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TYPO3 Association Joins the European Open Source Academy’s Partner Program
On 1 November 2026, the TYPO3 Association will join the European Open Source Academy (EOSA) partner program as a Subscriber. EOSA brings together commercial, academic, public-interest, and civil society organizations to strengthen the open source software and hardware ecosystem in Europe. Its partners include the European Open Source Business Association (APELL), CERN, and the Open Source Initiative (OSI). The European Commission provided EOSA’s initial funding.
Also Light-Years Ahead of its Reputation: Notes From DrupalCon Rotterdam 2026
DrupalCon Rotterdam 2026 ran from 28 September to 1 October at the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Organized by the Drupal Association, it opened with a day of five vertical summits, then two days of sessions, and a Contribution Day. I was there as TYPO3 project ambassador, and TYPO3 Association Board secretary Martin Helmich attended too, manning the booth for his employer, TYPO3 partner Mittwald. The event counted 876 participants from 47 countries.
Summary of the Public Review: Rules for TYPO3 Units and the Unit Cooperation Panel
Skip to main navigation Skip to main content Skip to page footer After the public review was announced on 6 August, it drew extensive feedback in the GitHub pull request comments, as well as through direct messages to the Governance Working Group members. All of the feedback was read and discussed.
The Website Builder Is Dead, Long Live Content Management
Skip to main navigation Skip to main content Skip to page footer I can’t help but feel that many CMSs are treating AI like kids in a candy store. There are plenty of exciting things we can do with AI. But as agents, prompts, and AI features pile up, I wonder whether we are losing sight of the one thing a CMS is supposed to be good at: managing content. The obvious part is that content has moved from being an expensive source material to a cheap commodity.
The Project
Skip to main navigation Skip to main content Skip to page footer The Project TYPO3 University Days 2026: Universities and Agencies Meet in Erfurt, Germany Have you heard of the TYPO3 University Days? TYPO3 enthusiasts from the university sector will be meeting up on 15-16 September, 2026 at the University of Erfurt. Sessions are held in German.
Review the Proposed Rules for TYPO3 Units and the Unit Cooperation Panel
Skip to main navigation Skip to main content Skip to page footer How should TYPO3 organize product development, collaboration, and coordination in the years ahead? Two new governance documents are now available for community review, and everyone is encouraged to read them, ask questions, and share feedback before 6 September 2026.
Contribute to Step‑by‑Step Guides - a New Way to Learn TYPO3 Hands‑On
Step-by-Step Guides is a simple concept created for TYPO3 by documentation experts, based on a need faced by the TYPO3 Community Expansion Committee: Practical exercises for learning on your own, with a mentor, or in a classroom. You may also recognize the need from your own work. Practical Exercises for Learning How do you make new employees productive quickly? How do you know which skills are essential right now and which ones you can teach later?
Build Your Business with an open-source CMS
TYPO3 is a great content management system for many kinds of businesses. By understanding your clients’ needs, you can generate value for them with TYPO3’s unique feature set— which in turn will help you build a sustainable, open-source web agency. By MATHIAS BOLT LESNIAK the newly published The TYPO3 Guidebook: Understand and Use TYPO3 CMS contains a guide to help you do this. Here, we give you an overview of the four steps in the guidebook to get you started.
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