Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS) Training
Build blazing-fast, content-first websites with Edge Delivery Services — from fundamentals to architecture.
Weekday Track
3 sessions/week, 1 hour each — 4 weeks total
Weekend Track
2 sessions/week, 1 hour each — ~6 weeks total
Overview
Edge Delivery Services (formerly Franklin/Helix) is Adobe’s newest approach to building blazing-fast, content-first websites — and this course takes you from fundamentals to production-ready architecture.
With a strong AEM background and hands-on EDS project experience, I focus on what actually matters when shipping real sites: block-based authoring, Docs/Sheets-driven content modeling, and squeezing every bit of Core Web Vitals performance out of your pages.
By the end, you’ll be able to build, deploy, and govern EDS projects — and know when EDS is the right fit versus traditional AEM.
Curriculum
EDS Fundamentals
- What is Edge Delivery Services (Franklin/Helix)
- Architecture: Docs/Sheets as CMS, GitHub, CDN
Project Setup
- AEM Code Sync GitHub app
- Boilerplate and local dev server
- Block-based authoring model
Blocks & Components
- Building custom blocks
- Block collection and decoration patterns
Universal Editor Authoring
- Universal Editor overview and setup
- Component mapping and field definitions
- In-context visual editing vs. Docs/Sheets authoring
- Building Universal Editor-compatible blocks
Content Modeling with Docs/Sheets
- Authoring in Google Docs/Word
- Metadata and sheets as data sources
Styling & Performance
- CSS strategy for EDS
- Core Web Vitals optimization
- Lazy loading, LCP/CLS best practices
Integrations
- Forms and third-party APIs
- Analytics integration
- Headless commerce/CDP tie-ins
Deployment & Governance
- Publishing workflow (preview/live)
- Access control and content governance
Architecture & Best Practices
- Scaling multi-site EDS projects
- Migration strategies from traditional AEM
- Real-world case studies