Drupal Commerce merchants now have the power of building and extending their Drupal site without any technical knowledge whatsoever. They can browse a Marketplace, choose the modules and services they need, and simply click “Install” or “Sign up”.

How did Drupal make this leap and finally offer a complete “App Store” experience, with a commercial model to support it? Commerce Guys Augustin Delaporte and Bojan Zivanovic take you on a deep technical dive into Commerce Marketplace.

Topics covered:

Why did we build a marketplace, and what can you get there?
• Make it easy for merchants to extend their online store
• Provide a better UX/UI for end-users to build sites
• Introduce our technical partners to a wider market
• Have a direct relationship with merchants using Drupal Commerce
• Have the ability to form commercial packages that are interesting for merchants

What are the challenges of finding, deploying, configuring, and managing code from a marketplace?
• Discovery: how the end user can search for solutions from within Drupal, including modules, services, learning resources, and events.
• Authentication: installing code and paying for services is serious business. Who is allowed to do what, and how are these permissions managed technically?
• Installation of code: grabbing code from the internet and installing it into your website presents many challenges, including security.
• Dependency resolution: installing modules is fine, but what if they depend on other modules or libraries?
• Configuration (including interaction with 3rd party systems): sometimes getting the module is only half the story. Connecting it to external services is also managed.
• Upgrades: what responsibilities do the distribution and marketplace assume in terms of keeping your code up to date?
• Payments: The Marketplace offers the end user access to 3rd party services both as a referrer and a reseller. Learn how payments are handled in both of these cases.