When there's not a module for that
summary
Shows how to ship a working Drupal extension with minimal files: an info.yml plus a .module file (often three or four lines) can implement a hook_form_alter that renames the node submit button to "Reanimate" without breaking submit behavior. Demonstrates a simple block plugin (src/Plugin/Block with namespace, extend BlockBase, build() returning #markup) and a custom field formatter for entity_reference/taxonomy terms. Covers contributing patches and tests, pulling a dev module via Composer require, and when to fork versus extend existing contrib.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction and setup
- 1:42Creating custom modules
- 6:13Finding module solutions
- 9:22When to contribute vs build
- 13:59Finding contributed modules
- 21:58Planning your module
- 22:43Building block plugins
- 31:05Field formatters and plugins
- 36:46Learning from existing modules
- 45:23Contributing back to Drupal
- 48:21Sharing modules with Composer
- 53:50Final advice and Q&A
