Symfony 7 Controllers, Bootstrap, and Stimulus Testing

🚀 Welcome to Episode 3 of the Symfony Command Series 2025 on CodingWithTD!

In this episode of Coding With TD, we build our first Symfony 7 controller, set up our Twig base template, and test Bootstrap styling and Stimulus JS integration.

We also explore Symfony's powerful MakerBundle, basic routing, and translation configuration for multilingual support.

What you’ll learn:
Creating Symfony controllers with make:controller
Using Twig templates with Bootstrap layout
Setting up translations and fallback logic
Injecting and testing Stimulus controllers
Debugging routes with Symfony CLI

🎯 Episode Breakdown
[00:10] – Welcome back
[00:54] – Adding Bootstrap's viewport meta tag
[01:40] – Creating your first Symfony controller
[07:47] – Testing a Bootstrap form snippet in a Twig template
[10:24] – Wrapping content with a Bootstrap container
[12:18] – Testing the default Stimulus controller
[14:33] – Using Symfony’s debug:router for route insights
[16:12] – Basic translation testing in a Twig template

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

🔁 Next Episode Teaser:
We’re giving the Symfony 7 UI a quick cleanup. We’ll build out our base templates, add some Bootstrap structure, and enable Dark Mode for a smoother look and feel

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