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title: "UserTSconfig"
manual: "Frontend Edit"
version: "2.6"
source: "Configuration/UserTSconfig.rst"
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# UserTSconfig {#user-tsconfig}

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You can disable the frontend editing feature for specific backend users or
backend user groups via UserTSconfig.

When disabled via UserTSconfig, the entire frontend editing feature is hidden —
including the sticky toolbar. The user cannot re-enable it via the toggle button.

This is useful for restricting frontend editing to certain editor groups while
keeping other backend users unaffected.

> [!NOTE]
> This setting is different from the per-user toggle in the sticky toolbar.
> The toggle allows users to temporarily hide the editing UI themselves.
> The UserTSconfig setting is an administrative control that completely
> prevents access to the feature.

## Disable frontend editing {#disable-frontend-editing}

-   **tx_ximatypo3frontendedit.disabled**

    -   *type:* bool
    -   *Default:* false

    Set to `1` to disable frontend editing for the affected backend users.

    ```typoscript
    tx_ximatypo3frontendedit.disabled = 1
    ```

By default, frontend editing is **enabled** for all backend users.

## Examples {#examples}

### Disable for a specific backend user group {#disable-for-a-specific-backend-user-group}

In the **TSconfig** field of a backend user group record:

```typoscript
tx_ximatypo3frontendedit.disabled = 1
```

All users in this group will no longer see the frontend editing UI.

### Disable for a specific backend user {#disable-for-a-specific-backend-user}

In the **TSconfig** field of a backend user record:

```typoscript
tx_ximatypo3frontendedit.disabled = 1
```

### Disable globally via Page TSconfig {#disable-globally-via-page-tsconfig}

You can also set this in Page TSconfig (e.g. via
`Configuration/page.tsconfig`), which will then apply to all backend
users on the affected pages. However, **UserTSconfig is recommended** as it
targets users directly regardless of which page they visit.