Extending Quarto Workshop
Sep 16th, 2025
posit::conf(2025)
Setup
Please check the Setup Instructions for recommended steps to take before the workshop.
Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Extension Basics |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Partials |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Filters and Shortcodes |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Case Study |
Instructors
Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel is Professor of the Practice and the Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Statistical Science and Developer Educator at Posit, PBC. Mine’s work focuses on innovation in statistics and data science pedagogy, with an emphasis on computing, reproducible research, student-centered learning, and open-source education.
Charlotte Wickham (she/her) is a Developer Educator on the Developer Relations team at Posit with a focus on Quarto. Prior to Posit, she taught Statistics and Data Science at Oregon State University where she received awards for her in-person and online teaching.
Description
In this workshop, we will dive deep into ways of customizing your Quarto outputs with tooling beyond built-in features. This workshop is designed for data scientists, analysts, and technical writers looking to extend Quarto’s capabilities to suit their unique workflows better.
Participants will learn how to create custom extensions, including new formats, templates, and filters, to enhance their document production process. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, you’ll gain practical skills in:
- Developing and integrating custom formats to support diverse outputs while reducing repetition across projects.
- Substituting Quarto’s templates with your own to customize formats beyond the built-in options.
- Implementing filters to automate and streamline content transformation.
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to leverage Quarto’s extensibility to create powerful, tailored solutions for your documentation needs. Whether you have just worked on a few Quarto projects or are an everyday user, this workshop will equip you with the tools and knowledge to take your document workflows to the next level.
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.