Introduction
Quick Start
Basic Concepts
Understanding Routing
Intercepting Requests
Module Fundamentals
Database Operations
Templates
Helpers
Form Handling
Form Validation
Working With Files
Image Manipulation
Working With Dates & Times
Language Control
Security
Additional Includes
Every page has its own toys. A dashboard wants charts. A profile page wants an image cropper. A blog post wants syntax highlighting. With additional includes you give each page exactly what it needs – nothing more, nothing less.
From Any Controller
Just add two optional arrays to your $data:
What Happens Behind the Scenes
The Templates module automatically turns those arrays into proper HTML:
Anything ending in .css becomes →
Anything ending in .js becomes →
Full URLs or raw HTML strings → inserted exactly as written
Here are the two lines you will find in every template file:
The ?? '' simply prevents errors when no extra files are declared.
Real-World Examples
Loading from a CDN
Loading assets from any module (using the module assets trigger)
Passing raw HTML when you need special attributes
Conditional loading
Why This Rules
- Only the pages that need the assets actually load them.
- No more 2 MB of JavaScript on the login screen.
- No more unused CSS slowing down your site.
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