Simplifying Drupal Development

We’re building a platform to make Drupal easier for everyone! With practical tutorials, real-world code snippets, and solutions to bridge the gaps in Drupal's official documentation, our goal is to simplify the learning curve for developers of all levels. At WhyDrupal, we question why Drupal is so unnecessarily complicated and poorly documented—and we’re here to fix that. Stay tuned!

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Controllers

Create a Custom Controller in Drupal 11 with PHP Attributes

Learn how to create a controller using PHP attributes in Drupal 11.4.x. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll build a custom module, define a controller with PHP attributes, create a custom route, and return content as a render array.

Blocks

How to Create a Custom Block in Drupal

Learn how to create a custom block in Drupal using the Block module. This guide covers both the user interface method and the programmatic approach using a custom module.

Modules

How to add redirects programmatically in Drupal

Redirects are essential for managing changes in URLs, especially when restructuring a site or removing pages. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to add redirects programmatically in Drupal using custom code.

Controllers

Creating an HTMX route

HTMX relies on the server returning HTML fragments rather than JSON. While Drupal usually wraps content in a full page shell (header, footer, sidebars), this tutorial shows you how to return an HTML response that HTMX can swap into your existing page.