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# Read me

#### *XOOPS Documentation Series*

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## XOOPS 2.5x Module Developer Cookbook

**for XOOPS 2.5.10+**

#### for PHP 7.0+

Version 0.9

### Developer Guide

### View it on: [Gitbook](https://xoops.gitbook.io/xoops-modules-cookbook/)

© 2020 XOOPS Project ([www.xoops.org](https://xoops.org))

### Tutorial Purpose

This document is a Cookbook documenting the recommended structure for XOOPS 2.5.10+ modules, best practices, as well as recipes for common tasks

### How to Contribute

[You can contribute on GitHub](https://github.com/XoopsDocs/xoops-modules-cookbook) by forking the book repository, editing the markdown files with a text editor, and submitting the changes via a Pull Request

Changes will be [pushed to Gitbook.io automatically](https://xoops.gitbook.io/xoops-modules-cookbook/).

## Table of Content

* [Introduction](/xoops-modules-cookbook/introduction.md)
* [Our Standards](/xoops-modules-cookbook/coding-standards/standards.md)  
* [Best Practices](/xoops-modules-cookbook/best-practices/best-practices.md)
* [Database](/xoops-modules-cookbook/8database.md)
* [Classes](/xoops-modules-cookbook/core-classes/core.md)  
* [ModuleAdmin Framework](https://github.com/XoopsDocs/xoops-modules-cookbook/tree/9f27c9a1684fbde0620ee786441ea9cfe26df286/en/book/moduleadmin/moduleadmin.md)
* [Common Classes](/xoops-modules-cookbook/common-classes-traits/classes.md)  
* [Traits](/xoops-modules-cookbook/common-classes-traits/traits.md)  
* [Form Classes](/xoops-modules-cookbook/form-classes/forms.md)
* [Migration to Namespaces](/xoops-modules-cookbook/migration/namespaces-autoload.md)  
* [Module Configuration](/xoops-modules-cookbook/configuration/configuration.md)
* [Templates](/xoops-modules-cookbook/7templates.md)  
* [Credits](/xoops-modules-cookbook/about/9credits.md)
* [About XOOPS CMS](/xoops-modules-cookbook/about/10aboutxoops.md)

### License:

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All derivative works are to be attributed to XOOPS Project ([www.xoops.org](https://xoops.org))


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