Blocks
TopicA block is a reusable widget that is placed inside regions (layout containers) of your theme. Blocks can be used by site administrators on the Block layout admin page or provided by a module using the Plugin API.
Create a custom module and alter the content on a node page using a hook and existing theme functions.
Identify and use preprocessors by creating a custom breadcrumb trail on a page, and reduce and refactor code in custom modules.
Create a new module for movie imports, which will display a form when the user navigates to a page.
Make SQL queries in Drupal, make HTTP requests to external websites, and use this data to validate a form.
Use a form submit hook to pass information down the form API and create a node programmatically.
Create an image file programmatically and attach a file to a node.
Check and create taxonomy terms programmatically.
Create an install hook to pre-define a list of films to import.
Create a custom Drush command, which makes use of re-usable functions within our Movie Import module.
Create an administration form to save information about how the movie importer works by using variables.
Create a permissions hook to secure access to pages within Drupal.
Learn how to use Features to manage configuration changes and understand the configuration change workflow in a team environment.
Manage text formats and filters and add a WYSIWYG editor.
Use hooks to update the database tables and alter form elements.
Create autocomplete fields and menu hooks.
Add user data to the database from an existing form.
Display custom content using a render array.
Render content which can be refreshed via Ajax.
Create a custom block with details from the database containing information about user preferences.