How to setup VSCode to work with Craft CMS

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Our guide for recommendations on setting up VSCode to work as your preferred IDE with Craft CMS. Includes autocompletion, debugging and more.

Setup Auto Complete

A screenshot of the VSCode Extension for Laravel Intellisense.

To setup Auto Complete functionality you must install the Laravel Intellisense extension.

Navigate to the Extension MarketPlace and search for Laravel Intellisense, select the top result and press install.

Setup Debugging with XDebug

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To be able to debug Craft CMS with VSCode you need to download and install XDebug and set it up to function with VSCode.

Follow the tutorials linked below to install it for your OS.

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