| understand what Views are and when to use them |
Views System Overview |
| understand the views.view.*.yml config schema |
View Config Schema |
| configure display options (title, access, cache, pager) |
Display Configuration |
| create a page display with URL and menu integration |
Page Display |
| create a block display |
Block Display |
| create a REST export (JSON/XML API) |
REST Export Display |
| create feed or attachment displays |
Feed & Attachment Displays |
| configure fields and field handlers |
Fields Configuration |
| add filters and exposed filters |
Filters & Exposed Filters |
| add sorting and contextual filters (arguments) |
Sort & Contextual Filters |
| configure entity relationships |
Relationships |
| configure pagers (full, mini, load more) |
Pager Configuration |
| configure caching strategies |
Caching Configuration |
| configure access control |
Access Control |
| choose style and row plugins |
Style & Row Plugins |
| configure query settings (distinct, aggregation, etc.) |
Query Settings |
| export views config or use in recipes |
Config Export & Recipes |
| modify views programmatically via hooks |
Programmatic Modification |
| understand Views plugin architecture |
Views Plugin Architecture |
| create a custom field handler |
Custom Field Handler |
| create a custom filter handler |
Custom Filter Handler |
| create a custom sort handler |
Custom Sort Handler |
| create a custom argument handler |
Custom Argument Handler |
| create a custom relationship handler |
Custom Relationship Handler |
| create a custom display plugin |
Custom Display Plugin |
| create custom style or row plugins |
Custom Style & Row Plugins |
| create a custom cache plugin |
Custom Cache Plugin |
| integrate custom data with Views (hook_views_data) |
Views Data Integration |
| follow Views best practices |
Best Practices |
| avoid common Views anti-patterns |
Anti-Patterns |
| secure Views and optimize performance |
Security & Performance |
| find Views core code references |
Code Reference Map |
| understand guide sources and maintenance |
Sources & Maintenance |