Magento 1.4 theming cookbook : over 40 recipes to create a fully functional, feature rich, customized Magento theme /: over 40 recipes to create a fully functional, feature rich, customized Magento theme. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jose Argudo Blanco.
• Other Names: Blanco, Jose Argudo
• Contents: 1. Theme basics---working with the default theme -- Introduction -- Shutting down the cache before working with themes -- Theme inheritance in Magento -- Adding blocks -- Creating layouts -- Layout handles -- Customizing templates -- 2. Working with existing themes -- Introduction -- Installing a theme through Magento Connect -- Installing a theme manually -- Selecting the recently installed theme -- Enabling template path hints -- Simple modifications, changing a logo and header info -- Simple modifications, link to CMS pages from our theme -- 3. Starting our own theme---basic steps -- Introduction -- Starting our theme; laying the foundation -- Adding content in the home page -- Adding breadcrumbs -- Enabling the search form -- Adding top links -- Adding the language selector -- Footer links -- Adding the mini cart -- Building our main menu -- 4. Continuing our theme---other necessary pages -- Introduction -- Enhancing what we have up to now -- Setting the template for the catalog page -- Setting the template for other CMS pages -- Setting the template for the Sign In page -- Setting the template for the Shopping Cart page -- Modifying the product detail page -- 5. Going further---making our theme shine -- Introduction -- Using Cufón to include any font we like in our theme -- SlideDeck content slider -- Nivo banner slider -- Magento Easy Lightbox -- Adding social media sharing to product page -- Adding featured products to the home page -- 6. Building simple extensions -- Introduction -- Installing the ModuleCreator extension -- Using the ModuleCreator extension -- Building a featured products block -- Modifying the featured products block to show the most sold products -- 7. Localization and other tips -- Introduction -- Localizing our theme -- Getting the current store -- How to create a multi-currency store -- How to create CMS pages -- Translating the topmenu -- 8. Selling our theme -- Introduction -- Packing our theme -- Nice features for our theme -- Where to sell our theme -- Where to go from here -- Appendix: Quick summary -- Introduction -- Step 1---laying the foundation -- Step 2---small modifications that can be done in admin panel -- Step 3---small modifications that can be done in layout files.
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (iii, 182 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 006.7; Web sites -- Design; Web site development; Open source software; Web sites -- Design; Web site development; Open source software; COMPUTERS -- Digital Media -- General; COMPUTERS -- Interactive & Multimedia; COMPUTERS -- Web -- Site Design; COMPUTERS -- Web -- User Generated Content; Open source software; Web site development; Web sites -- Design; Web sites / Design; Web site development; Open source software; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849514255; 1849514259; 1849514240; 9781849514248
• Related ISBNs: 9781849514248
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