How to Programmatically Modify Menu Links in Drupal 11

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Yogesh Kushwaha, in a tutorial published on his blog, explains how to programmatically change menu links in Drupal 11 to support dynamic navigation. The guide begins with an overview of Drupal’s menu system, highlighting that menus are now entities in the core, making them fieldable and more flexible. A menu link pointing to /user/2 is created via the UI as an example. The goal is to change this link programmatically to point to a different user ID, such as /user/4, based on context.

The solution involves creating a custom module named broute and using the hook_link_alter hook, implemented in an object-oriented way. The code identifies the targeted menu link by its label and updates its route parameters. This allows developers to tailor menu behaviour for different user roles or conditions. The tutorial provides clear steps and code snippets for implementing this in Drupal 11.

Source Reference

Title

How to Programmatically Change Menu Links for Enhanced Navigation

Byline

Yogesh Kushwaha

Date of Publication

27 March 2025

Organization

Bhimmu

Drupal 11

Custom module

Drupal Development

Site Building

Tutorial

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