DDEV Xdebug Quickstart with PhpStorm (Video)
A less-than-5-minute screencast showing how to set a breakpoint, enable Xdebug with `ddev xdebug on`, and step through PHP code in PhpStorm.
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Drupal 11: Building A Link Directory: Part 1
A problem I've been struggling with for a while now is managing my bookmarks. Every time I come across an interesting article I want to read, a good resource I want to keep, or a neat tool I want to try I create a bookmark.Over time I have collected a large collection of bookmarks so when I add a new one to the list it gets lots in the pile. I've tried to create directories to keep "new" bookmarks or organise them into sections, but I always end up scrabbling to find them.
Use Tagify for entity autocomplete widgets in Drupal | Lullabot's Architecture Decisions
Drupal's default entity reference autocomplete widget has limited UX. A modern, well-supported replacement is needed and the Tagify module has been successfully used in several Lullabot projects.
Understanding Drupal: A Complete Guide to Caching Layers
Master Drupal's full caching stack: render arrays, cache tags, HTTP headers, and reverse proxies. Real code, real APIs, every layer explained.
UI Suite DaisyUI
A site-builder friendly DaisyUI theme. Use all DaisyUI parts (components, style utilities, themes, CSS Variables, ...) directly from Drupal UI (layout builder, manage display, views, blocks, flags...) in a low-code way. Recommendation UI Suite DaisyUI provide 2 branches: 4.0.x & 5.0.x. We strongly advise users to choose 5.0.x branch that is implementing DaisyUI 5 (built on top of Tailwind CSS 4). All efforts will be put on 5.0.x branch while 4.0.x branch will be very minimally maintained.
Clauding at Symfony within Drupal
Dreaming about Claude Code I lost sleep last night, dreaming about Claude Code. The night before, I was working too late and too hard on a coding problem, and I ended up dreaming a
AutowireTrait supports setter injection with the #[Required] attribute
Classes using AutowireTrait or AutowiredInstanceTrait can now inject dependencies via setter methods marked with Symfony's #[Required] attribute, eliminating the need to override constructors in subclasses. This includes controllers that extend \Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase and plugins that extend \Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase. For example, if there is a base plugin
Using Composer Path Repositories to Handle Module Dependencies During Development
Sometimes working on a Drupal contributed module requires making changes to the module’s composer.json so that you can update a dependency. This blog post looks at how to accomplish that in a local development environment.
Drupal 11.3's AI Initiative: The Complete Developer's Guide | Wassim Ben Sassi
Deep dive into Drupal 11.3's AI Initiative - exploring new APIs, contrib modules, provider integrations, and how Drupal is winning against headless competitors.