TYPO3 extension xima_typo3_frontend_edit

This extension provides an edit menu for editors within the frontend regarding content elements and pages.

Note

Delineation and classification: This is not a further development of the "original" extension frontend_editing. It is similar in some ways to the realisation of the feedit extension. This extension is an independent implementation with a different approach. See the Delineation page in the documentation for a detailed comparison with related extensions like visual_editor and content_preview.

The extension has been developed to provide a simple and lightweight solution to easily start the editing of content elements from the frontend and thus reduce the gap between frontend and backend. Therefore, a simple javascript is injected into the frontend, which generates action links to the TYPO3 backend with the corresponding edit views.

✨ Features

• Edit Menu - Quick access to edit, hide, delete, and move content elements
• Toolbar - Page-level actions and toggle for frontend editing
• Site Settings - Per-site configuration via YAML
• PSR-14 Events - Customize menus with custom actions
• Data ViewHelper - Add edit links for related records (e.g., news items)
• Dark/Light Mode - Automatic or manual color scheme selection
• Configurable Position - 12 toolbar positions available
• Save & Close - Quick return to frontend after editing
• UserTSconfig - Disable frontend editing per user or user group

Note

New in v2.2.0 — Contextual Editing Sidebar (experimental)

Edit content elements and page properties directly in a sidebar panel without leaving the frontend. Uses TYPO3 v14.2's record_edit_contextual route for a streamlined editing experience.

Enable via Site Settings: frontendEdit.enableContextualEditing: true — Documentation

🔥 Installation

Requirements

• TYPO3 >= 13.4
• PHP 8.2+

Supports

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

Composer

composer require xima/xima-typo3-frontend-edit

TER

Download the zip file from TYPO3 extension repository (TER).

📙 Documentation

Please have a look at the official extension documentation.

Note

Facing trouble or issues? You may find help in the following sections:

• How it works
• Migration
• FAQ

🧑‍💻 Contributing

Please have a look at CONTRIBUTING.md.

💎 Credits

The extension icon based on the original actions-open icon from TYPO3 core which is originally licensed under MIT License.

Thanks to move:elevator and XIMA for supporting the development of this extension.

⭐ License

This project is licensed under GNU General Public License 2.0 (or later).