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title: "Installation"
manual: "Frontend Edit"
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source: "Installation/Index.rst"
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# Installation {#installation}

## Requirements {#requirements}

-   PHP 8.2 - 8.5
-   TYPO3 13.4 LTS - 14.x

### Version matrix {#version-matrix}

| Version | TYPO3 | PHP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2.x | 13.4 LTS - 14.x | 8.2 - 8.5 |
| 1.x | 11 - 13 | 8.1 - 8.5 |

## Step 1: Install the extension {#steps}

**Composer**

```bash
composer require xima/xima-typo3-frontend-edit
```

**TER**

Download the extension from the
[TYPO3 extension repository](https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/xima_typo3_frontend_edit)
and install it via **Admin Tools > Extensions**.

## Step 2: Include the site set {#site-set}

The extension ships a site set that registers its settings and TypoScript.
Without it, nothing is injected into the frontend.

**YAML**

Add the set to your site configuration:

**config/sites/my-site/config.yaml**

```yaml
dependencies:
  - xima/xima-typo3-frontend-edit
```

**Backend**

Go to **Site Management > Sites**, edit your site and add
**Frontend Edit** under **Sets for this Site**.

## Step 3: Verify the setup {#verify}

1.  Log into the TYPO3 backend.
1.  Open a page of your site in the frontend **in the same browser**.
1.  The [toolbar](../Usage/Toolbar.html#toolbar) appears in the bottom-right corner, and
    hovering a content element reveals its edit button.

> [!TIP]
> Nothing visible? The [FAQ](../FAQ/Index.html#faq) walks through the six usual causes — the
> most common one is missing content element IDs in custom Fluid templates.

## Next steps {#next-steps}

**Start editing**

See what editors can do in the frontend: edit menu, toolbar, inline
editing and drag & drop.

[View usage guide](../Usage/Index.html#usage)

**Adapt it**

Restrict frontend editing to certain pages, content types or user
groups, and change its appearance.

[View configuration options](../Configuration/Index.html#configuration)