TYPO3 v12: Everything you need to know - New Features & Roadmap

And TYPO3 v12 are gleaming already! Yes, with the initial release of TYPO3 v12.1 comes a lot of TYPO3 backend enrichments, improved performance, and user functionality improvements. With vital new features and improvements, our favorite TYPO3 CMS is just getting better.

Unlike us, you must be waiting excitedly for TYPO3 version 12 to launch. Beta TYPO3 version 12.1 is out and we have been following the TYPO3 version 12 development closely and trying out the new features on our test sites. For each TYPO3 version 12 released, I’ve provided key specific insights concerning any new features and functionality.

To know ROI, It’s always good to check out the future planning of an OpenSource CMS. 

Here is the TYPO3 Roadmap at https://typo3.org/cms/roadmap. Check out the well-planned development roadmap of TYPO3v12. Do you know that TYPO3 GmbH offers further help and support options for TYPO3 v12 LTS even after 31 October 2024 for up to two extra years?

TYPO3 version 12 roadmap

TYPO3 can be run on any system that supports PHP, MySQL or DoctralDB, and HTTPS. 

As long as you are running these services on your system, you can use TYPO3 v11. These requirements may change, so make sure to review the Server Requirements listed as this will continue to change and be updated.

• PHP version 8.1
• Most database servers supported by Doctrine DBAL also work with TYPO3. Tested DB engines are, 
  • MySQL version 8.0 or higher
  • MariaDB version 10.3 or higher
  • PostgreSQL version 10.0 or higher
  • SQLite version 3.8.3 or higher

New Mail Configuration Options

Numerous TYPO3 websites and programs produce emails, such as the system emails that backend users can activate when they forget their password. The TYPO3 Mail API is also used by contact forms and specially created extensions, and it now has four new configuration options:

• Most messages that can be sent before the transport must be restarted.
• the time interval between stopping and starting the journey that must pass before sleeping.
• the least amount of time before the server begins pinging between two messages.
• The SMTP stream's stream context choices.

The last choice enables you to quickly alter the specifications needed to communicate with an SMTP server, whereas the previous three options primarily help integrators and system administrators to fine-tune the mail transit process.

DBAL version 3 in TYPO3 version 12

TYPO3 v12 now uses Doctrine DBAL version 3. This version of the DBAL went through major internal refactorings by separating Doctrine’s internal driver logic from PHP’s native PDO functionality.

Update for TYPO3 Extension Developer

• First, you must update the execute() function in your extension to executeQuery() or executeStatement() if you use the QueryBuilder to submit queries. In TYPO3 v 11 LTS, we left the former execute() statement in place for backward compatibility. Developers are no longer advised to use this function call, according to the documentation.
• To extend the core functionality of TYPO3, TYPO3 developers have to come across the PSR-14 specification and Symfony’s Events and Event Listeners concept. This trend continued in TYPO3 v12 and replaced the previously used Signals/Slots solution from all related classes with events in version 12.0.

Introduction of new TCA types

In TYPO3 v12, there is an introduction of seven new TCA types, all available in TYPO3 version 12.0 and already documented in the TCA Reference: email, password, link, number, datetime, color, and file.

Other small yet important improvements

• To extend TYPO3’s multi-language capabilities and now also support Luxembourgish (ISO 639-1 code “lb”) in the TYPO3 backend by default.
• Two widely-used PHP extensions are now required for TYPO3 in order to further enhance the character set and internationalization handling of the platform: internationalization ("intl") and multi-byte strings ("mbstring").
• The Pagination API was extended in TYPO3 version 12.0 and now also features “sliding window pagination”.
• Developers can now utilize JavaScript ES6 in place of AMD modules by complying with the W3C specification Import Maps (currently in progress) (Asynchronous Module Definition). This change will improve performance because modules will load much more quickly.

We are going to publish a series of posts for each technical and non-technical feature of TYPO3 V12 LTS, Stay tuned to our blogs! Also checkout our TYPO3 Support and Maintenance service for end-to-end support.

We just loved all of the great features of TYPO3 V12, which ones are your favorite? What do you like or dislike about TYPO3 V12? We would love to receive your thoughts and feedback in below comment box.