Breaking: #97927 - Removed TypoScript option config.doctypeSwitch¶
See forge#97927
Description¶
Previous TYPO3 versions allowed to set config.doctypeSwitch
via TypoScript.
If this option was set, the order of <?xml...> and <!DOCTYPE...> during the rendering of a Frontend page was reversed. This was needed in the past for Internet Explorer to be standards-compliant with XHTML. Otherwise IE's "Quirks Mode" was used.
Nowadays, usages for both Internet Explorer (which is not supported anymore) and XHTML have been low, which is why the option is now removed from TYPO3 Core.
Impact¶
Setting the option config.doctypeSwitch
has no effect anymore, the
XML declaration and doctype statement are kept as is.
Affected installations¶
TYPO3 installations with old templates having this TypoScript option set.
Migration¶
It is recommended to avoid using this functionality, and to switch to HTML5.