Problem/Motivation

The module currently assumes that the views_ui module is installed. Some functionality and routes rely on UI-specific elements provided by views_ui, such as:

UI-specific admin routes and tabs under the Views UI interface

However, views_ui is an optional module in Drupal core. Sites can use Views without enabling the Views UI module. When views_ui is not enabled, the module’s administrative route and UI integration fail to work correctly.

This creates an unnecessary dependency on views_ui, even though the functionality of this module does not require the Views UI module itself.

The module should work independently of views_ui.

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#7 Screenshot 2026-03-13 at 5.07.38 PM.png42.52 KBjan.fetalvero
#7 Screenshot 2026-03-13 at 5.06.51 PM.png27.67 KBjan.fetalvero
#5 Screenshot 2026-03-12 at 9.59.42 PM.png135.54 KBn-m-daz

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n-m-daz created an issue. See original summary.

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n-m-daz commented
Issue summary: View changes

n-m-daz opened merge request !40

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n-m-daz commented
Status: Active » Needs review

Created a fix for this.

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Removed:
Dependency on Views UI admin tabs (views_ui.settings_tab).
Usage of Views UI local task integration for the rebuild page.
Assumption that the views_ui module is installed in order to access the module’s administrative interface.

Added:
A standalone admin configuration route at
/admin/config/search/views-url-alias to rebuild the url alias table.

Rebuild page

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rachel_norfolk
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Now that is a very fine catch! Code looks reasonable but I’ll see if someone wants to test before I accept.

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Verified that the Views URL Alias rebuild functionality
no longer depends on the Views UI module.

Steps tested:
1. Enabled views_url_alias
2. Disabled views_ui
views_ui

3. Accessed /admin/config/search/views-url-alias

rebuild

Result:
The rebuild page is accessible and works correctly
without Views UI installed.

Also tested with views_ui enabled and functionality
remains unchanged.

works as expected RTBC.

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jan.fetalvero commented
Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

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Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Merged - thank you!!

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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

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