Backend modules API
Changed in version 12.0
Registration of backend modules was changed with version 12. Read more: Backend module configuration.
This chapter describes the API that can be used to create custom backend modules in extensions. See the following chapter for a tutorial on how to create custom backend modules.
Backend GUI
Describes the graphical user interface structure of a backend module and defines how the different parts are called.
Backend module configuration
Howto register custom modules provided by extensions.
Toplevel modules
Lists all toplevel modules available by default and explains how to register custom toplevel modules.
ModuleProviderAPI
The Module API, allows extension authors to work with the
registered modules.
BeforeModuleCreationEvent
The PSR-14 BeforeModuleCreationEvent allows extension authors to manipulate the module configuration before it is used to create and register the module.
Button components
The menu button bar of a backend module can hold various components.
Override backend templates
Backend templates can be overridden via page TSconfig. But you should be careful: backend templates are mostly not API and can break on updates.
Tutorial and how to
Learn how to create a backend module step-by-step.