Torben Hansen
Member Of The TYPO3 Security Team at TYPO3 Association
Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Top SchoolTorben Hansen is a freelance full-stack web developer and long-time TYPO3 specialist with 13+ years of experience, currently co-leading the TYPO3 Security Team and focusing on extension security analysis. He combines hands-on PHP and Python backend work with technical writing, having improved core TYPO3 documentation and contributed bug fixes and feature enhancements to the TYPO3 CMS and popular extensions like georgringer/news. Based in Husum, Germany, Torben prefers freelance engagements and brings leadership experience from roles as a software development lead and deputy technical manager. His practical blend of security stewardship, core CMS development, and documentation work makes him valuable for projects that need secure, maintainable TYPO3 solutions.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Aalborg Universitet
German, Danish, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (21)
cms10
restructuredtext10
homebrew10
api-documentation10
php10
extbase10
typo310
newsapi10
documentation10
database-api9
phpunit9
databases9
database9
html9
mysql7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
TYPO3/typo3
Jan 2014 - Jan 2023
The TYPO3 Core - Enterprise Content Management System. Synchronized mirror of https://review.typo3.org/q/project:Packages/TYPO3.CMS
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:279 commits in 9 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Torben primarily contributed to bug fixes within the TYPO3 CMS core, focusing on features related to template management, install tool functionality, and image rendering. Their work involved modifying PHP code and HTML templates to address issues related to user interfaces and database interactions. The user also added new features in regards to setting email senders for certain scenarios. The commits focus on fixing existing functionality and improving the overall user experience.
cmsmanagement-systemphpsynchronizedtypo3-cms
TYPO3-Documentation/TYPO3CMS-Reference-CoreApi
Aug 2019 - Jul 2022
"TYPO3 Explained": Main TYPO3 Core Document: Main classes, Security, TypoScript syntax, Extension API and much more
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:17 reviews, 22 commits, 23 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Torben's contributions primarily focused on updating and improving the documentation for the TYPO3 Core API. They corrected typos, added information about various features like file types and dependency injection, and updated sections on security guidelines and routing configurations. The user's work involved modifying reStructuredText files to enhance clarity and accuracy, ensuring the documentation reflected the latest changes in the TYPO3 core. These changes directly improve the quality of the TYPO3 documentation.
apiexplainedsecuritytyposcripttypo3-cms-extension
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