TYPO3 (content management system website)


1. basic information

Field of application

Content management system for creating and maintaining websites. Used for central websites, editorial content and structured information provision.

Who is it suitable for?

Comprehensively trained employees of the University of Kassel

Responsibility

Technical operation: ITS

Editorial responsibility: Communications and Marketing department, online editorial team

2. brief description

Description

You can insert and edit texts, images and other media via a user-friendly interface.

Alternatives

Software alternatives for the creation and maintenance of websites are not offered.

3. main functions

Functions

  • Easy content maintenance: add, edit and structure texts, images, videos and other media
  • Intuitive user interface: drag-and-drop functionality and clear menu navigation
  • Multilingual content: Support for different languages and translation functions
  • Scheduled publishing: content can be scheduled in advance and published or deactivated automatically
  • Flexible page structure: Manage page hierarchy and arrange content via drag-and-drop

4th deployment scenario

Practical examples

Web presences for:

  • Departments/Institutes
  • Institutions
  • research projects
  • Conferences and events

5. technical requirements

Prerequisites

You need any web browser. We recommend using Firefox.

6. use and access

Account and login

Account allocation is currently being reorganized: For security and quality reasons, Typo3 access will in future only be granted to comprehensively trained persons and probably according to a fixed key for each area. No guarantee can currently be given for newly assigned accounts. Against this background, we ask you to refrain from account requests and to prefer other internal solutions.

7. support and contact

Contact and support times

Name, ForenameContact
Typo3

The online editorial team offers a daily and open online consultation hour via Zoom. You can find the dial-in details and times here:

Open online consultation for Typo3

The consultation hour has priority. Inquiries by email will be processed later.

ITS chatbot

Alternatively, you can use our ITS chatbot to get support with questions or problems relating to our IT services.

Access is only possible from the university network or via a VPN connection.

ITS chatbot: Forward

8. instructions and further links

Documentation/Tutorial

No documentation is currently available.

Training

No training courses are currently offered.

9. special notes (data protection, terms of use)

Data protection and security

GDPR compliance and encryption are guaranteed when operating the system.

What do I have to consider as an editor?

  • Contact forms: Observe the requirements of the GDPR with regard to consent, storage and forwarding of data
  • Personal data: Observe the requirements of the GDPR and other legal requirements

Legal notices and license information

Typo3 is an open source product and a common system in the university sector.


Status: March 2025