlaceholderImageStorageFolder {#typo3placeholderimagestoragefolder} **Default**: 1:/placeholder_images/jwtools2/ Only valid, if [typo3PlaceholderImageApiUrl](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/jweiland/jwtools2:typo3placeholderimageapiurl@main) is set. Combined identifier of the FAL folder used to cache placeholder images downloaded from the API, so it is not called on every request. > [!WARNING] > **Attention** > > Do not use a path containing a folder named `_temp_` or `_recycler_`. > Most TYPO3 installations block direct web access to these folders, which > results in broken placeholder images in frontend. ### enableFileMetaDataOverviewModule {#enablefilemetadataoverviewmodule} **Default**: 0 Adds a file metadata overview to the jwtools2 backend module. It lists images, their metadata status and where they are referenced (content elements and records of other extensions), with filters for missing metadata. ### typo3ExcludeVideoFilesFromFalFilter {#typo3excludevideofilesfromfalfilter} Hidden files are normally hidden in filelist module of TYPO3. Ok, you can activate hidden files in filelist in your User settings, but may be this Checkbox was hidden by an Integrator or Administrator. Or maybe showing all these system files like .htaccess, .htpasswd, .DS_Store is a little bit too much. If your editor creates a new external video TYPO3 stored this video information in a .youtube and/or .vimeo file. If a title could not be created the files name is still ".youtube". On Mac and Linux Operating Systems files starting with a dot are handled as hidden files. So it is not possible for an editor to rename, edit or show this file. Activating this option will still not show hidden files in general, except files with .youtube and .vimeo file ending. ### typo3ApplyFixForMoveTranslatedContentElements {#typo3applyfixformovetranslatedcontentelements} If you move a content element (tt_content) from one col to another (backend_layout) the related translated records will not be moved to new col. This is a problem for over 11 years in TYPO3. See: [https://forge.typo3.org/issues/21161](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/21161) Activate this option to apply a patch (hook) to solve this problem. We add the missing DB queries to move the related translated records to new colPos, too. BUT: Currently I haven't found a solution to hook into JavaScript of TYPO3 to move the translated records directly. So after a move of tt_content records you have to reload the right frame on your own. If you have a cool idea how to solve that the nice way feel free to create a PullRequest to jwtools2 ;-) ### reduceCategoriesToPageTree {#reducecategoriestopagetree} Activate this settings to reduce all available sys_category records in Categorytrees to categories which are created in current pagetree. We try to get the current Page UID you're editing and slide up until we find a page which is configured as `isSiteRoot`. Now we get all sys_category records for this pagetree and remove all disallowed categories from Categorytrees. ### enableSqlQueryTask {#enablesqlquerytask} Adds a new task to scheduler to execute your individual SQL-Query. ### enableContextMenuToUpdateFileMetadata {#enablecontextmenutoupdatefilemetadata} Adds a new entry `Create/Update file metadata` into context menu of filelist module to create a missing file metadata record or to update the existing metadata record (sys_file_metadata). This entry will read original width/height from file and uses them to create a NEW file (imagemagick) with same dimension, 100% quality and colorspace RGB to update width/height also in EXIF metadata. That's needed for the registered file extractors like OnlineHelper and EXT:tika which may read width/heigth from EXIF instead, which could be wrong in some cases. Because of different image tools (Photoshop, Paint, Gimp) the original file may result in a different image size after process with imagemagick/graphicsmagick. ### enableCachingFrameworkLogger {#enablecachingframeworklogger} With help of the Caching Framework Logger you can analyze each cache entry just before it was written to cache. This feature is helpful to inform you, if a "wrong" cache entry was written. If you activate that feature you (as administrator) have to create one or more cache expression records on root page (PID: 0). Give it a title and enter an expression. If you just search for a word in a cache entry leave checkbox for regular expression untouched. Internally it will start a PHP:mb_strpos search, so please be aware of case sensitive strings. For more complex search activate checkbox for regular expression. It starts a PHP:preg_match search internally. You don't need to prepend/append a delimiter. It uses "/" internally and escaped values for you automatically. ### enableReportProvider {#enablereportprovider} If EXT:reports is installed and activated this option will add additional information to reports module. These information will also be available in status report mail, if configured in scheduler. Currently following information will be shown: - List of all (not only security related) updatable extensions incl. version number. - ... ### sendUpdatableExtensionsWithSeverity {#sendupdatableextensionswithseverity} **Default**: info Only valid, if option `enableReportProvider` was activated and you make use of the `System Status Update (reports)` task. The information about updatable extensions has a severity of type INFO by default. It does not make sense for us to categorize bugfix extensions as WARNING. But why should YOU decide about that? There is a checkbox called \``Always send notification mail (not only on errors or warnings)`` in ``System Status Update (reports)`\` task which is deactivated by default. As we categorize updatable extensions as INFO you will not be notified about them in status mail. But if you activate the checkbox in task you will be notified about various system status and of cause updatable extensions with each scheduler run. Yes, this can be a lot of mails and a lot of content to search for the right section. Maybe a frustrating job. Setting `sendUpdatableExtensionsWithSeverity` to `warning` will set severity of updatable extensions to `WARNING`. Now, you can leave the checkbox in task deactivated and you will only get mails, if there are warnings in your TYPO3 system and/or updatable extensions. ### solrEnable {#solrenable} Activates Solr feature in our jwtools2 Backend module where you can manage your Solr cores and clear individual index types. ### solrSchedulerTaskUid {#solrschedulertaskuid} If you make use of our Solr Scheduler Task after activating `solrEnable` you must copy and paste the UID of our Scheduler Task into this setting. We need it to show Scheduler Task related information in our Solr backend module.