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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

Customizing emails with the AC framework is not hard or complex if you are using the right tools and know how to use them efficiently. It does take some time to know what emails are being used and how to customize them in the Admin Panel, but trust me, after working on your second project, you will master this.

I hope that, after reading this chapter, you will have a full understanding of:

  • Why using the right tools for everyday work, even something as simple as email customization, boosts your productivity
  • Email template structure (header, content, footer)
  • Email template customization in the theme files and the admin interface
  • I haven’t discussed or described how to work with the CMS directives—the content in {{ }} brackets. This is mostly covered in the CMS-related chapter, Chapter 13.
  • I do have to warn you that this is the moment when we part ways with quite simple stuff and we are setting sail to the high seas of JavaScript. Prepare...