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Drupal 8 Frontend for Backenders
This presentation outlines some of the major changes to the theme layer and why they were necessary to make a better experience for themers and module developers using Drupal 8. We will also walk through some of the internals of different aspects of the theme system and how they might affect your day-to-day work with Drupal.
Drupal 8 will ship with a fancy new template engine (Twig) and a simpler theme layer. In my session I’ll show you some goodies from Twig and walk through the changes it creates for developers.
Many parts of the presentation include best practices for working with the Drupal 7 theme layer which will give you knowledge that you can use right away.
- A high-level overview of the changes to the theme system in Drupal 8.
- Some of the goodies that are possible now that we’re using Twig as our templating engine.
- Using theme hook suggestions to cut down on custom code and have themers thanking you.
- Phases of the theme system and where you can step in to alter things.
About Lauri:
I created my first website when I was 6 years old, that was 14 years ago. 8 years after, I found Drupal and have stayed on that road. Now I'm a Drupal enthusiast in Finnish Drupal shop. I've been developing Drupal full timely for few years now, with multiple community contributions. My passion is to create high-quality software to improve customer's business value, of course with great customer satisfaction. Imo Drupal is kick ass cool. For me, working with Drupal is challenging, fun and interesting. Almost everyday I have an opportunity to learn something new.
If you don't find me developing Drupal (which doesn't happen quite often) you probably find me snowboarding, cycling or swimming!
Track:
Development track
Level:
Intermediate
Speakers:
Lauri Eskola
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