TYPO3 Community Budget: Vote for Content Blocks Videos

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04/09/2026 | Estimated reading time : min.

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Nikita Hovratov and I have submitted a proposal for the TYPO3 Community Budget: 15 to 25 video tutorials on content blocks. Association members can vote now.

The TYPO3 Association's community budget enters its second round

The TYPO3 Association has launched the democratic budget process 2024. Members can submit ideas, the community votes, and the winners receive a budget for implementation. A process that strengthens TYPO3 as an open source project because the community itself decides where resources go.

The second round is now coming up in 2026. The submitted ideas are published on talk.typo3.org, and voting will run until April 22, 2026.

New in this round: Instead of a rating scale from 1 to 6, each Association member receives two votes for community ideas and two votes for team ideas. So four votes in total, which you can distribute among your favorites.

Our idea: TYPO3 Content Blocks Video Tutorials

The idea for this project comes from Nikita Hovratov. Nikita is a TYPO3 Core Developer and the maintainer of Content Blocks. He was instrumental in developing and promoting the concept. When he approached me with the idea of producing video tutorials on Content Blocks together, I didn't have to think twice. The topic is extremely important for the community and there has been a lack of practical learning material to date.

Our proposal for the community budget: 15 to 25 video tutorials on content blocks in TYPO3.

Content blocks make it much easier to create your own content elements in TYPO3. Especially for beginners and integrators, they significantly lower the entry hurdle because the complex interaction of TCA, TypoScript and Fluid is no longer necessary. The classic way via TCA still works, of course. Content Blocks are not a must, but I personally like using them very much and can recommend them especially for beginners.

The official documentation, which Nikita maintains herself, is very good, very detailed and highly recommended. What is missing so far are video tutorials that put the icing on the cake. Videos can show step by step how to work with content blocks. They also allow you to share tips and practical experiences that are difficult to include in documentation. This is precisely the gap we want to close.

Two perspectives, one topic

The special thing about our proposal is that we cover content blocks from two perspectives.

Developer perspective (Nikita): As the maintainer of Content Blocks, Nikita explains how everything works under the hood. TCA Abstraction, Record Types, Page Types, Extbase Plugins, Container Integration and JSON Schema.

Integrator perspective (Wolfgang): I show the practical side. How do I use Content Blocks in everyday project work? Installation, creation, basics, collections, fluid styled content integration and language labels.

The combination of Nikita's developer expertise and my integrator practice should ensure that the videos are useful for a wide range of TYPO3 users.

Format and availability

The videos are produced in German, with English transcription for international users. Each video is between 5 and 15 minutes long. Everything is published on YouTube as a structured playlist, and the videos are linked in the official Content Blocks documentation.

All content is freely accessible. Community-funded means: everyone benefits.

Vote now

If you are a member of the TYPO3 Association, you will have received an e-mail with your personal voting link in the last few days (or will receive it shortly). Voting runs until April 22, 2026.

You have two votes for community ideas. If you think that practical video tutorials on content blocks will help the TYPO3 community, Nikita and I would be happy to receive your vote.

You can view our suggestion in detail here: TYPO3 Content Blocks Video Tutorials on talk.typo3.org

And here you can find an overview of all ideas of the second round: Community Budget Ideas 2026 Round Two

Not yet an Association member?

The TYPO3 Association is the organization behind TYPO3. As a member, you support the further development of the CMS, get access to events and can have an active say in decisions like this one. If you use TYPO3 professionally and want to help shape the future of the system, you've come to the right place.

You can find all information about membership at typo3.org.

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[Translate to English:] Wolfgang Wagner, TYPO3 Experte und Trainer

Hi, I'm Wolfgang.

I have been working with TYPO3 since 2006. Not in theory, but in real projects with real deadlines. I've probably had the problems you're having three times already.

At some point, I started putting my knowledge into video courses. Not because I like being in front of the camera, but because I kept hearing the same questions over and over again. There are now hundreds of videos. Every single one was the result of a specific question from a specific project.

What makes me different from a YouTube tutorial: I not only know the solution, but also the context. Why something works. When it doesn't work. And which mistakes you can avoid because I've already made them.

My participants use me as a sparring partner. Not in the sense of "call me anytime", but like this: You come to the live session with a specific problem, post your question in the community or watch the appropriate video. And get an answer that works because it comes from practical experience.

As a member of the TYPO3 Education & Certification Committee, I make sure that the certification exams are kept up to date. What is tested there flows directly into my courses.