Content elements

Reference for mp-core content types: TCA location, Fluid templates, TSconfig wizards and custom database fields.

Using field names in the backend locallang_db.xlf. This document lists technical keys and their behaviour.

Quick overview

CType	Type	TCA file	Front-end template
`gallery`	Custom	`tt_content_gallery.php`	`Resources/Private/Templates/Content/Gallery.html`
`stage`	Custom	`tt_content_stage.php`	`Resources/Private/Templates/Content/Stage.html`
`banner`	Custom	`tt_content_banner.php`	`Resources/Private/Templates/Content/Banner.html`
`singleteaser`	Custom	`tt_content_singleteaser.php`	`Resources/Private/Templates/Content/Singleteaser.html`
`menu_subpages`	Core override	`tt_content_menu_subpages.php`	fluid_styled_content / Override extension
`mpcore_todolist`	Custom (Vue)	`tt_content_00_base.php`	Vue integration via `VueComponents.typoscript`
`definitionlist`	Content block	`ContentBlocks/.../definitionlist/`	Content blocks `frontend.html`
`ce_accordion`	b13/container	`tt_content_accordion.php`	`Resources/Private/Templates/Container/`
`ce_tabs`	b13/container	`tt_content_tabs.php`	Container templates
`ce_slider`	b13/container	`tt_content_slider.php`	Container + `SwiperSlider.vue`
`ce_grid`	b13/container	`tt_content_grid.php`	Container templates
`ce_container`	b13/container	`tt_content_container.php`	Container wrappers

TypoScript: Configuration/TypoScript/Setup/ContentElements/tt_content/*.typoscript
Database columns: ext_tables.sql (all tt_content extensions)

Common fields (many CTypes)

Defined in Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content_00_base.php, tt_content_00_header.phpand tt_content_container.php.

Link palette (`link_config`)

Used by Stage, Banner, Singleteaser and others.

Field	Type	Description
`tx_link_switch`	Enable	Enable link button
`tx_link`	Link	Page, file, URL or record
`tx_link_text`	Input	Custom link label (`displayCond`: enable)
`tx_link_layout`	Select	`btn btn-primary/secondary/tertiary/quaternary`, `internal-link`, `external-link`, `download`
`tx_link_position`	Select	`btn-center`, `btn-left`, `btn-right`

Header palette (`header_config`)

Field	Type	Description
`header_kicker`	Input	Text above the heading
`tx_header_style`	Selection	Override semantic level: `h1`–`h6` (visual class)
`tx_header_inside`	Activate	Render header in content area

Grid / Background (TCA container)

Used by Banner, Singleteaser, Stage, menu_subpages, containers.

Field	Type	Description
`grid_bgcolor`	Selection	Background colour (`itemsProcFunc`: `ColorPickerValueItems`)
`grid_light`	Enable	Light text on dark background
`grid_bgimage`	File	Background image
`grid_bgfullsize`	Tick	Full-width background
`grid_parallax`	Tick	Parallax (Jarallax)
`grid_icon` / `grid_icon_switch`	File / check	Optional icon
`grid_container`	check	Width of the inner container
`grid_columns`	select	Column layout (sub-pages of menu)

Gallery (`gallery`)

TCA: Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content_gallery.php
Assistant: Configuration/TsConfig/Page/ContentElement/Element/Gallery.tsconfig
Frontend: Vue GallerySwiper for slider/thumbnail layouts; otherwise static layouts.

Layout

Field	Type	Values / Default
`gallery_layout`	Selection	`gallery-single`, `gallery-tiles`, `gallery-slider`, `gallery-thumbs` (reload on change)
`gallery_columns`	Selection	`1`–`4` Slides per view — only if layout = `gallery-slider`

Swiper options

Displayed if the layout gallery-slider and/or gallery-thumbs (see TCA displayCond).

Field	Type	Default	Notes
`gallery_space_between`	Number	10	px
`gallery_speed`	Number	300	ms Transition
`gallery_loop`	check	0
`gallery_navigation_enabled`	Test	1	Back/Next
`gallery_pagination_enabled`	check	1
`gallery_pagination_type`	Select	`bullets`	`fraction`, `progressbar`
`gallery_pagination_clickable`	Highlight	1	Bullets only
`gallery_pagination_dynamic_bullets`	Tick	1	Bullets only
`gallery_autoplay_enabled`	check	0	Sliders only
`gallery_autoplay_delay`	Number	3000	Slider only
`gallery_thumbs_per_view`	Select	4	Thumbnails: 3–6
`gallery_thumbs_space_between`	Number	10	Thumbnail

Key content fields

Field	Notes
`header_kicker`, `header`, `subheader`, `bodytext`	RTE enabled `bodytext`
`image`	Multiple images; FAL `description`/`link`/`title`/`caption` Pass-through

Stage (`stage`)

TCA: Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content_stage.php
Assistant: Configuration/TsConfig/Page/ContentElement/Element/Stage.tsconfig

Media

Field	Type	Description
`tx_stage_switch`	Selection	`0` = Background image, `1` = Video (Reload)
`tx_stage_video`	File	mp4, webm, ogg — if switch = Video
`image`	FAL	Max 1 — Hero image
`video`	Core	Core video field in the palette
`bodytext`	RTE	Overlay text

Position & Display

Field	Type	Values
`tx_stage_position`	Select	`stage-default`, `stage-top`, `stage-middle`, `stage-bottom`
`grid_bgcolor`	Select	Shared colour picker
`tx_stage_bgcolor`	Enable	Stage-specific background switch
`date`	Date/Time	Optional date bar
`link_config` Palette		CTA link

Banner (`banner`)

TCA: Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content_banner.php
Assistant: Configuration/TsConfig/Page/ContentElement/Element/Banner.tsconfig

Minimal hero strip: header + single image + optional background/link.

Field	Notes
`header`	Title
`image`	Max. 1
`grid_bgcolor`, `grid_light`	Section colours
`link_config`	Optional CTA
`bodytext`	Plain text (RTE disabled)

Single teaser (`singleteaser`)

TCA: Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content_singleteaser.php
Assistant: Configuration/TsConfig/Page/ContentElement/Element/Singleteaser.tsconfig

Field	Notes
`header_kicker`, `header`, `subheader`
`image`	Max. 1; `imageorient`, `imagewidth` in palette
`bodytext`	RTE
`grid_bgcolor`
`link_config`
`date`	Optional

Menu subpages (`menu_subpages`)

TCA: tt_content_menu_subpages.php — overrides only the core showitem .

Field	Notes
`pages`	Selected pages
`header_subpages`	Heading level for submenu titles (`h2`–`h6`)
`grid_bgcolor`, `grid_columns`, `grid_light`	Map/grid styling
`tx_link_switch`, `tx_link_text`, `tx_link_layout`	Link styling per element

To-do list (`mpcore_todolist`)

TCA: tt_content_00_base.php
FlexForm: Configuration/FlexForms/TodoList.xml
Frontend: Vue TodoList — data-container="vue" data-component="TodoList"

FlexForm settings (`pi_flexform`)

Setting	Type	Default
`settings.showDeleteButton`	Checkbox	1
`settings.showFilter`	check	1
`settings.showClearCompleted`	check	1
`settings.maxItems`	Number	(see XML)
`settings.cardTitle`	Input	Card title
`settings.colorScheme`	Selection	Bootstrap colour scheme

List of definitions (`definitionlist`)

Content block – not a standard TCA-CType file.

See Backend.md for editor fields.
RTE definition lists are also available within the main RTE preset (toolbar plugin).

Container elements (b13/container)

Subordinate content is located in colPos 101, unless otherwise stated. Icons and labels in locallang_db.xlf.

Accordion (`ce_accordion`)

TCA: tt_content_accordion.php

Field	Type	Description
`container_accordion_type`	Selection	`1` Bootstrap, `2` native `<details>`
`container_headline`	Input	Section title
`container_accordion_toggle`	Checkbox	UI for showing and hiding
`container_accordion_toggle_all`	Check	Show/hide all
`container_accordion_open`	check	Open first window
`grid_container`	check	Width of the container

Permitted child CTypes: header, text, textpic, ce_accordion, ce_container

Tabs (`ce_tabs`)

TCA: tt_content_tabs.php

Field	Type	Description
`container_headline`	Input
`container_tab_open`	Validation	Open first tab
`grid_container`	Check

Slider (`ce_slider`)

TCA: tt_content_slider.php — Vue-SwiperSlider application in the frontend.

Field	Type	Default
`slider_type`	Selection	`slide`, `fade`, `cube`, `coverflow`, `flip`, `cards`, `creative`
`slider_slides_per_view`	Number	1
`slider_slides_per_group`	Number	1
`slider_space_between`	Number	0
`slider_loop`	Check	0
`slider_speed`	Number	300
`slider_autoplay_enabled`	check	0
`slider_autoplay_delay`	Number	3000
`slider_autoplay_disable_on_interaction`	Check	1
`slider_navigation_enabled`	Examination	1
`slider_pagination_enabled`	check	1
`slider_pagination_type`	select	`bullets`, `fraction`, `progressbar`
`slider_pagination_clickable`	mark	0
`slider_pagination_dynamic_bullets`	check	0
`slider_keyboard_enabled`	select	1
`slider_mousewheel_enabled`	check	0
`slider_free_mode_enabled`	check	0
`slider_zoom_enabled`	check	0
`slider_breakpoints`	Text	JSON checkpoints (advanced)

Grid (`ce_grid`)

TCA: tt_content_grid.php — Bootstrap column editor.

Field	Type	Description
`grid_type`	select	`ul` (list) or `div` (div wrapper)
`grid_columns`	Selection	1–4 columns
`grid_breakpoint`	select	`xl`, `md`, `lg`, `xxl`
`grid_col1` … `grid_col4`	select	Bootstrap width 1–12 per column
`grid_offset1` … `grid_offset4`	select	Column offset
`grid_gutter`	select	Spacing 0–5
Together `grid_*` Background fields		From Container TCA

Uses palette frames_ce_grid (spacing only, no frame layout selection).

Container (`ce_container`)

TCA: tt_content_container.php — generic wrapper with background palettes (grid_bgcolor, grid_bgimage, parallax, icon, etc.).

Adding a new content element

TCA — Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content_myelement.php + Columns in the ext_tables.sql.
Template — Resources/Private/Templates/Content/Myelement.html.
TypoScript — Configuration/TypoScript/Setup/ContentElements/tt_content/Myelement.typoscript.
Wizard — Configuration/TsConfig/Page/ContentElement/Element/Myelement.tsconfig.
Icon — Configuration/Icons.php.
Reuse palettes: link_config, header_config, grid_* where applicable.

See Configuration.md for TCA patterns and Frontend.md for asset inclusions.

Content elements

Quick overview

Common fields (many CTypes)

Link palette (link_config)

Header palette (header_config)

Grid / Background (TCA container)

Gallery (gallery)

Layout

Swiper options

Key content fields

Stage (stage)

Media

Position & Display

Banner (banner)

Single teaser (singleteaser)

Menu subpages (menu_subpages)

To-do list (mpcore_todolist)

FlexForm settings (pi_flexform)

List of definitions (definitionlist)