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Module Development

Writing Automated Tests in Drupal

Course
Module Development, Backend and Infrastructure
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
4 tutorials
Implement a Functional Test
Implement Drupal Functional Test Dependencies
Implement a Unit Test in Drupal
Convert Tests from Simpletest to PHPUnit
Module Development

Running Automated Tests in Drupal

Course
Module Development, Backend and Infrastructure
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
5 tutorials
Run Drupal Tests with PHPUnit
Set Up a Functional Test
Run Functional JavaScript Tests Free
Functional JavaScript Testing with Nightwatch.js
Run Drupal Tests with the run-tests.sh Script
Module Development

API Authentication with JSON:API in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
8 tutorials
API Authentication and Authorization
Install and Configure Simple OAuth
Get a Token for OAuth 2 Requests
Make an Authenticated Request Using OAuth 2
Access an API from the Browser with Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
JSON:API POST Requests: Create an Entity
JSON:API PATCH Requests: Update an Entity
JSON:API DELETE Requests: Delete an Entity
Theming

Get Started Using React and Drupal Together

Course
Theming, Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
14 tutorials
Introduction to React and Drupal Free
React Basics
Decoupled vs. Progressively Decoupled
Connect React to a Drupal Theme or Module Free
Create a React Component
Add Webpack and React Fast Refresh to a Drupal Theme
Retrieve Data from an API with React
Use React to List Content from Drupal
Create, Update, and Delete Drupal Content with JavaScript
Build an Interface to Edit Nodes with React
Create a Fully Decoupled React Application Free
Use create-react-app to Start a Decoupled React Application
Make API Requests with OAuth
Use Fetch and OAuth to Make Authenticated Requests
Module Development

General Drupal Development

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
5 tutorials
Overview: Info Files for Drupal Modules Free
An Introduction to YAML Free
PHP Attributes
Annotations
Best Practice Drupal Development Free
Module Development

Hooks in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
4 tutorials
What Are Hooks? Free
Implement Any Hook
Discover Existing Hooks
Define and Invoke a New Hook
Module Development

Plugin API in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
12 tutorials
What Are Plugins? Free
Drupal Plugin Types
Define a New Plugin Type
Discover Existing Plugin Types
Implement a Plugin of Any Type
Implement a Plugin Using PHP Attributes
Implement a Plugin Using Annotations
Implement a YAML Plugin
Plugin Managers
Plugin Discovery
Plugin Factories and Mappers
Plugin Derivatives
Module Development

Services and Dependency Injection in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
1 tutorials
Discover and Use Existing Services
Module Development

Events API in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
4 tutorials
What Are Events? Free
Discover Existing Events
Subscribe to an Event
Dispatch an Event
Module Development

Routes and Controllers in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
10 tutorials
Overview: Routes, Controllers, and Responses Free
How to Find a Route in Drupal Free
Create a Route and Controller
Overview: Parameters and Value Upcasting in Routes
Use Parameters in a Route
Set a Dynamic Title for a Route
Define Permissions for a Module
Add Access Checking to a Route
How Drupal Turns a Request into a Response
Return JSON, Plain Text, and Other Non-HTML Responses
Module Development

Coding Menu Links in a Module

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
5 tutorials
Overview: Menu Links in a Module Free
Add a Menu Link in a Module
Add an Action Link in a Module
Add a Contextual Link in a Module
Add a Local Task Link in a Module
Module Development

Render API Concepts in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
7 tutorials
Render API Overview Free
What Are Render Arrays?
What Are Render Elements?
Define a New Render Element Type
Render Pipeline
Render API Renderers
Render API Callback Properties
Theming

Output Themeable Content in Drupal

Course
Theming, Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
10 tutorials
Output Plain Text and Simple HTML Markup
Use #prefix and #suffix Properties to Wrap an Element
Use Render Element Types in a Render Array
Output a List of Items
Output a Table
Output Content with a Template File
Add Classes and HTML Attributes to Render Arrays
Generate URLs and Output Links
Get Information about the Current User
Use #access to Show/Hide Elements in a Render Array
Module Development

Cache API in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
3 tutorials
Cache API Overview
Add Cache Metadata to Render Arrays
Use Lazy Builders and Placeholders
Module Development

Entity API in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
11 tutorials
Entity API Overview Free
Entity API Implementation Basics
Create a Custom Content Entity
Scaffold a Custom Content Entity Type with Drush Generators
Working with Entity CRUD
Find Data with EntityQuery
Entity API Hooks
Modify Existing Entities with Alter Hooks
Entity Validation API
Entity Access Control
Typed Data API
Module Development

Field API in Drupal

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
6 tutorials
Field API Overview Free
Field Types
Field Widgets
Field Formatters
Define a Field Formatter Plugin
Field API Hooks
Module Development

Configuration Entities

Course
Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
9 tutorials
What Are Configuration Entities? Free
Configuration Data Types Free
Default Configuration in a Module
Provide Initial Settings with Simple Configuration
Create a Settings Form in a Module
Use Simple Configuration in a Form
Create a Configuration Entity
Add Properties to a Configuration Entity
Load and Save Configuration Entity Data
Backend and Infrastructure

Performance and Scalability for Drupal Sites

Course
Site Building, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
18 tutorials
Overview: Drupal Performance and Scalability Free
Boost Drupal Performance with Contributed Modules Free
Drupal Performance Profiling: Tools and Methodologies
What Are Core Web Vitals?
Analyze Drupal Site Performance with Lighthouse
Analyze Drupal Site Performance with WebPageTest
Overview: Drupal's Cache Modules and Performance Settings
Overview: Drupal's Caching System
Debug Drupal Cache Misses and Low Hit Rates
Extend Drupal Site Monitoring with Contributed Modules
Set Up Advanced Caching on Pantheon Hosting
Set Up Advanced Caching on Acquia Cloud Hosting
Overview: Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and Drupal
What Is Server Scaling?
Overview: Benchmarking and Performance Budgets
Profile a Drupal Site with Apache Bench
Overview: New Relic as a Drupal Performance Monitor
Profile a Drupal Site with New Relic
Site Administration

Content Moderation and Workflows in Drupal

Course
Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
8 tutorials
Overview of Workflows and Content Moderation Free
What Are Revisions? Free
Plan an Editorial Workflow
Create a Custom Workflow
Apply an Editorial Workflow to a Content Type
Manage Moderated Content
Moderated Content and Views
Create a View of Moderated Content
Module Development

Learn Drush: The Drupal Shell

Course
Module Development, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
21 tutorials
What Is Drush? Free
Install Drush Using Composer Free
Enable, Update, and Manage Modules and Themes with Drush Free
Use Drush for Common Site and Environment Management Tasks
Use Drush to Speed up Common Drupal Development Tasks
Use Drush to Deploy Drupal Updates
Overview: Drush's Output Formatting System
Automating Drupal Tasks with Drush and Bash Scripts
Drush Site Aliases
Drush Configuration
Develop Drupal Modules Faster with Drush Code Generators
Create a Custom Drush Code Generator
Overview: Creating Your Own Custom Drush Commands
Create a Custom Drush Command
Use Command Line Arguments with a Custom Drush Command
Add Options to a Custom Drush Command
Add an Interactive Prompt to a Drush Command
Logging and Error Handling in Drush Commands
Create Site-Wide Custom Drush Commands
Overview: Drush Hooks
Alter an Existing Drush Command

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