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There are myriad applications to need to execute specific PHP functions in Views rows. In many cases, making a custom Plugin is a better option. In other cases, it's better to use a Twig or custom token input filter.

Yet there are unique, specific use cases in which I need to simply talk to custom functions and the database in ways that are outside of a plugin.

I've reviewed this guide - https://enzo.weknowinc.com/how-include-php-code-drupal-8-views/ - but it did not work because Drupal console isn't functional for D9+, as it uses a later version of Symfony. All of the other resources I've found either 404 or cause errors due to being outdated.

Is there a way to accomplish the injection of PHP into views rows like D7?

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    You don't need Drupal console to create a module. The same can be done with Drush or on your own.
    – Kevin
    Jul 13, 2022 at 23:38
  • I can also do so manually, as I do often - but DC in this tutorial seems to auto-gen dependencies and use statements which i don't know off the top of my head. I'm looking to get a way to easily execute PHP in views. Right now I'm using php in blocks as an alternative, but I'd prefer this wouldn't be so difficult.
    – TripodC
    Jul 14, 2022 at 0:00
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    The Drupal 8/9/10 architecture is fundamentally different from Drupal 7 and there is no "easy" way to insert PHP anymore. Use a plugin. If you want to avoid plugins at all costs and do it like Drupal 7, then just use Drupal 7. Drupal 8/9/10 are plugin-based; for better or worse, the future of Drupal is plugins.
    – Patrick Kenny
    Jul 14, 2022 at 2:54

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In the current Drush version you can build plugins to run PHP in Views with the following commands:

Field:

drush gen plugin:views:field

Style rows:

drush gen plugin:views:style

The first example is a direct replacement for a PHP field in earlier Drupal versions. The second command produces a nice example of a configurable plugin including a views twig template and its preprocess hook.

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