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Backend

The Magento_Backend module contains common infrastructure and assets for other modules to be defined and used in their administration user interface (UI).

The Magento_Backend module does not contain anything specific to other modules. Among many things it handles the logic of authenticating and authorizing users.

Installation details

Before disabling or uninstalling this module, note that the following modules depends on this module:

  • Magento_Analytics
  • Magento_Authorization
  • Magento_NewRelicReporting
  • Magento_ProductVideo
  • Magento_ReleaseNotification
  • Magento_Search
  • Magento_Security
  • Magento_Signifyd
  • Magento_Swatches
  • Magento_Ui
  • Magento_User
  • Magento_Webapi

For information about module installation in Magento 2, see Enable or disable modules.

Structure

Beyond the usual module file structure the module contains a directory Service/V1.

Service/V1 - contains logic to provide a list of modules installed in Magento.

For information about typical file structure of a module in Magento 2, see Module file structure.

Extensibility

Extension developers can interact with the Magento_Backend module. For more information about the Magento extension mechanism, see Magento plug-ins.

The Magento dependency injection mechanism enables you to override the functionality of the Magento_Backend module.

Events

The module dispatches the following events:

  • adminhtml_block_html_before event in the \Magento\Backend\Block\Template::_toHtml() method. Parameters:
    • block is the backend block template (this) (\Magento\Backend\Block\Template class).
  • adminhtml_store_edit_form_prepare_form event in the \Magento\Backend\Block\System\Store\Edit\AbstractForm::_prepareForm() method. Parameters:
    • block is the AbstractForm block (this) (\Magento\Backend\Block\System\Store\Edit\AbstractForm class).
  • backend_block_widget_grid_prepare_grid_before event in the \Magento\Backend\Block\Widget\Grid::_prepareGrid() method. Parameters:
    • grid is the widget grid block (this) (\Magento\Backend\Block\Widget\Grid class)
    • collection is the grid collection (\Magento\Framework\Data\Collection class).
  • adminhtml_cache_flush_system event in the \Magento\Backend\Console\Command\CacheCleanCommand::performAction() method.
  • adminhtml_cache_flush_all event in the \Magento\Backend\Console\Command\CacheFlushCommand::performAction() method.
  • clean_catalog_images_cache_after event in the \Magento\Backend\Controller\Adminhtml\Cache\CleanImages::execute() method.
  • clean_media_cache_after event in the \Magento\Backend\Controller\Adminhtml\Cache\CleanMedia::execute() method.
  • clean_static_files_cache_after event in the \Magento\Backend\Controller\Adminhtml\Cache\CleanStaticFiles::execute() method.
  • adminhtml_cache_flush_all event in the \Magento\Backend\Controller\Adminhtml\Cache\FlushAll::execute() method.
  • adminhtml_cache_flush_system event in the \Magento\Backend\Controller\Adminhtml\Cache\FlushSystem::execute() method.
  • theme_save_after event in the \Magento\Backend\Controller\Adminhtml\System\Design\Save::execute() method.
  • backend_auth_user_login_success event in the \Magento\Backend\Model\Auth::login() method. Parameters:
    • user is the credential storage object (null | \Magento\Backend\Model\Auth\Credential\StorageInterface)
  • backend_auth_user_login_failed event in the \Magento\Backend\Model\Auth::login() method. Parameters:
    • user_name is username extracted from the credential storage object (null | \Magento\Backend\Model\Auth\Credential\StorageInterface)
    • exception any exception generated (\Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException | \Magento\Framework\Exception\Plugin\AuthenticationException)

For information about an event in Magento 2, see Events and observers.

Layouts

This module introduces the following layouts and layout handles in the view/adminhtml/layout directory:

  • admin_login
  • adminhtml_auth_login
  • adminhtml_cache_block
  • adminhtml_cache_index
  • adminhtml_dashboard_customersmost
  • adminhtml_dashboard_customersnewest
  • adminhtml_dashboard_index
  • adminhtml_dashboard_productsviewed
  • adminhtml_denied
  • adminhtml_noroute
  • adminhtml_system_account_index
  • adminhtml_system_design_edit
  • adminhtml_system_design_grid
  • adminhtml_system_design_grid_block
  • adminhtml_system_design_index
  • adminhtml_system_store_deletestore
  • adminhtml_system_store_editstore
  • adminhtml_system_store_grid_block
  • adminhtml_system_store_index
  • default
  • editor
  • empty
  • formkey
  • overlay_popup
  • popup

For more information about layouts in Magento 2, see the Layout documentation.

UI components

You can extend Magento_Backend module using the following configuration files:

  • view/adminhtml/ui_component/design_config_form.xml
  • view/adminhtml/ui_component/design_config_listing.xml

For information about UI components in Magento 2, see Overview of UI components.

Additional information

For information about significant changes in patch releases, see 2.3.x Release information.

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