This Month in TYPO3: December 2025
December closed out 2025 with solid releases and active community work. From security updates and tooling progress to conference highlights and upcoming events, this roundup captures where TYPO3 stands as it heads into 2026 — and introduces a new This Month in TYPO3 editor.
I’m Jürgen Pietschmann, AI and CKEditor Consultant at T3Planet and Keeen GmbH, happily taking the reins of this series from Sanjay — thank you for setting such a high bar. I’m stepping into 2026 with community energy to spare, inspired by the 2025 TYPO3 retrospective and the T3CON25 recap. I’m gearing up for my first TYPO3 conference in 2026, already buzzing to contribute more. If you’ve been waiting to get involved, now’s the perfect moment. Warm New Year wishes to everyone — let’s build better things together.
Security and Maintenance Releases
- TYPO3 14.0.1, 13.4.21, and 12.4.40 landed to keep production installs stable and predictable
- A focused follow-up release refined TYPO3 13.4 further for year-end reliability
- Extension security advisory 2025-016 shared impacted scopes and guidance for swift remediation
Celebrating All TYPO3 Contributors
This month’s roundup isn’t live yet, but contributions are everywhere — from release hardening to docs merges. Keep an eye on the news hub for names and numbers.
Insights From The TYPO3 Association and TYPO3 Company
- A look back at the moments that defined our year in the 2025 retrospective
- T3CON25 highlights captured strategy, case studies, and the spark that carried us into the holidays
- The first community budget call of 2026 invites your ideas to become funded initiatives
- Surfcamp applications open with a clear why and how to join the crew in 2026
- Membership renewals arrive with updated pricing and a strong case for supporting open source in 2026
Upcoming TYPO3 Events
- 13 January 2026 — CMS Kickoff
- 17–24 January 2026 — T3BOARD26
- 30 January 2026 — EU Open Source Policy Summit
- 31 January–2 February 2026 — FOSDEM
- 2–5 February 2026 — TYPO3 v14 Code Sprint
- 5–6 March 2026 — OMT-Summit
- 12–13 March 2026 — Web Camp Venlo
- 23–27 March 2026 — CloudFest
- 11–13 April 2026 — TYPO3 Surfcamp 2026
- 23–25 April 2026 — TYPO3 Camp Schweiz 2026
TYPO3 Community and Ecosystem Insights
- Content Blocks progress outlined lazy loading, feedback loops, and the path to v14 adoption
- An award-winning container extension showed how packaging can simplify complex project ops
- Best-Practices Team shared outcomes from the on-site sprint and what’s shipping next
- A refreshed email configuration approach reached its first version with clear migration steps
- Consultant Certification Task Force advances v14 LTS preparation with concrete milestones into early 2026
- Rector and Fractor updates streamline modern code practices for TYPO3 v14 projects
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Appreciation of the Month
To everyone who carried releases across the finish line, mentored newcomers, wrote patient code reviews, and kept documentation honest — thank you. Your generosity turns plans into progress and makes this community feel like home. Here’s to a bright 2026 filled with learning, shipping, and cheering each other on.
