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Block E - Slot 14

Slot 14: 9:00 am America/Los_Angeles - April 24, 2026

I plan to show examples of some useful hooks and preprocess functions that allow developers to interact with, extend or modify Backdrop programmatically, through small custom modules or within the theme's template.php, with minimal knowledge of PHP. Some of these include:

  • Form alter hooks
  • Node insert, update and delete hooks
  • Widget form alter hooks
  • Node view hooks (and renderable arrays)
  • Template preprocess functions for entities and views, and theme hook suggestions for nodes
  • Action hooks 
  • Block hooks
  • ...

If you'd like to collaborate with me in this presentation, let me know!  (I'll add resources later)

Additional resources if any: 
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Intended Audience: 
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Developers (yes code)
  • Front-End Developers (themes + layouts)
  • Back-End Developers (modules + more)
  • Technical (even if no code)
Collaborative Notes: 
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