Blog - Marketing Factory Digital GmbH

We have been implementing digital solutions for our clients for over 25 years. In the Marketing Factory blog, you can find out what motivates us and what we keep ourselves busy with. We provide insights into our daily agency life, share our knowledge and experience, and speak out on controversial topics.

We're moving! New address effective July 1, 2025

Marketing Factory Digital GmbH will be moving! Effective July 1, 2025, we will be relocating our headquarters.

AWS CloudFront log analysis in Matomo

How we analyse AWS CloudFront logs in Matomo without client-side tracking – including a script to process S3-based logs. A practical approach to privacy-friendly web analytics.

We’re Retiring beuser_iprange

Many years ago, we created our TYPO3 extension beuser_iprange to enhance backend security by allowing logins only from specific IP addresses. Back in 2008, this was a technically solid idea — but today, it's simply no longer state of the art. To be honest, we haven’t used the extension ourselves in quite some time. So, we've decided to discontinue its development.

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Relaunch of the website of our client Maxion Wheels based on TYPO3 12.4 LTS

As part of the relaunch project, the website https://www.maxionwheels.com was completely redesigned on the basis of TYPO3 12.4 LTS and launched at the beginning of July 2024.

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What is the right alt text for which images?

Here we show you which alt text is suitable for different image types to make websites more accessible.

Efficient review environments: Why we replaced Kubernetes with Virtual Machines

Englisch: Efficient development environments: Why we replaced Kubernetes with virtual machines. This article outlines the challenges we faced with Kubernetes in our testing environment and how switching to virtual machines improved stability, performance, and developer experience – while also reducing costs by 65%.

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User-friendly customization of the TYPO3 backend

There are many opportunities to improve TYPO3 for editors. We present the most important options and give you food for thought.

Recap: TYPO3 Developer Days 2024

TYPO3 Developer Days 2024 in Karlsruhe: 4 days of networking, workshops, and lectures for developers, integrators, and enthusiasts from around the world.

Recap: Shopware Community Day 2024

This year, the Shopware Community Day (SCD) took place once again in the impressive Gebläsehallenkomplex in the...

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Case Study: Successful recruiting with Umantis and TYPO3

More and more processes in our daily lives are going digital, including the job search. Our client pfm medical gmbh has therefore been using digital solutions to manage job advertisements and application processes for several years now. But what is actually behind this and what role do we play in it? In today's blog post, we describe how a typical interface project works for us and ultimately leads to a sustainable solution.

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