Surbhi Sriwal Srijan Technologies, NEW DELHI, India Introduction ----------------------- Deep diving into Drupal 8 Render API , how it is different and better than Drupal 7 rendering mechanism. How Drupal uses placeholders and pipelines to improve page performance. In this talk, We're going to cover What Render API is -------------------------------- 1. How it is Different from D7 2. What Placeholders and Pipelines are 3. How Drupal makes use of Placeholders 4. Rendering custom content using Render API Render arrays , elements 5. How was theme() function used in Drupal 7 and what are we doing in Drupal 8 to replicate it and its benefits from a data rendering standpoint Takeaways from this talk -------------------------------------- 1. Deep knowledge of Drupal 8 Render API. 2. Learn how #type, `#theme`, and #markup elements are both the same and different 3. How can we use it? Prerequisites ----------------------- Intermediate Drupal Backend knowledge along with basics of how Drupal renders content.