CHAPTER 1.2 CORE PRINCIPLES OF THEMING IN MAGENTO 2

This course will introduce developers to the Magento 2 platform. The course begins with a discussion of basic concepts behind the design and workings of Magento 2. The student is then introduced to essential components of the architecture, and guided through the Magento 2 request flow and rendering processes, databases, service contracts, and Adminhtml.

PREREQUISITES
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Students must have a good knowledge of HTML and CSS. Students should also be comfortable editing HTML and CSS directly, not just using a WYSIWYG editor. Students should also be comfortable working with FTP clients. Some experience with PHTML and PHP is helpful but not required. Students should also already be familiar with the Magento Enterprise Edition feature set and frontend functionality.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
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This course provides a strong introduction to Magento's templating system and best practices. Class time combines lectures, guided examples and hands-on lab exercises. Students will understand the fundamentals of Magento's templating system and learn how Magento themes work and all the components of a theme, especially layouts, page templates and block templates. Course based on Magento Enterprise Edition v1.14.