Sources & Maintenance
Drupal Research Install
Claims here were checked against a local Drupal install of core and the modules named below, rather than quoted from documentation.
Web Sources
| Source | URL | Guide Sections | Last Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Configuration Schema/Metadata | https://www.drupal.org/docs/drupal-apis/configuration-api/configuration-schemametadata | 2, 17 | 2026-02-14 |
| Defining Configuration in Drupal | https://www.drupal.org/docs/develop/creating-modules/defining-and-using-your-own-configuration-in-drupal | 17 | 2026-02-14 |
| views.schema.yml API | https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core!modules!views!config!schema!views.schema.yml/11.x | 2 | 2026-02-14 |
| Drupal Views API Overview | https://www.drupal.org/docs/drupal-apis/views-api | 1 | 2026-02-14 |
| Add Views to Layout | https://drupalize.me/tutorial/add-views-layout | 5 | 2026-02-14 |
| Layout Builder Enhancements | https://www.drupal.org/project/layout_builder_enhancements | 5 | 2026-02-14 |
| Improving Layout Builder Experience | https://www.specbee.com/blogs/improving-drupals-layout-builder-experience | 5, 19 | 2026-02-14 |
| Drupal Caching Best Practices (QED42) | https://www.qed42.com/insights/drupal-caching-best-practices-and-performance-monitoring | 13, 21 | 2026-02-14 |
| Optimizing Views Caching (QED42) | https://www.qed42.com/insights/optimising-drupal-views-and-forms-with-caching | 13, 19, 21 | 2026-02-14 |
| Pantheon Views Caching Guide | https://docs.pantheon.io/drupal-caching-views | 13 | 2026-02-14 |
| Drupal Caching Best Practices (Droptica) | https://www.droptica.com/best-practices-drupal-caching-and-how-deal-caching-issues/ | 21 | 2026-02-14 |
| Drupal Performance Optimization (Optasy) | https://www.optasy.com/blog/drupal-performance-optimization-17-drupal-caching-best-practices-speed-your-page-load-time | 29 | 2026-02-14 |
| Better Exposed Filters | https://www.drupal.org/docs/extending-drupal/contributed-modules/contributed-module-documentation/better-exposed-filters | 9 | 2026-02-14 |
| OWASP Top 10 | https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/ | 31 | 2026-02-14 |
| Define a Views Field Handler Plugin (Drupalize.me) | https://drupalize.me/tutorial/define-views-field-handler-plugin | 20 | 2026-02-14 |
| Expose a Custom Database Table to Views (Drupalize.me) | https://drupalize.me/tutorial/expose-custom-database-table-views | 28 | 2026-02-14 |
| Views Field Handler Plugins API | https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core!modules!views!src!Plugin!views!field!FieldPluginBase.php/group/views_field_handlers/8.9.x | 20 | 2026-02-14 |
| Views Filter Handler Plugins API | https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core!modules!views!src!Plugin!views!filter!FilterPluginBase.php/group/views_filter_handlers/8.9.x | 21 | 2026-02-14 |
| Views Sort Handler Plugins API | https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core!modules!views!src!Plugin!views!sort!SortPluginBase.php/group/views_sort_handlers/8.9.x | 22 | 2026-02-14 |
| Views Argument Handler Plugins API | https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core!modules!views!src!Plugin!views!argument!ArgumentPluginBase.php/group/views_argument_handlers/8.9.x | 23 | 2026-02-14 |
Code Sources
| Module | Relative Path | Guide Sections | Drupal Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Views | core/modules/views/ | 1-5, 7-32 | 11.x |
| REST | core/modules/rest/ | 6, 32 | 11.x |
| Node | core/modules/node/ | 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 17, 20, 23, 28, 32 | 11.x |
| Comment | core/modules/comment/ | 1, 7, 9, 12, 16, 24, 32 | 11.x |
| User | core/modules/user/ | 23, 32 | 11.x |
| Taxonomy | core/modules/taxonomy/ | 21, 28, 32 | 11.x |
End of Guide Last Updated: 2026-02-14 Drupal Version: 11.x Guide Focus: Views configuration via YAML, programmatic modification, custom plugin development (handlers, displays, styles, caching), and best practices