Book Image

Mastering Adobe Commerce Frontend

By : Jakub Winkler
Book Image

Mastering Adobe Commerce Frontend

By: Jakub Winkler

Overview of this book

Navigating the frontend realm of the Adobe Commerce platform can often feel like a labyrinth, given its multifaceted systems and intricate layering. This book demystifies Adobe Commerce frontend development, guiding you through its paths with clarity and precision. You'll learn how to set up your local environment, paving the way for a smooth development experience and navigate the platform's theming ecosystem, exploring layout XML systems and the power of templates. As you progress through the book, you'll leverage an array of JavaScript libraries and frameworks that Adobe Commerce boasts of, with special emphasis on RequireJS, jQuery, Knockout.JS, and UI Components. Additionally, you'll gain an understanding of the intricacies of Adobe Commerce CMS, explore frontend-related configurations in the admin panel, and unlock the secrets of frontend optimization. Practical exercises provided in the book will enable you to create top-notch Adobe Commerce sites that are functional, optimized, user-centric, and a step ahead in the ever-evolving frontend landscape.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Practical exercises

  1. Add local storage to retrieve and store the products added and removed in our product calculator example from this chapter.
  2. Overwrite a template used for shipping method rendering in the checkout process in your local theme. Do it via the checkout page configuration handle.
  3. Completing the following basic Knockout.js practice tasks:
    1. On any given page, add a template with an input field.
    2. Bind the text to the Knockout.js observable.
    3. As the user enters data into the input field, show the reverse of that text below the field.
  4. Dynamic UI component, quick view: On a product listing page, add a button titled Quick View that will open a popup/modal window that will display the product name and the product price loaded from the selected product grid item.