Building a Custom Block Plugin
A complete Drupal block plugin using attributes, dependency injection, configuration, and cache metadata.
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Creating a Configuration Form
A complete, schema-backed Drupal configuration form with validation and dependency injection.
Creating Custom Entity Types
How to decide on a custom entity and design its storage, forms, permissions, and Views integration.
Working with Drupal's Queue API
Reliable background processing with queue workers, cron, retries, idempotency, and operational visibility.
Creating Custom REST Endpoints
Secure Drupal endpoints with explicit routes, authentication, serialization, validation, and cache policy.
Working with Entity Reference Revisions
Why revision-aware references exist, where they help, and how to avoid revision and performance traps.
Composer Workflows for Modern Drupal Projects
Project structure, safe updates, patches, version constraints, and deployment using a reviewed lock file.