TYPO3 Core

Usually, we get an alert, sometime like this:

Are you sure you want to delete the record 'textmedia1 [tt_content:54]'? There are 1 reference(s) to this record!

or

Are you sure you want to delete 'textmedia with shortcuts to this ce'? (There are 1 reference(s) to this record!)

when trying to delete a record (e.g. [textmedia]) which has references pointing to it (e.g. "Insert Records" [shortcut]").

But sometimes we get a generic message which does not point out there are references, such as:

Are you sure you want to delete this record?

It looks like the behaviour improved between v11 => v13 but is not fully resolved.

(language label: labels.referencesToRecord)

Problems / Inconsistencies¶

in v13

• list module: if using checkboxes to select several records then deleting, we get:

Delete marked
Are you sure you want to delete all marked records from the table 'Page Content'?
Close Delete

(no hint that there are references)

• (minor): in FormEngine the "Delete record" button does not have an "(!)", in the other cases it does

in v11 , sames as v13, but also

• in page layout: using inline delete button, we get generic message (not warning about references):

Delete this record?
Delete this record?
Cancel | OK

• some more minor inconsistencies in how the delete button is named etc.

Screenshots¶

v13

Full report¶

see delete_record_with_references.txt