Mask

Create your own content elements and page templates. Easy to use, even without programming skills, because of the comfortable drag and drop user interface. All content is stored in structured database tables.

What does it do?

Mask is a TYPO3 extension for creating content elements and extending page templates. It’s possible to add new fields to any element. Fields can have several types, for example: text, file, relations, rich text, ...

Quickstart

Download Mask with composer by running the command composer require mask/mask or install via extension manager. It is important to add Mask as a dependency in your ext_emconf.php, so you can override the generated TCA. Before you start using Mask, you should define the paths to your templates. The easiest way to change the paths is to add the snippet below to your AdditionalConfiguration.php:

$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTENSIONS']['mask'] = [
    'backend' => 'EXT:sitepackage/Resources/Private/Mask/Backend/Templates/',
    'backendlayout_pids' => '0,1',
    'content' => 'EXT:sitepackage/Resources/Private/Mask/Frontend/Templates/',
    'json' => 'EXT:sitepackage/Configuration/Mask/mask.json',
    'layouts' => 'EXT:sitepackage/Resources/Private/Mask/Frontend/Layouts/',
    'layouts_backend' => 'EXT:sitepackage/Resources/Private/Mask/Backend/Layouts/',
    'partials' => 'EXT:sitepackage/Resources/Private/Mask/Frontend/Partials/',
    'partials_backend' => 'EXT:sitepackage/Resources/Private/Mask/Backend/Partials/',
    'preview' => 'EXT:sitepackage/Resources/Public/Mask/',
];

Adjust the paths to your sitepackage extension and activate Mask. When you visit the Mask backend, you will have the option to create all missing files and folders defined here. This is also great to have in version control so others will have this already set up when checking out.

Mask requires fluid_styled_content so go to your static includes in the template module and include it there. After that also include the Mask static TypoScript.

That's it. Now you can start creating your own content elements!

Mask versions

Mask Version	TYPO3 Version	Release Date	Status	More Info
v7	v10, v11.4	2021-05-12	regular maintenance	VueJS based Mask Backend
v6	v10, v11.1	2020-10-08	priority bugfixes	Palettes, Groups and more
v5	v10	2020-04-18	discontinued	Please update to v7
v4	v9	2018-10-04	occasional bugfixes
v3	v8	2017-05-23	discontinued
v2	v7	2016-05-10	discontinued
v1	v6, v7	2015-08-12	discontinued

Advantages of Mask

Mask stores the content in columns in database tables – not as XML (Flexform)
Mask reuses existing database fields to conserve the database
Mask works only with existing features of the TYPO3 core: backend layouts, Fluid, TypoScript
Mask allows repeating content with IRRE technology
Mask supports multi-language projects
Mask supports workspaces and versioning
The Mask backend is a single page application based on VueJS for even more comfort

Need help?

Read how to install, configure and use mask in the official documentation
Join the "#ext-mask" channel on TYPO3 Slack and ask the mask community.
Visit our website to find more information about mask

Found a bug?

First check out the master branch and verify that the issue is not yet solved
Have a look at the existing issues, to prevent duplicates
If not found, report the bug in our issue tracker

Like a new feature?

Have a look at our wishlist
If your idea is not listed here, get in contact with us
If you want to sponsor a feature, get in contact with us
If you want to develop a feature, get in contact to plan a strategy

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