Building Modular, Maintainable, Recipe-Based Site Templates

Session Category Site-Building Audience Intermediate

Building a site template and not sure where to begin? In this session, we’ll share lessons learned from developing our own recipe-based site templates. You’ll hear what worked, what didn’t, and how you can avoid common pitfalls.

We’ll explore the Drupal Recipes ecosystem, starting with basic usage and moving into advanced strategies for creating scalable, reusable recipes that can be assembled to meet the needs of different site templates. 

You’ll learn how to:

  • Get a high-level overview of using recipes to build site templates
  • Organize recipes so they remain flexible and extendable
  • Empower site administrators to pick and choose the recipes that fit their needs
  • Use tools to automate and test recipe building for scalable, reliable site template delivery
  • Handle dependencies cleanly to avoid brittle stacks
  • Apply real-world examples to your own projects

Through real-world examples and a live demo of our recipe stack, you’ll leave with practical knowledge and the confidence to structure recipes that meet your organization’s needs today while remaining adaptable for the future.

About the Speaker

Andy Giles