What is TypoScript (TS) ?

TypoScript is a syntax for defining information in a hierarchical structure using simple ASCII text content.

This means that:

* TypoScript itself does not "do" anything - it just contains information.

* TypoScript is only transformed into function when it is passed to a program which is designed to act according to the information in a TypoScript information structure.

In the programming sense TS isn't a language. It is a simple declaratic script suited for configuration.

Basically it comes down to <object>.<property> = <value>

So you've to be aware of those objects and its properties.

Now we'll go through by an example.

TypoScript:

1.myPage = PAGE

2.myPage.typeNum = 0

3.myPage.bodyTag = <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff">

4.myPage.10 = HTML

5.myPage.10.value =Hello There

Explanation:

1.Here "myPage" is defined to be a PAGE-object.

2.typeNum is a property of PAGE-object. It refers to the frame number.

3.Another property of a PAGE-object is "bodyTag".

4.Content-object of the kind "HTML" is defined. This HTML-object is at

position "10" in the Content-object (cObject) array of the PAGE-object "myPage".

5.The value is set to "Hello There".

*TypoScript is case-sensitive. i.e. object "myPage" and "mypage" are different.

Where we can define TypoScript ?

We can define TypoScript in these locations below.

1.Page TSconfig - To Customize the branche of Pages tree and/or a specific page.

2.User TSconfig - Customization of users and their groups.

3.TypoScript Templates - Definition and Customization of each website found in the page tree.