help.module
Same filename in other branches
Manages displaying online help.
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core/
modules/ help/ help.module
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<?php
/**
* @file
* Manages displaying online help.
*/
use Drupal\Core\Url;
use Drupal\Core\Block\BlockPluginInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
/**
* Implements hook_help().
*/
function help_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
switch ($route_name) {
case 'help.main':
$output = '<h2>' . t('Getting Started') . '</h2>';
$output .= '<p>' . t('Follow these steps to set up and start using your website:') . '</p>';
$output .= '<ol>';
$output .= '<li>' . t('<strong>Configure your website</strong> Once logged in, visit the <a href=":admin">Administration page</a>, where you may <a href=":config">customize and configure</a> all aspects of your website.', [
':admin' => Url::fromRoute('system.admin')->toString(),
':config' => Url::fromRoute('system.admin_config')->toString(),
]) . '</li>';
$output .= '<li>' . t('<strong>Enable additional functionality</strong> Next, visit the <a href=":modules">Extend page</a> and enable modules that suit your specific needs. You can find additional modules at the <a href=":download_modules">Drupal.org modules page</a>.', [
':modules' => Url::fromRoute('system.modules_list')->toString(),
':download_modules' => 'https://www.drupal.org/project/modules',
]) . '</li>';
$output .= '<li>' . t('<strong>Customize your website design</strong> To change the "look and feel" of your website, visit the <a href=":themes">Appearance page</a>. You may choose from one of the included themes or download additional themes from the <a href=":download_themes">Drupal.org themes page</a>.', [
':themes' => Url::fromRoute('system.themes_page')->toString(),
':download_themes' => 'https://www.drupal.org/project/themes',
]) . '</li>';
// Display a link to the create content page if Node module is enabled.
if (\Drupal::moduleHandler()->moduleExists('node')) {
$output .= '<li>' . t('<strong>Start posting content</strong> Finally, you may <a href=":content">add new content</a> to your website.', [
':content' => Url::fromRoute('node.add_page')->toString(),
]) . '</li>';
}
$output .= '</ol>';
$output .= '<p>' . t('For more information, refer to the help listed on this page or to the <a href=":docs">online documentation</a> and <a href=":support">support</a> pages at <a href=":drupal">drupal.org</a>.', [
':docs' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation',
':support' => 'https://www.drupal.org/support',
':drupal' => 'https://www.drupal.org',
]) . '</p>';
return [
'#markup' => $output,
];
case 'help.page.help':
$output = '';
$output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
$output .= '<p>' . t('The Help module generates <a href=":help-page">Help reference pages</a> to guide you through the use and configuration of modules, and provides a Help block with page-level help. The reference pages are a starting point for <a href=":handbook">Drupal.org online documentation</a> pages that contain more extensive and up-to-date information, are annotated with user-contributed comments, and serve as the definitive reference point for all Drupal documentation. For more information, see the <a href=":help">online documentation for the Help module</a>.', [
':help' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation/modules/help/',
':handbook' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation',
':help-page' => Url::fromRoute('help.main')->toString(),
]) . '</p>';
$output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
$output .= '<dl>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Providing a help reference') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('The Help module displays explanations for using each module listed on the main <a href=":help">Help reference page</a>.', [
':help' => Url::fromRoute('help.main')->toString(),
]) . '</dd>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Providing page-specific help') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('Page-specific help text provided by modules is displayed in the Help block. This block can be placed and configured on the <a href=":blocks">Block layout page</a>.', [
':blocks' => \Drupal::moduleHandler()->moduleExists('block') ? Url::fromRoute('block.admin_display')->toString() : '#',
]) . '</dd>';
$output .= '</dl>';
return [
'#markup' => $output,
];
}
}
/**
* Implements hook_theme().
*/
function help_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
return [
'help_section' => [
'variables' => [
'title' => NULL,
'description' => NULL,
'links' => NULL,
'empty' => NULL,
],
],
];
}
/**
* Implements hook_preprocess_HOOK() for block templates.
*/
function help_preprocess_block(&$variables) {
if ($variables['plugin_id'] == 'help_block') {
$variables['attributes']['role'] = 'complementary';
}
}
/**
* Implements hook_block_view_BASE_BLOCK_ID_alter().
*/
function help_block_view_help_block_alter(array &$build, BlockPluginInterface $block) {
// Assume that most users do not need or want to perform contextual actions on
// the help block, so don't needlessly draw attention to it.
unset($build['#contextual_links']);
}
Functions
Title | Deprecated | Summary |
---|---|---|
help_block_view_help_block_alter | Implements hook_block_view_BASE_BLOCK_ID_alter(). | |
help_help | Implements hook_help(). | |
help_preprocess_block | Implements hook_preprocess_HOOK() for block templates. | |
help_theme | Implements hook_theme(). |
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