README

Adds an interactive, animated unicorn that gallops across the TYPO3 backend — complete with sparkle trails, physics-based jumping, and a handful of easter eggs.

Features

• Unicorn runs and bounces across the bottom of the TYPO3 backend
• Physics-based jumping with adjustable height
• Sparkle trail of stars, hearts, and butterflies following the unicorn
• Upside-down mode: unicorn flips and runs across the top of the screen
• Double-tap Up: triggers a full-screen star shower and explosion burst
• Fully keyboard-driven — no clicks required
• Works across all TYPO3 backend iframes
• No configuration, no database records — install and it just works

Keyboard Controls

Easter Eggs

Star shower (Arrow Up pressed twice quickly): launches five sparkle bursts randomly across the entire screen, plus a radial explosion of 60 stars from the unicorn's current position.

Upside-down mode (Arrow Down): the unicorn flips upside down and gallops across the top of the backend. Sparkles trail downward from the ceiling. Jumping still works — the unicorn bounces away from the ceiling and is pulled back up. Press Arrow Down again to return to the floor.

Installation

Install via Composer:

composer require luisasofie/unicorn

Then activate the extension:

vendor/bin/typo3 extension:activate unicorn

Or install and activate via the TYPO3 Extension Manager.

Requirements

• TYPO3 14.x
• typo3/cms-backend
• typo3/cms-core

Changelog

1.0.1

• Added upside-down mode: unicorn runs across the top of the backend when pressing Arrow Down, with mirrored jump physics and sparkle trail
• Added double-tap Arrow Up easter egg: triggers a full-screen star shower combined with a radial explosion burst from the unicorn's position
• Jumping now also works in upside-down mode

1.0.0

• Initial release: animated unicorn running across the TYPO3 backend with sparkle trail, physics-based jumping, and keyboard controls

Credits

This extension was created by Luisa Sofie Faßbender in 2026. Thanks to Jochen Roth for the brilliant support <3

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