TYPO3 Content Blocks Video Tutorials

TYPO3 Association Community Budget Ideas 2026 Round Two
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by @nikitah and @wowawebdesign

What is my idea about?

Content Blocks has excellent documentation, but it lacks multimedia resources such as videos. Some concepts can be explained more effectively through visual guidance. Many users prefer video tutorials because they can learn by watching and following along step by step, making it easier to verify that everything is done correctly.

Therefore, we should provide topic-specific learning videos. These videos would help newcomers get started with the concept of Content Blocks. For more experienced users, additional in-depth videos could explain the underlying mechanisms and provide a deeper understanding of how Content Blocks work.

What must be achieve by 31st of August 2026?

We (Wolfgang Wagner and Nikita Hovratov) will produce approximately 15 - 25 videos in german language between 5 and 15 minutes long each. These videos will be published on YouTube within a structured playlist. For english speaking users there will be an english transcription. The tutorial will be based on TYPO3 version v14 and Content Blocks v2, but most of what is shown will also be applicable to TYPO3 v13.

Topics included are (may vary):

Integrator part (Wolfgang Wagner)

  • Getting started
  • Install Content Blocks
  • Create a new Content Block
  • Content Blocks “Basics”
  • Collections
  • Fluid Styled Content integration
  • Language labels

Developer part (Nikita Hovratov)

  • Concept of Content Blocks
  • TCA abstraction explained
  • Record Types
  • Page Types
  • Extbase Plugins
  • b13/container integration
  • File Types / extending File fields with type overrides
  • JSON Schema

All videos will be linked within the documentation.

What is the potential impact of your idea for the overall goal?

  • Lowering the entry barrier: Video tutorials make a complex new concept tangible and reduce the perceived difficulty of getting started with Content Blocks.
  • Reaching both key audiences: The integrator perspective (Wolfgang) covers practical usage and implementation, while the developer perspective (Nikita) explains the underlying architecture. This ensures both target groups find relevant content.
  • Expanding the TYPO3 learning ecosystem: The TYPO3 ecosystem is heavily text-based. These videos add a complementary format that many developers and integrators prefer for learning new concepts.
  • International reach: German videos with English transcriptions serve both the strong German-speaking TYPO3 community and international users.
  • Direct integration with documentation: By linking the videos within the official Content Blocks documentation, they become a permanent and discoverable resource, not an isolated YouTube project.

How does your Idea align with the strategic goals for TYPO3 v14.

Strategic Goal 2 — Reducing Complexity
Strategic Goal 3 — Enabling Better Content

Budget for this idea?
10.000 Euro

My Name
Nikita Hovratov and Wolfgang Wagner

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I really love this budget idea, but I would prefer English videos rather than just a transcription. We need to prioritise English!

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Thanks for the feedback, Peter! I totally understand the desire for English-language videos.

Producing the videos in German is a deliberate choice. Both Nikita and I are native German speakers, and we want to deliver the best possible quality in our first language. At the same time, there’s a growing effort within the TYPO3 community to make documentation and articles available in more languages beyond English. With these videos, we want to serve the German-speaking part of the community, which makes up a significant share of TYPO3 users.

All videos will of course include English transcriptions so they remain accessible to a non-German-speaking audience as well. Down the road, it would also be conceivable to add an English audio track using AI dubbing. However, this can’t be fully automated and requires manual work to keep audio and video in sync. That would be a separate undertaking.