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Mastering Adobe Commerce Frontend

By : Jakub Winkler
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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)

Summary

This chapter took us on a journey through AC’s CMS, which is a crucial part of the framework. It showed us how, as frontend developers, we do much more than just customizing themes. We learned how we become critical to setting up and managing what customers see, often creating placeholders that help merchants and our fellow backend developers.

We dove into the key areas of AC’s CMS, learning how to create and work with CMS blocks and understanding the ropes of working with Widgets and CMS pages. We also got to grips with CMS directives and spent valuable time exploring the Page Builder and its templates.

Having a deep understanding of CMS isn’t just handy—it’s vital! As frontend developers, we’re not just tweaking how things look. We’re deeply involved in making sure the content that customers see is managed right, which means knowing our way around the CMS is a must. In a nutshell, we now have the tools and know-how to...