diff --git a/tools/boilerplate.py b/tools/boilerplate.py
index a730000c..89a5b062 100755
--- a/tools/boilerplate.py
+++ b/tools/boilerplate.py
@@ -88,13 +88,15 @@ class BaseRecipe(Recipe):
 
     def generate(self):
         self.write('__init__.py', self.template('init'))
+        self.write('backend.py', self.template('base_backend'))
+        self.write('browser.py', self.template('base_browser'))
 
 
-class ComicRecipe(BaseRecipe):
+class ComicRecipe(Recipe):
     NAME = 'comic'
 
     def generate(self):
-        super(ComicRecipe, self).generate()
+        self.write('__init__.py', self.template('init'))
         self.write('backend.py', self.template('comic_backend'))
 
 
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ def main():
         default=gitconfig('user.email'))
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()
 
-    recipes = [ComicRecipe, ComicTestRecipe]
+    recipes = [BaseRecipe, ComicRecipe, ComicTestRecipe]
     for recipe in recipes:
         recipe.configure_subparser(subparsers)
 
diff --git a/tools/boilerplate_data/base_backend.py b/tools/boilerplate_data/base_backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f3b8895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/boilerplate_data/base_backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<%inherit file="layout.py"/>
+from weboob.tools.backend import BaseBackend
+
+from .browser import ${r.classname}Browser
+
+
+__all__ = ['${r.classname}Backend']
+
+
+class ${r.classname}Backend(BaseBackend):
+    NAME = '${r.name}'
+    DESCRIPTION = '${r.name} website'
+    MAINTAINER = '${r.author}'
+    EMAIL = '${r.email}'
+    VERSION = '${r.version}'
+
+    DOMAIN = 'www.${r.name}.com'
+    BROWSER = ${r.classname}Browser
diff --git a/tools/boilerplate_data/base_browser.py b/tools/boilerplate_data/base_browser.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..247e93d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/boilerplate_data/base_browser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<%inherit file="layout.py"/>
+from weboob.tools.browser import BaseBrowser
+
+
+__all__ = ['${r.classname}Browser']
+
+
+class ${r.classname}Browser(BaseBrowser):
+    PROTOCOL = 'http'
+    DOMAIN = 'www.${r.name}.com'
+    ENCODING = None
+
+    PAGES = {}