Magento 2 Development Quick Start Guide: Build better stores by extending Magento

Ajzele, Branko

ISBN 10: 1789343445 / ISBN 13: 9781789343441

Published by Packt Publishing, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Magento 2 Development Quick Start Guide: Build better stores by extending Magento
• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789343445
• ISBN 13: 9781789343441
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Create an interactive online store and customize it further using Magento

Key Features

• A straightforward guide to developing with Magento
• Examples of different types of extension
• Customize the Magento storefront and admin areas

Book Description

Magento is an open-source, enterprise-level e-commerce platform with unlimited scope for customization. This makes it a great choice not only for vendors but for developers as well.

This book guides you through Magento development, teaching you how to develop modules that extend or change its functionality, leading to more ?exible and profitable Magento stores. You start with a structural overview of the key Magento development components.

You will learn where things such as plugins, events, models, controllers, layouts, and UI components ft into the development landscape. You will go through examples of using these components to extend Magento. As you progress, you will be building a diverse series of small but practical Magento modules.

By the end of this book, you will not only have a solid foundation in the Magento development architecture; but you will also have practical experience in developing modules to customize and extend Magento stores.

What you will learn

• Develop a simple shipping module
• Build admin interfaces with the built-in form and listing UI components
• Implement JavaScript components for improved customer experience
• Accommodate vendor needs by adding new catalog-related features
• Develop your way to a better checkout
• Improve customer interaction with new customer-related extensions
• Create new web APIs to make your modules more extensible

Who this book is for

This book is for competent PHP developers, with only basic knowledge of the Magento platform required.

Table of Contents

1. Understanding the Magento Architecture
2. Working with Entities
3. Understanding Web APIs
4. Building and Distributing Extensions
5. Developing for Admin
6. Developing for Storefront
7. Customizing Catalog Behaviour
8. Customizing Checkout Experiences
9. Customizing Customer Interactions

About the Author

Branko Ajzele is a respected and highly accomplished software developer, book author, solution specialist, consultant, and team leader. He currently works for Interactive Web Solutions Ltd (iWeb), where he holds the role of senior developer and is the director of iWeb's Croatia office. Branko holds several respected IT certifications, including Zend Certified PHP Engineer, Magento Certified Developer, Magento Certified Developer Plus, Magento Certified Solution Specialist, Magento 2 Certified Solution Specialist, Magento 2 Certified Professional Developer, to mention just a few. He was crowned the e-commerce Developer of the Year by the Digital Entrepreneur Awards in October 2014 for his excellent knowledge and expertise in e-commerce development.