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Mastering Magento Theme Design
Create responsive themes using Bootstrap, the most widely used frontend frameworkAbout This BookCreate an advanced responsive Magento theme based on the Bootstrap 3 frameworkConfigure your custom theme with the Magento Admin PanelCreate your theme from scratch using practical live coding examplesWho This Book Is ForThis book is great for developers and web designers who are looking to get a good foundation in how to create custom, responsive, and advanced Magento themes. Readers must have some experience with HTML, PHP, CSS, and Magento theme design. This book will be useful for anybody who already has knowledge of the Magento frontend structure.
What You Will LearnCreate a custom Magento theme from scratchMake your theme mobile-ready by integrating Bootstrap into itOptimize your theme to be fully responsive and ready for multiple devicesIntegrate sharing buttons into your themeAdd CSS3 and jQuery animations to enhance your theme's appearanceCreate a widget and a theme options panel to allow the fi nal user to customize your theme in minutesChange the look of the Magento backend to adapt it to your company's brand identityMake money by packaging and selling your themeIn DetailThis book explores Magento theme design, from basic theme structures to an advanced options panel, and provides you with the advanced knowledge that you need on the frontend of this great CMS.
The book starts with an overview of best practices for Magento theming and explores the field of theme development, starting from the home page all the way through to mobile optimization, analyzing advanced Magento applications such as widgets and modules. You will learn how to change the look and feel of the Magento backend to adapt it to your company's brand identity. The book will also take a look at adding functionalities such as lightbox effects on the product details page and awesome CSS3 animations on the products grid. By the end of this book, you will be able to create a new, custom, responsive, and advanced Magento theme of your own. You will learn everything you need to know to master Magento theme design, from the essential structure to the final sale in a step-by-step, tutorial style.
What You Will LearnCreate a custom Magento theme from scratchMake your theme mobile-ready by integrating Bootstrap into itOptimize your theme to be fully responsive and ready for multiple devicesIntegrate sharing buttons into your themeAdd CSS3 and jQuery animations to enhance your theme's appearanceCreate a widget and a theme options panel to allow the fi nal user to customize your theme in minutesChange the look of the Magento backend to adapt it to your company's brand identityMake money by packaging and selling your themeIn DetailThis book explores Magento theme design, from basic theme structures to an advanced options panel, and provides you with the advanced knowledge that you need on the frontend of this great CMS.
The book starts with an overview of best practices for Magento theming and explores the field of theme development, starting from the home page all the way through to mobile optimization, analyzing advanced Magento applications such as widgets and modules. You will learn how to change the look and feel of the Magento backend to adapt it to your company's brand identity. The book will also take a look at adding functionalities such as lightbox effects on the product details page and awesome CSS3 animations on the products grid. By the end of this book, you will be able to create a new, custom, responsive, and advanced Magento theme of your own. You will learn everything you need to know to master Magento theme design, from the essential structure to the final sale in a step-by-step, tutorial style.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 24, 2014
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