Create a simple module for Drupal 8 - Step 1 | Drupal 8

Create a simple module for Drupal 8 - Step 1

By editor, 13 November, 2015
Question

How to create a simple module with Drupal 8

Module name : Test

Step 1. Create the module folder on module/custom directory
Exemple : module/custom/test

Step 2. Create info file on the root of the module folder (module/custom/test/test.info.yml) and configure. File name must be ModuleName.info.yml
Exemple :
name: Test Module
description: 'Short description'
type: module
core: 8.x
version: TheVersion

Step 3. Activate the module
On  admin/modules
Or using drush en test -y

Note : Here the minimum to create a module

File
test.zip (425 bytes)

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Adam Borecki (not verified)

7 years 1 month ago

the example says "varsion" but I think it's supposed to say "version"

editor

7 years 1 month ago

Thank you !!!

Omar (not verified)

3 years 7 months ago

Thanks for your tutorial. i have a small question in this way block is created and by manually we can assign to any region from structure > block layout
but can we do this also via programming how please guide me how we can assign block to region automatically soon after we created the block from custom module