t3/dce

Best FlexForm based content elements since 2012. With TCA mapping feature, simple backend view and much more features which makes it super easy to create own content element types.

4.0.0 2026-08-13 12:36 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.2
• ext-dom: *
• ext-json: *
• typo3/cms-core: ^14.3

Requires (Dev)

• armin/editorconfig-cli: ^2.2
• friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer: ^3.95
• helmich/typo3-typoscript-lint: ^3.3
• phpstan/phpstan: ^2.2
• phpstan/phpstan-doctrine: ^2.0
• saschaegerer/phpstan-typo3: ^3.1
• typo3/cms-backend: ^14.3
• typo3/cms-install: ^14.3
• typo3/cms-linkvalidator: ^14.3
• typo3/cms-seo: ^14.3

Suggests

• b13/container: Brings clean container functionality to TYPO3 CMS, supported by DCE.

Replaces

• arminvieweg/dce: *

GPL-2.0-or-later

• Armin Vieweg

• TYPO3 CMS
• content elements
• dce
• Dynamic Content Elements

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-08-13 12:51 UTC

README

What is DCE?

DCE is an extension for TYPO3 CMS, which creates easily and fast dynamic content elements. Based on Extbase, Fluid and over 15 years of experience.

Screenshots

Installation

DCE requires TYPO3 14.3 or newer within the TYPO3 14 release line, PHP 8.2, and the PHP extensions DOM and JSON.

You can install DCE in TYPO3 CMS using the TER or use Composer to fetch DCE from Packagist:

composer req t3/dce:"^4.0"

If your project uses an older TYPO3 version, install an older, compatible DCE version instead. Check the available versions and their TYPO3 requirements on Packagist or in the TYPO3 Extension Repository.

Documentation

The full documentation can be found here: https://docs.typo3.org/p/t3/dce/4.0/en-us/

How to contribute?

Just fork this repository and create a pull request to the v14 branch. Please also describe why you've submitted your patch. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

In case you can't provide code but want to support DCE anyway, here is my PayPal donation link.

Thanks to all contributors and sponsors!

DDEV Environment

DCE ships a DDEV configuration with two TYPO3 14.3 installations:

Mode	Install command	URL
Composer	ddev install-v14	https://v14.dce.ddev.site/
Classic (without Composer)	ddev install-v14-classic	https://v14-classic.dce.ddev.site/

It uses Apache2 with php-fpm (8.2) enabled.

Requirements

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• DDEV

Setup

1. Start the DDEV containers using

   ddev start
   

2. Install both TYPO3 variants using

   ddev install-all
   

   Alternatively, run one of the installation commands listed above to set up only the required variant.
3. On https://dce.ddev.site/ you get a brief overview of the environment

Scripts

Besides the installation scripts, DCE also provides host commands in DDEV, to render and preview the documentation.

Render documentation:

ddev docs

Preview rendered documentation:

ddev launch-docs

It only opens the browser with the right location. Please render the documentation first.