function HelpHooks::help
Implements hook_help().
File
-
core/
modules/ help/ src/ Hook/ HelpHooks.php, line 18
Class
- HelpHooks
- Hook implementations for help.
Namespace
Drupal\help\HookCode
public function 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 install 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 installed.
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':
$help_home = Url::fromRoute('help.main')->toString();
$module_handler = \Drupal::moduleHandler();
$locale_help = $module_handler->moduleExists('locale') ? Url::fromRoute('help.page', [
'name' => 'locale',
])->toString() : '#';
$search_help = $module_handler->moduleExists('search') ? Url::fromRoute('help.page', [
'name' => 'search',
])->toString() : '#';
$output = '<h2>' . t('About') . '</h2>';
$output .= '<p>' . t('The Help module generates <a href=":help-page">Help topics and 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 .= '<p>' . t('Help topics provided by modules and themes are also part of the Help module. If the core Search module is installed, these topics are searchable. For more information, see the <a href=":online">online documentation, Help Topic Standards</a>.', [
':online' => 'https://www.drupal.org/docs/develop/managing-a-drupalorg-theme-module-or-distribution-project/documenting-your-project/help-topic-standards',
]) . '</p>';
$output .= '<h2>' . t('Uses') . '</h2>';
$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 .= '<dt>' . t('Viewing help topics') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('The top-level help topics are listed on the main <a href=":help_page">Help page</a>. Links to other topics, including non-top-level help topics, can be found under the "Related" heading when viewing a topic page.', [
':help_page' => $help_home,
]) . '</dd>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Providing help topics') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t("Modules and themes can provide help topics as Twig-file-based plugins in a project sub-directory called <em>help_topics</em>; plugin meta-data is provided in YAML front matter within each Twig file. Plugin-based help topics provided by modules and themes will automatically be updated when a module or theme is updated. Use the plugins in <em>core/modules/help/help_topics</em> as a guide when writing and formatting a help topic plugin for your theme or module.") . '</dd>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Translating help topics') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('The title and body text of help topics provided by contributed modules and themes are translatable using the <a href=":locale_help">Interface Translation module</a>. Topics provided by custom modules and themes are also translatable if they have been viewed at least once in a non-English language, which triggers putting their translatable text into the translation database.', [
':locale_help' => $locale_help,
]) . '</dd>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Configuring help search') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('To search help, you will need to install the core Search module, configure a search page, and add a search block to the Help page or another administrative page. (A search page is provided automatically, and if you use the core Claro administrative theme, a help search block is shown on the main Help page.) Then users with search permissions, and permission to view help, will be able to search help. See the <a href=":search_help">Search module help page</a> for more information.', [
':search_help' => $search_help,
]) . '</dd>';
$output .= '</dl>';
return [
'#markup' => $output,
];
case 'help.help_topic':
$help_home = Url::fromRoute('help.main')->toString();
return '<p>' . t('See the <a href=":help_page">Help page</a> for more topics.', [
':help_page' => $help_home,
]) . '</p>';
}
}
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