Become a Site Template Creator

Site templates are complete, configured starting points for Drupal CMS — a ready-made site for a specific need, like a nonprofit homepage, a product marketing site, or a corporate brochure. If you’ve built something in Drupal CMS that others could start from, you can share it.

There are two ways to do that, and you can pick the one that fits you. Creators can start small by sharing a free template with the community, then apply for the marketplace later. You don’t have to decide everything up front.

2 Ways to Share

1. Share a template with the community

The quickest way to start. You publish your template as a free, open project on Drupal.org — the same way thousands of modules and themes are shared every year.

  • No application, no fee, and no partner status required.
  • If you have a Drupal.org account, you can publish today.
  • Your template may be chosen to appear in the Site Templates listings.
  • It’s the best place to get feedback and build a track record.

2. Apply to the Site Template Marketplace

For creators who want their template featured directly in the Drupal CMS installer — where every new Drupal CMS user can find it — and offered as a free or paid product.

  • Includes commercial opportunity: one-time pricing, plus optional support and services.
  • Carries extra requirements for quality, security, accessibility, and support, because these templates are promoted to all Drupal CMS users.
  • We recommend sharing a community template first, then applying.

Not sure which to choose?

Share with the community if you want the simplest path, you’re sharing for free, and you want to start now. Anyone with a Drupal.org account can do it.

Apply to the marketplace if you want your template in the Marketplace and the Drupal CMS installer, you want the option to charge for it, and you’re ready to meet the added quality, security, and support requirements that come with being promoted to every Drupal CMS user.

A note on quality

Whichever path you choose, the Site Template Creator Guide walks through how to define a use case, design, build, export, and validate a template — with worked examples. It’s worth a read before you start.