> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.varbase.vardot.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.varbase.vardot.com/developers/understanding-varbase/site-templates/educare.md). # Educare **Educare** is an education site template for schools, universities, academies, and e-learning platforms. It is built the Drupal recipe-first way, with the [**Vartheme BS5 Educare**](https://www.drupal.org/project/vartheme_bs5_educare) front-end theme, and works on both Drupal CMS and the Varbase project. ## Drupal.org Project ## Demo ## Release and Requirements * Latest release: **1.0.5** (27 September 2026), see the [release notes](https://www.drupal.org/project/educare/releases/1.0.5). * Drupal core `^11.3`, on Drupal CMS 2 or on Varbase 11 (`drupal/varbase_project:~11.0.0`). * PHP 8.4, see [Requirements](/developers/installing-varbase/requirements.md). ## Recipe Type Site recipe (full site template) ## Overview Educare composes the Varbase and Drupal CMS base recipes, installs its own theme, and adds what is its own: the pages, the **Drupal Canvas** patterns, and the demo content. It ships home, about, explore programs, admissions, research, student life, events, news, newsletter, and contact pages, all built with Drupal Canvas, along with ready-made patterns that content editors can place on any page. Demo content fills them: programs, events, news, media, menus, and taxonomy terms. ## What You Get * **Drupal CMS recipes**: admin UI, authentication, media, forms, search, SEO basic and SEO tools, accessibility tools, anti-spam and privacy. * **Varbase base recipes**: users, admin, security, media, editor, content, workflow, SEO, webform, page, news, events and performance. * **Vartheme BS5 Educare** installed and set as the default theme, with the front page set to `/home`. * **Pages ready to publish**, built with Drupal Canvas out of the Vartheme BS5 Educare components. * **Program**: a content type for courses and degree programs, listed on the **Explore programs** page. ## What It Composes | Section | Comes from | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Events: the Event content type, the events listing, and related events | [Varbase Events Base](/developers/understanding-varbase/varbase-recipes/varbase-events-base.md) | | News: the News content type and its listing | [Varbase News Base](/developers/understanding-varbase/varbase-recipes/varbase-news-base.md) | | Pages, media, editor, workflow, SEO, forms, search, and the admin UI | The Varbase and Drupal CMS base recipes | ## What It Owns Educare adds one content type of its own, on top of the content types that come from the base recipes: | Content type | Purpose | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Program** | A course or degree program, with its study level, program type, degrees, description, and content. The **Explore programs** page lists them. | ## Included Themes | Theme | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | [**Vartheme BS5 Educare**](https://www.drupal.org/project/vartheme_bs5_educare) | Education theme for Varbase, based on Vartheme BS5. | ## Setup A site template is applied **during** the site installation, so it is chosen in the installer rather than applied to a site that is already installed. ### Install With the Drupal CMS Installer Educare is listed in the Drupal CMS installer. You need [DDEV](https://docs.ddev.com/en/stable/users/install/) installed; see also the [DDEV Drupal CMS quickstart](https://docs.ddev.com/en/stable/users/quickstart/#drupal-drupal-cms). ```bash mkdir my-drupal-site && cd my-drupal-site ddev config --project-type=drupal11 --docroot=web ddev composer create-project drupal/cms ddev launch ``` In the browser, choose the **Educare** card (Created by Vardot) on the **Choose a site template** step and finish the installation. No `composer require` is needed.
The Educare card in the Drupal CMS installer, created by Vardot, with its description and the Learn more, Demo and Documentation links

The Educare Card in the Drupal CMS Installer

### Scripted Install With Composer and Drush For scripted or CI installs, require the template and install the site with Drush. Tested on Drupal CMS 2.2.0 with Drupal core 11.4.8. ```bash mkdir my-drupal-site-educare cd my-drupal-site-educare ddev config --project-type=drupal11 --docroot=web --php-version=8.4 ddev start ddev composer create-project drupal/cms ddev composer require drupal/educare ddev drush site:install -y ../recipes/educare ddev drush cache:rebuild ddev launch ``` {% hint style="info" %} Add `--site-name="Educare"` to the `site:install` line to name the site; without it the site is named "Drush Site-Install". Keep the cache rebuild: right after install the home page can serve a cached 404 until the cache is rebuilt. Without DDEV, run the same `composer` and `drush` commands without the `ddev` prefix. {% endhint %} ### Set Up on the Varbase Project With DDEV See [Installing Varbase With DDEV](/developers/installing-varbase/installing-varbase-with-ddev.md) for the full guide. ```bash mkdir my-varbase-educare-site cd my-varbase-educare-site ddev config --project-type=drupal11 --docroot=web --php-version=8.4 ddev start ddev composer create-project drupal/varbase_project:~11 ddev composer require drupal/educare:~1 ddev launch ``` Finish the installation in the browser and select **Educare** in the **Choose a site template** step.