TYPO3 Website
Support & Upgrade Services
TYPO3 is an open-source website content management system. Its modular structure allows the system to be adapted to the exact requirements of a project, regardless of its size or complexity.
When you are in need of building your TYPO3 website, upgrading, expanding or content editing, we are your professional team who would support the digital part of your business.
Services We Provide
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Development
We create websites from scratch or work with existing ones, ensuring they meet your specific needs and goals
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Upgrading the website
Regular updates to TYPO3 core and extensions are essential to maintain security and functionality.
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Re-launch
We redesign or rewrite projects (or parts of them) while preserving critical business logic to enhance usability and performance.
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Content management
From automated to manual content migrations, we handle all content editing depending on your existing infrastructure.
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Hosting
The infrastructure is stored on Hetzner’s dedicated server located in Nuremberg, Germany.
Our systems are monitored automatically 24/7 with daily backups retained for 30 days, and restoration available upon request.
Key Benefits
Expert TYPO3 team
We specialize in developing, maintaining, and upgrading TYPO3 websites to meet the latest industry standards, including creating and customizing TYPO3 extensions. Our developers are highly experienced with TYPO3 and have actively contributed to the TYPO3 organization.
Custom oriented approach
‘Dedicated’, ‘puts the customer first’, ‘Understands the Needs of the Clients’ are the top mentions on Clutch for our company. These qualities are reflected in every project we undertake.
Cost efficient
We provide clear pre-estimates to help clients understand overall expenses upfront. While hourly rates offer a rough guide, our clients often find that we work faster than the average development team, saving both time and money.
Advantages of CMS
TYPO3 offers significant benefits to clients, having established itself as a reliable CMS over the years. While many CMS platforms come and go, TYPO3 has consistently maintained a strong and reputable position in the industry rankings.
- Better Performance & Security
- Improved Backend User Interface
- File Handling Enhancements
- Modern Image Rendering
- Better Content Block Management
TYPO3 Upgrade Process
Upgrading a TYPO3 installation involves several key steps to ensure a smooth transition while maintaining the stability and functionality of the project. The primary steps are:
1. Investigation
This phase is crucial for collecting all necessary information to execute the upgrade. The investigation phase concludes with a detailed plan, including task-specific hourly estimates. Investigation for simpler projects takes 4-8 hours. Key actions during this phase include: Access Verification, Extension Analysis, Custom Functionality Review, Upgrade Path Evaluation, Project Complexity Analysis.
These factors influence the upgrade timeline. Based on the findings, decide on the target TYPO3 version—usually the latest LTS version—and account for potential constraints, such as licensing or additional costs.
2. Local Environment Setup
Perform all upgrade tasks in a local environment to streamline the process and facilitate a deeper understanding of the project structure. Best practices include: Using a local setup with identical media files and database as the production environment, and Utilizing Composer-based TYPO3 installations managed under DDEV (a Docker-based PHP development environment).
The environment setup duration depends on the complexity of the project, but typically it takes around 8 hours.
3. The Upgrade
The upgrade process varies based on the difference between the current TYPO3 version and the target version. For a single major version upgrade: Upgrade the TYPO3 core, Update supported third-party extensions, Run upgrade wizards for automatic core and extension migrations, Manually adjust extensions lacking update wizards, Address unsupported extensions by finding alternatives or implementing custom solutions, Modify custom extensions for templates and business logic.
For upgrades spanning multiple major TYPO3 versions, the process must be iterative.
4. Local Testing
Although minimal testing is conducted throughout the development phase to verify that applied upgrades function correctly, involving a dedicated tester ensures a more thorough process. If issues arise, fixes are applied, and the testing process is repeated. If no issues are detected, this phase typically takes no longer than 4 hours.
5. Deployment
Once all local tests are successfully passed, the project can be deployed to the live environment. Deployment considerations include: Environment Compatibility (if the client’s current environment differs from the target project’s requirements, options include updating the existing environment or hosting the project on our infrastructure (subject to an annual hosting fee)) and Deployment Tasks (these include deployment itself and pre- and post-deployment activities to ensure a smooth transition).
This phase usually requires around 8 hours to complete.
6. Production Testing
After deployment, the upgraded project undergoes live testing to verify its functionality in the production environment. Live testing generally takes a similar amount of time as local testing, approximately 4 hours.
TYPO3 membership
Raccoon Depot enjoys working with TYPO3 CMS and finds it both practical from the developers' and client's sides. As a company, we have high expertise in TYPO3 CMS, since knowledge of TYPO3 goes way back to the establishment of the company in 2018 when two of the partners had already worked with it for five years.
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