What will you learn
- Overview of routes, controllers, and responses
- Creating a route and controller
- Setting a dynamic title for a route
- Overview of parameters and value upcasting in routes
- Overview of menu links in a module
- Adding different types of menu links in a module
Overview
Drupal's routing system and controllers define and manage URL paths and the corresponding logic to handle requests, enabling the creation of custom pages and functionality within a Drupal site.
Drupal's Menu API, menu links, and local actions provide tools for defining and managing navigational elements and contextual actions, facilitating the creation of intuitive and organized site structures and user interfaces.
Drupal developer learning resources
Routes, controllers, and responses
This course covers how to map URLs to controller classes, handle dynamic parameters, set dynamic titles, and implement access control for routes. You’ll learn how to use parameter value upcasting to simplify route definitions, and how Drupal’s routing system builds on top of the Symfony framework. Additionally, you will learn about how Drupal turns an HTTP request into an HTML response.
In these related topics, you'll find both Drupalize.Me and external resources to help you along.
Routing
TopicDrupal's Routing API maps the URL of an incoming request to the code responsible for generating the content that is rendered in response.
Controllers
TopicControllers are the portion of a Drupal module that handle responding to an incoming request with the appropriate response data.
Symfony
TopicSymfony is a set of reusable PHP components, and a framework for building PHP applications. Drupal makes use of various Symfony components.
Navigation and menu links
This course covers the structure and syntax of the YAML files required to define menu links, menu items, and local tasks, as well as practical examples of how to implement them. You will also learn how to use these links to enhance site navigation and user experience by providing quick access to important actions and tasks.
In this related topic, you'll find both Drupalize.Me and external resources to help you along.
Menus
TopicA site’s main navigation elements, whether they be in the header, footer, or sidebar, are composed of links built using Drupal's menu system. Drupal allows site administrators to build menus while also allowing module developers to add and alter menus in code.
