Magento 2 Module Registration

Introduction

In this blog, we will learn how to create and register Module in Magento.

In Magento, a module is a standalone unit where we write our functionalities or business logic to achieve our goal.

It is a group of directories that contain the blocks, controllers, helpers, and models needed to create a specific store feature. It is the unit of customization in the Magento platform.

Magento modules can be created to perform multiple functions, from influencing user experience to changing storefront appearance. They can install, deleted, or disabled.

Steps to Create a Module

Create the module folder.
Create the registration.php file.
Create the module.xml file.
Run the command: php bin/magento setup:upgrade
Run the command: php bin/magento setup:di:compile

Create the module Folder

Now to create the module we have to create a vendor folder first with the vendor name (which is Webkul in our case) under the app/code folder.

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(if the code folder is not available then please create it).

Then we have to create the module folder “BlogManager” (the module name).

Now our folder structure should be like (app/code/Webkul/BlogManager). Where Webkul is our Vendor name and BlogManager is our Module name.

Create the registration.php file

After this, we have to create a registration.php file under the file path (app/code/Webkul/BlogManager) so that Magento can recognize it as a module and register it.

Code for app/code/Webkul/BlogManager/registration.php file

<?php
\Magento\Framework\Component\ComponentRegistrar::register(
    \Magento\Framework\Component\ComponentRegistrar::MODULE,
    'Webkul_BlogManager',
    __DIR__
);

Types of components are,
i) Module
ii) Theme
iii) Language
iv) Library

Create the module.xml file.

To create the module.xml file, we first need to create an etc folder under the directory (app/code/Webkul/Blogmanager), and in the etc folder we need to create a module.xml file with the following content.

Code for etc/module.xml file

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:Module/etc/module.xsd">
    <module name="Webkul_BlogManager">
    </module>
</config>

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Run the command: php bin/magento setup:upgrade

After creating these two files we need to run the setup upgrade command like below in the terminal at the Magento root folder. It will activate the module.

php bin/magento setup:upgrade

This command is used to update the Magento database schema and data, as well as apply any necessary system upgrades. It is used in the Magento 2 upgrade process and ensures that your Magento store runs smoothly with the latest updates and features.

Run the command: php bin/magento setup:di:compile

It is used to compile code like Factories, Proxies, Interceptors, etc., and puts them in the generated directory.