How Backdrop works: a plain(ish) English guide
Written by Mike Crittenden with the help of Rob Huffstedtler and the community. Updated to reflect Backdrop CMS by the Backdrop community.
If you've ever wondered how Backdrop works, then this book is for you.
It should be readable without having the actual core code in front of you, but feel free to reference the actual code for anything that you'd like as you go. I've tried to include API links to any functions or classes that I talk about, so click away!
If you want to contribute to this, you have a few options.
- Submit pull requests for updates or new chapters.
- Subscribe to the repo and review new updates as they come in.
- Come talk to us! Create an issue in the repo.
- Who is this for?
- Any developer who has ever wanted to know how Backdrop works should be able to get some value out of this.
- Do I have to be an expert to understand it?
- No. As long as you have a basic understanding of the basics of Backdrop development, you should be fine.