Drupal 8 Configuration Management

Make the most of Drupal 8’s coolest new feature―the Configuration Management system

About This Book

• Understand Configuration Management from a non-developer perspective
• Achieve a faster moving configuration between environments
• Create custom configuration inside your own modules

Who This Book Is For

Drupal 8 Configuration Management is intended for people who use Drupal 8 to build websites, whether you are a hobbyist using Drupal for the first time, a long-time Drupal site builder, or a professional web developer.

In Detail

With all the complex configuration options of Drupal, the Configuration Management system allows you to keep track of your configuration and move configuration changes between several development environments with ease.

Drupal 8 Configuration Management will teach you everything you need to know about the Configuration Management system and get you started with using its features quickly. For more advanced users, the book explains how to use the API to add custom configuration and how to upgrade custom modules to use the new Configuration Management system, covering some essential tools and best practices. It will teach you to write schema files for custom configuration and upgrade modules to the new Configuration Management system. Additionally, you will learn how to migrate configuration from Drupal 6 and 7 to Drupal 8 and how to manage configuration for multilingual websites.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Understanding Configuration Management
Chapter 2. Configuration Management for Administrators
Chapter 3. Drupal 8’s Take on Configuration Management
Chapter 4. The Configuration Management API
Chapter 5. The Anatomy of Schema Files
Chapter 6. Adding Configuration Management to Your Module
Chapter 7. Upgrading Your Drupal 7 Variables to the Drupal 8 Configuration
Chapter 8. Managing Configuration for Multilingual Websites
Chapter 9. Useful Tools and Getting Help