Site Template Helper
This Composer plugin assists site template creators by automating scaffolding and code generation tasks specific to Drupal. It's primarily a development tool for those building Drupal site templates, not for end-users of Drupal itself.
This is a Composer plugin to help perform scaffolding and code generation operations needed by site templates. It was developed for Drupal CMS, but it's not really meant for end users; it's a set of tools for people who are creating site templates, and it's included with the Drupal CMS site template starter kit.
This plugin does not include the ability to export a Drupal site as a recipe (drush site:export). For that, you want the Drupal CMS Helper module.
Installation
Because this is a Composer plugin, you need to explicitly enable it before installing:
composer config allow-plugins.drupal/site_template_helper true
composer require drupal/site_template_helperFeatures
- Automatically generates a starter theme when Composer installs a specific site template that calls for it.
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Releases
| Version | Type | Core | Notes | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.4 | Stable | Saves a recipe's version at install time. | Jun 26, 2026 | ||
| 1.0.3 | Stable | Added the ability to generate a theme that only has an info file. | Mar 26, 2026 | ||
| 1.0.2 | Stable | Fixed a bug where a symlinked copy of Drupal core could cause the plugin to execute in the wrong directory. | Mar 15, 2026 | ||
| 1.0.1 | Stable | Fixes an incompatibility with GitLab CI. | Feb 14, 2026 | ||
| 1.0.0 | Stable | First stable release. | Feb 14, 2026 | ||
| 1.x-dev | Dev | Development snapshot of the 1.x branch. | Sep 4, 2025 |