georgringer/backend-layout-enhanced

Colorful backend layouts

0.0.1 2025-03-11 19:58 UTC

Requires

• typo3/cms-core: dev-main || ^13.4.6

GPL-2.0-or-later

• Georg Ringer

• backend
• extension
• layout
• styles
• typo3

README

Enhance your TYPO3 backend layouts with custom styling! This extension allows you to apply styles to backend layouts, making it easier for editors to visually identify different sections.

📌 Features

• Style full backend layouts and individual cells
• Improve editor experience with visually distinct sections
• Utilize CSS patterns for creative background designs

🛠 Requirements

• TYPO3 13.4.6+
• Backend layouts configured via Page TSconfig

🚀 Installation

Install via Composer:

composer req georgringer/backend-layout-enhanced

🎨 Usage

After installing the extension, you can define custom styles in your backend layout configuration. Styles can be applied both globally and per cell.

⚠ Important: The identifier property is required. Learn more in the official TYPO3 documentation.

Example Configuration

mod.web_layout.BackendLayouts.col-2 {
    title = Layout with 2 columns
    config {
        backend_layout {
            styles = background-color: #e5e5f7; background-image: radial-gradient(#5a3628 0.5px, #e5e5f7 0.5px); background-size: 10px 10px;
            colCount = 3
            rowCount = 1
            rows {
                1.columns {
                    1 {
                        name = Main
                        identifier = main
                        styles = background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #E9E9E9, #E9E9E9 10px, #F6F6F6 10px, #F6F6F6 20px);
                        colspan = 2
                        colPos = 0
                    }

                    2 {
                        name = Right
                        identifier = right
                        styles = background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #FFCD1E, #FFCD1E 10px, #cca418 10px, #cca418 20px);
                        colPos = 1
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

💡 Tip: Search for "CSS background generator pattern" for creative styling ideas.

🔍 Additional Information

Starting from TYPO3 13.4.6, the Page Module provides additional CSS classes for styling:

• .t3-grid-container-{layoutIdentifier}
• .t3-grid-cell-{cellIdentifier}

These classes can be used to further customize the appearance of your backend layouts.