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Thoughts on Typo3, web development and more.

TYPO3 v14: the backend I always wanted

Yannick Aister 4 min read

Open Sans, rounded corners, logical module names – TYPO3 v14 feels like a different system. My first impression after testing it extensively.

Why my Cordova app uses TYPO3 as its backend

Yannick Aister 4 min read

Editorially managed content directly in the app – no Node, no Firebase. Just TYPO3, Extbase, and a bit of Fetch.

Draco & Three.js: shrink your 3D models to a fifth of their size

Yannick Aister 2 min read

One CLI command and a few lines of code – and your 3D models load significantly faster. Here's how.

TYPO3 Powermail & SPF: Why your emails end up in spam – and how to fix it

Yannick Aister 3 min read

You set up Powermail, the form works, the confirmation email goes out to the user – but the internal notification to your team ends up in spam. Or doesn't arrive at all. Sound familiar? That's exactly what happened to me on a live TYPO3 13 project. In this article I'll show you why this happens and how to fix it properly.