Display Builder, the HTMX-powered visual builder

Drupal is finally ready for a visual building revolution.

The current modernization and unification of many frontend APIs, thanks to the recent addition of HTMX to Core, is unlocking new easy ways of building modern, fast, highly interactive, user interfaces for both the admin and front UI, without the need of javascript frameworks.

One of those UI is the new Display Builder module, which is leveraging HTMX, alongside many recent additions to Drupal Core, to provide a display building experience both unified (page layouts, entity displays, content and more) and powerful (design system native, live previews, iterative updates, realtime collaboration, adaptive profiles…).

From this example, Pierre, a Core’s provisional front-end manager, will explore how we can modernize the UI of other Drupal modules, providing a reactive, world-class, user experience while keeping the implementation lean and maintainable.