The Site Template Marketplace features a curated set of templates directly in the Drupal CMS installer, where every new Drupal CMS user can find them. Templates can be free or paid, and both models offer commercial opportunity — the creator of a template is the natural choice when a user needs deeper help or custom work.

Because marketplace templates are promoted to all Drupal CMS users, they carry additional requirements for quality, security, accessibility, and support. If you haven’t already, we recommend sharing a community template first — it’s the easiest way to get started and to show the kind of work you do.

Who can apply

Organizations

Free templates:

  • Any organizations who want to submit free templates, are welcome to. 

For paid templates: 

  • Drupal Certified Partners, with a history of contribution.
  • Must be a Drupal Certified Partner, or become one by June 15th, 2026.
  • Must have portfolio pieces of proven work in the use case you are targeting.
  • Must be willing to provide support to buyers of premium templates.
  • May use the template as an opportunity to offer additional services.

Individuals

Free templates:

  • Any individual who wants to submit free templates, is welcome to. 

For freelancers, solopreneurs, and very small, start-up-phase co-ops who want to create paid templates: 

  • Must be a Ripple Maker (individual member of the Drupal Association).
  • Must have a history of contributions in the last year.
  • Must be able to show a portfolio of high-quality Drupal design and implementation work.
  • May use the template as an opportunity to offer additional services.

What we review

Before a template is published to the marketplace, you’ll complete a short review covering:

  • Installability — automated CI confirms the template installs and its components render.
  • A Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) — the recipes and contributed projects you include, with their security-coverage status.
  • A license manifest — Drupal-derived components remain GPL; any non-GPL components (such as default content or images) are listed.
  • A WCAG accessibility attestation — accessible colour contrast, keyboard navigation, and ARIA patterns.
  • A security-update commitment — a defined timeline for responding to security issues, with no pinned or patched dependencies.

The Site Template Creator Guide explains each of these in detail.

Terms you agree to

  • All Drupal-derived components remain subject to the GPL, but components like default content and images may carry a proprietary licence.
  • You will respect the time and work of any maintainers whose projects you include.
  • You will work with the Drupal CMS leadership team with the same responsiveness and attention to detail you would give a client.
  • You understand that templates must work within the current versions of Drupal CMS and Drupal Canvas, and cannot include non-stable releases (dev, alpha, beta, rc) or patches.
  • You understand that the commercial template workflow is still being built, and that the Drupal Association is developing the commerce solution during this same period.
  • You understand that up to 30% of net retail revenue is assessed as a fee by the Drupal Association to support the sustainability of the Drupal project and community.
  • You understand that your publication date is not guaranteed and depends, among other factors, on the backlog of template reviews in the queue.

Apply

Submit an application · Read the Site Template Creator Guide