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# When There's Not a Module For That


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###### Presented by

**Benjamin Melançon** & **Mauricio Dinarte**

###### AKA

**mlncn** & **dinarcon**


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<img alt="Agaric" src="images/agaric-logo-stacked.png" class="plain" />

**ask@agaric.coop**

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> When building a Drupal site, “there’s a module for that” can be the sweetest words you can hear.


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![Regular node add form with Save button](images/create-frankenstein-unmodified.png)


{{% note %}}
Say you're creating a site where people can relive great literature that may have been inspired by a global pandemic.
{{% /note %}}

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`frankenstein.info.yml`

```yaml
name: Frankenstein
type: module
description: "Rename save button for Frankenstein's content."
core: 8.x
```
&nbsp;  


`frankenstein.module`

```php
<?php
function frankenstein_form_node_frankenstein_form_alter(&$form, \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state) {
  $form['actions']['submit']['#value'] = t('Re-animate!');
}
```

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### Where to put these files

![Folder hierarchy of custom module in Drupal](images/frankenstein-location-in-ranger.png)


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![Regular node add form with Save button](images/create-frankenstein-unmodified.png)


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**Enable your module:**

`drush -y en frankenstein`


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*That slide was the most important you're going to be shown.*

# Enable your module


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![Regular node add form with Save button as reanimate](images/create-frankenstein-reanimate.png)


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