composer require drupal/educareEducare is a free site template for schools, universities, academies and e-learning providers. It installs a complete education website with pages for programs, admissions, research, student life, events, news and contact.
Pages are built with Drupal Canvas, so editors change layouts and content without code, and ready-made patterns let them add new sections to any page.
Built for
- Schools
- Universities
- Academies
- E-learning providers
What you get
- Pages ready to publish: home, about, programs, admissions, research, student life, events, news and contact.
- Programs: an explore programs page where prospective students can browse what you offer.
- News and events: a news listing with article pages, and an events listing with event pages.
- Ready-made patterns: sections editors can drop onto any page, so new pages match the design without a developer.
- To customize the template click here.
Quality and testing
- Tested to WCAG 2.2 Level AA, with 0 axe-core violations across 124 public URLs for anonymous visitors.
- Every release runs an automated functional acceptance test suite on a fresh install before it is tagged.
- Installs on Drupal CMS and on the Varbase project.
Part of the Varbase family
Educare is built from Varbase Starter, the default Varbase site template maintained by Vardot.
Features
Support
FAQ
Is Educare free?
Yes. It is open source under GPL-2.0-or-later, and every part of it, including the theme, comes from drupal.org.
Which Drupal version does it need?
Drupal CMS 2 (Drupal 11).
How do I install it?
Require drupal/educare with Composer, then choose Educare in the Drupal CMS installer. The commands on this page do the same with DDEV and Drush.
Do editors need to write code?
No. Pages are built with Drupal Canvas and edited in the Canvas editor, and ready-made patterns can be added to any page.
Is it accessible?
It is tested to WCAG 2.2 Level AA, with 0 axe-core violations across 124 public URLs, and the check runs again on each release.
Does it track visitors?
No analytics or tracking is enabled by default. Form submissions stay in your site's own database.
Is hosting included?
No. Educare is a site template. Deploy it on any hosting that supports Drupal CMS.
Where can I get help?
Open an issue in the drupal.org issue queue. Vardot maintains the project and triages issues there.
