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Where to find Form tab when making a contactform in TYPO3


I am trying to add a contact form to my page using this tutorial: https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/tutorial-editors/master/en-us/ContentElements/ContactForm/Index.html.

However, I seem to not have the same options as mentioned in the tutorial. For example, when adding a content element I have these options: My options

Instead of these shown in the tutorial: Their options

I also cannot find the Form tab which is used in the tutorial to add the text fields etc. I only have these tabs: enter image description here

Am I using a different version of TYPO3 then the one used in the tutorial? (I am using TYPO3 9 LTS) Or did I miss a step somewhere?


Solution

  • The linked documentation seems to be outdated. This is the core "form" extension prior to 9 LTS.

    The documentation for the new form framework in TYPO3 9 LTS can be found here: https://docs.typo3.org/c/typo3/cms-form/9.5/en-us/Index.html

    The editor to create the form now is in a separate backend module named "Forms".

    I'm unsure if the old form extension can still be used in 9 LTS.