Read the latest blog posts by b13, covering TYPO3 related topics, insights, news, best practises and more. https://b13.com/_assets/274d3377160d4aa2cf66c0051093e3bc/Favicons/b13-logo-rss-180x180.png https://b13.com/core-insights/ en https://b13.com/core-insights/rss.xml Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:15:02 +0200 Copyright 2026 b13 GmbH. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. https://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-major-updates-with-composerhttps://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-major-updates-with-composer#commentsSat, 07 Feb 2026 12:57:00 +0100Jochen Rothhttps://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-major-updates-with-composerA new Composer Plugin helps us update our TYPO3 projects - read more on how we do it! https://b13.com/core-insights/blog/camino-the-need-for-a-default-theme-in-typo3-is-realhttps://b13.com/core-insights/blog/camino-the-need-for-a-default-theme-in-typo3-is-real#commentsTue, 27 Jan 2026 10:43:50 +0100Benni Mackhttps://b13.com/core-insights/blog/camino-the-need-for-a-default-theme-in-typo3-is-realWith TYPO3 v14, Camino introduces a default theme that removes friction from first installs. Why this matters—and how TYPO3 laid the groundwork. https://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-and-composer-weve-come-a-long-wayhttps://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-and-composer-weve-come-a-long-way#commentsMon, 21 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0100Benni Mackhttps://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-and-composer-weve-come-a-long-wayComposer and TYPO3 have had a long journey together. Now, work done in v11 is paving the way for v12—so that TYPO3 can become a fully-realized standard Composer project and consequently, an even more secure CMS. https://b13.com/core-insights/thank-you-to-our-2021-sponsorshttps://b13.com/core-insights/thank-you-to-our-2021-sponsors#commentsFri, 21 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0100Benni Mackhttps://b13.com/core-insights/thank-you-to-our-2021-sponsorsIn 2021, many individuals and companies sponsored bug fixes and new features in TYPO3. We’re grateful for their support! https://b13.com/core-insights/make-a-christmas-gift-for-typo3-developershttps://b13.com/core-insights/make-a-christmas-gift-for-typo3-developers#commentsFri, 24 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0100Oliver Bartschhttps://b13.com/core-insights/make-a-christmas-gift-for-typo3-developersThis years christmas gift, the TYPO3 extension "make", is a kickstarter CLI tool for various TYPO3 functionalities. https://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-core-testing-infrastructure-part-3https://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-core-testing-infrastructure-part-3#commentsThu, 20 May 2021 14:00:00 +0200Christian “Lolli” Kuhnhttps://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-core-testing-infrastructure-part-3The TYPO3 core CI uses the sysbox OCI runtime to run unprivileged DinD containers and some helper containers to increase performance. https://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-core-testing-infrastructure-part-2https://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-core-testing-infrastructure-part-2#commentsTue, 04 May 2021 15:00:00 +0200Christian “Lolli” Kuhnhttps://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-core-testing-infrastructure-part-2This part of the new TYPO3 core CI test setup looks at the involved systems, their hardware and the tools to handle them. https://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-core-testing-infrastructure-part-1https://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-core-testing-infrastructure-part-1#commentsFri, 23 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0200Christian “Lolli” Kuhnhttps://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-core-testing-infrastructure-part-1The TYPO3 core has quite a history of system testing: A powerful and excessive test strategy has been developed over the years to verify stability and integrity at any given point in time. We’ll go into various DevOps details with this blog series, starting with our GitLab CI choice https://b13.com/core-insights/multi-factor-authentication-explainedhttps://b13.com/core-insights/multi-factor-authentication-explained#commentsTue, 23 Mar 2021 09:20:00 +0100Oliver Bartschhttps://b13.com/core-insights/multi-factor-authentication-explainedMulti-factor authentication—or in short MFA—is shipped with the latest TYPO3 version 11.1. https://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-new-folder-tree-and-javascript-frameworkshttps://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-new-folder-tree-and-javascript-frameworks#commentsMon, 22 Feb 2021 17:30:00 +0100Benni Mackhttps://b13.com/core-insights/typo3-new-folder-tree-and-javascript-frameworksI’m pretty sure that the new Folder Tree in TYPO3 v11.1 feature will make editors daily lives with TYPO3 easier.