Routing Deep Dive & Dynamic Pages in Symfony 7

🚀 Welcome to Episode 5 of the Symfony Command Series 2025 on CodingWithTD!

Let’s unlock the true power of routing in Symfony 7! In this episode, we explore how to create dynamic routes using slugs, optional parameters, and route requirements.

What we cover:
✔️ Dynamic clean URLs
✔️ Setting default values for route parameters
✔️ Using route requirements with regex (e.g. numbers only)
✔️ Passing route variables to Twig templates
✔️ Organizing route annotations by controller class
✔️ Previewing upcoming security tips (e.g. is_granted)

🌐 If you’ve ever wondered how to make your Symfony URLs flexible and powerful — this is the episode for you.

🎯 Episode Breakdown
[00:10] – Welcome back
[00:50] – Creating the Blog Controller (with dynamic slug route)
[08:24] – Profile Controller with Optional Route Parameters
[12:55] – Product Controller with Route Requirements (e.g. integers only)
[16:58] – Adding a Twig link to "Show More" using the slug name
[18:57] – Debugging routes with the debug:router command
[19:45] – Pro Tip: Using the #[Route] attribute above the controller class

📚 Official Docs & Resources
Symfony CLI: https://symfony.com/download
Bootstrap: https://getbootstrap.com/

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