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Question 1

In Drupal, what is the 'Entity API' primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

Creating, loading, saving, and deleting entities like nodes, users, and custom types

Answer

The Entity API provides a unified interface for CRUD operations and metadata on all entity types including nodes, taxonomy terms, and users.

Question 2

What is the purpose of Drupal's 'hook_cron()' implementation?

Accepted Answer

To define tasks that run periodically when Drupal cron executes

Answer

Modules implement hook_cron() to register cleanup, aggregation, or maintenance tasks that run each time Drupal's cron is triggered.

Question 3

Which Drupal feature allows content editors to preview layout changes without affecting the live site?

Accepted Answer

Layout Builder with draft/preview support via Content Moderation

Answer

Combining Layout Builder with the Content Moderation module lets editors build draft layouts that only go live after editorial approval.

Question 4

What is 'field formatter' in Drupal's field system?

Accepted Answer

A plugin that controls how a field's value is displayed to end users

Answer

Field formatters are display plugins; for example, an image field can be formatted as a thumbnail, full image, or URL using different formatters.

Question 5

In Drupal's Migrate API, what is the role of a 'source plugin'?

Accepted Answer

To read data from the origin system (CSV, database, JSON, etc.)

Answer

Source plugins connect to and iterate over data from the origin — Drupal 6/7, CSV files, JSON endpoints, or custom databases.

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