Guides

This is a collection of tutorials and best practices on working within and extending Contao.

• Adding Back End Assets

How to add custom CSS or JavaScript to the back end.

• Adding Custom Back End Routes

Custom routes within the Contao back end.

• Contao Coding Standards

Coding Standards that Contao follows.

• Content Elements for your Table

This guide shows how to use Contao's content elements as child records for the records of your own table.

• Fragment Controllers

The concept behind fragment controllers.

• Managing Data Records

Creating a DCA to manage custom data records.

• Modify the Container at Compile Time

How to make changes to the container at compile time in the Contao Managed Edition.

• Namespaces & Class Names

Recommendations for namespaces & class names.

• Publishing Bundles

How to publish a bundle to be installed in Contao.

• Your First Extension

How to set up a Contao extension.