Practical Module Development for Prestashop 8


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Elevate your e-commerce game and beat the competition by unleashing the power of PrestaShop 8.x with Symfony-based modules, customizable themes, and much more Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Understand the data and object architecture of the legacy and new Symfony core of PrestaShop Create modules to add features such as content blocks, payment options, and carriers to your store Learn to customize themes and override existing module templates Book Description After version 1.7, PrestaShop underwent a host of changes, including migration to a Symfony-based system from an outdated legacy code. This migration brought about significant changes for developers, from routine maintenance to module development. Practical Module Development for PrestaShop 8 is curated to help you explore the system architecture, including migrated and non-migrated controllers, with a concise data structure overview. You'll understand how hooks enable module customization and optimize the CMS. Through the creation of seven modules, you'll learn about the structure of modules, hook registration, the creation of front-office controllers, and Symfony back-office controllers. By using Doctrine entities, services, CQRS, grids, and forms, you'll be guided through the creation of standard, payment and carrier modules. Additionally, you'll customize and override themes to achieve your desired e-commerce store look. By the end of this book, you'll be well equipped to provide modern solutions with PrestaShop that meet client requirements. What you will learn Understand the structure of PrestaShop's core Explore hooks and their functions Create a hello world module Build modules to display blocks in the front office with different styles Design a module to add fields to the category pages and manage them Fashion a blogging module with front and modern back-office controllers Fabricate payment and carrier modules to improve the user experience Customize a theme by creating a child theme Who this book is for If you are a junior or advanced PHP developer already using PrestaShop as a simple user willing to know more or to solve online sellers' problems by creating modules as a professional, this book is definitely for you. In order to learn from this book, you should have a basic knowledge of the Symfony framework. This book will be a really good help for the module developers expecting to move from the old legacy environment to the modern one. Other CMS developers can use that book as a tool to compare and move to PrestaShop.




Layered Design for Ruby on Rails Applications


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Transition from the traditional Rails MVC trio to an abstraction model and evolve your application codebase with synchronized components, boosting flexibility and maintainability Key Features Understand Rails' architectural patterns along with its advantages and disadvantages Organize business logic in Rails apps when the default approach is insufficient Introduce new abstractions to address design problems Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionThe Ruby on Rails framework boosts productivity by leveraging the convention-over-configuration principle and model-view-controller (MVC) pattern, enabling developers to build features efficiently. This initial simplicity often leads to complexity, making a well-structured codebase difficult to maintain. Written by a seasoned software engineer and award-winning contributor to many other open-source projects, including Ruby on Rails and Ruby, this book will help you keep your code maintainable while working on a Rails app. You’ll get to grips with the framework’s capabilities and principles to harness the full potential of Rails, and tackle many common design problems by discovering useful patterns and abstraction layers. By implementing abstraction and dividing the application into manageable modules, you’ll be able to concentrate on specific parts of the app development without getting overwhelmed by the entire codebase. This also encourages code reuse, simplifying the process of adding new features and enhancing the application's capabilities. Additionally, you’ll explore further steps in scaling Rails codebase, such as service extractions. By the end of this book, you’ll become a code design specialist with a deep understanding of the Rails framework principles.What you will learn Get to grips with Rails' core components and its request/response cycle See how Rails' convention-over-configuration principle affects development Explore patterns for software flexibility, extensibility, and testability in Rails Identify and address Rails' anti-patterns for cleaner code Implement design patterns for handling bloated models and messy views Expand from mailers to multi-channel notification deliveries Introduce different authorization models and layers to your codebase Take a class-based approach to configuration in Rails Who this book is for This book is for Rails application developers looking to efficiently manage the growing complexity of their projects. Whether you've recently launched your first Rails minimum viable product or are struggling to progress with a sizable monolithic application, this book is here to help. A deep understanding of core Rails principles is a must. Prior experience in building web apps using the Rails framework will help you understand and apply the concepts in the book in a better way.




Squarespace from Signup to Launch


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Uncover expert insights, practical tools, and a library of resources, including everything you need to build design-focused websites with rich user experience—from signup to launch Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Discover professional insights as you get hands-on with designing a custom website on Squarespace 7.1 and Fluid Engine Launch a website on your domain with features like commerce, member areas, blogging, and scheduling Grow your audience with a mobile-optimized website you can own, edit, and update Book Description You may have heard about Squarespace and even started a trial site, but launching it can be a real challenge for new users. While the basic features look simple enough, shaping Squarespace to fit your business needs requires expert help. That's where author and Squarespace expert Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling can help. Squarespace from Signup to Launch is a comprehensive resource for customizing the most design-focused and user-friendly website builder in the no-code world. Enriched with insights and resources from Squarespace experts such as Christy Price, Will Myers, David Iskander, Kristine Neil, Kathryn Joachim, Beatriz Caraballo, Justin Mabee, Shelly Morse, and more, this book goes beyond a technical manual. It prepares you to build a website, explains the foundational knowledge behind Squarespace 7.1 and Fluid Engine, and fosters a professional designer's mindset. Throughout the book, you'll learn how to build forms, use content blocks, optimize websites for mobile, build an online store, and become proficient in Squarespace's built-in SEO, marketing, and analytics tools. By the end of this Squarespace book, you'll have the confidence to build professional websites with a developer's technical knowledge, project organization, and design intuition. You won't just launch your site; you'll be proud to share it with the world. What you will learn Build a website on Squarespace, step by step, with expert insights and practical tips Plan your site content with an easy-to-understand outline Source and create the visual elements necessary to achieve a professional website Go beyond pre-set templates by creating a polished design from navigation to footer Integrate custom code to enhance both the design and functionality of your project Optimize your website for mobile viewing and search engine visibility Implement effective marketing strategies to promote your site and grow your audience after its launch Who this book is for If you are interested in building a website on the Squarespace platform, using its newest version 7.1 and Fluid Engine, this book is for you. Whether you're a brand designer with little or no code experience, an entrepreneur seeking full ownership and usability of a website, or a website designer versed in other platforms looking to expand your skill set to other platforms, this comprehensive go-to guide covers everything you need. No matter your entry point, this book will offer an understanding of the why and how of Squarespace.




PrestaShop Module Development


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If you are a developer who is new to PrestaShop and wants to get a good foundation in development on the PrestaShop framework, this book is for you. It's assumed that you will have some experience with PHP5, jQuery, and HTML/CSS (no need to be an expert on it).




PrestaShop 1.6 User Guide


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Enjoy 100% of the features of your PrestaShop store!




OpenCart Theme and Module Development


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OpenCart is an e-commerce cart application built with its own in-house Model-View-Controller-Language framework. With its popularity and ease of use for e-commerce, OpenCart is being used more and more to create custom extensions, themes, and pages. This book embarks on an exciting journey of creating custom themes, pages, and templates in OpenCart. It shows you how to change and manage the general setting of your store and manage the modules and their layout, along with files and folders of the default theme. You will explore the featured module to help you understand module code and its functionality. Finally, you will learn to create customized pages for feedback management and make an admin section where you will make forms and lists to perform CRUD functionalities and show this feedback at the frontend.




Mastering Symfony


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Orchestrate the designing, development, testing, and deployment of web applications with Symfony About This Book Create a robust and reliable Symfony development pipeline using Amazon's cloud platform Cut development and maintenance costs by defining crystal clear features and possible scenarios for each feature before implementation Follow detailed examples provided in each chapter to create a task management application Who This Book Is For If you are a PHP developer with some experience in Symfony and are looking to master the framework and use it to its full potential, then this book is for you. Though experience with PHP, object-oriented techniques, and Symfony basics is assumed, this book will give you a crash course on the basics and then proceed to more advanced topics. What You Will Learn Install and configure Symfony and required third-party bundles to develop a task management application Set up a continuous integration server to orchestrate automatic builds every time you add a new feature to your project Reduce maintenance costs dramatically using Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) Create a slick user interface using the Bootstrap framework Design robust business logic using Doctrine Build a comprehensive dashboard and secure your project using the Sonata project Improve performance using Redis, Memcache, and Varnish Create customized Symfony commands and add them to your console In Detail In this book, you will learn some lesser known aspects of development with Symfony, and you will see how to use Symfony as a framework to create reliable and effective applications. You might have developed some impressive PHP libraries in other projects, but what is the point when your library is tied to one particular project? With Symfony, you can turn your code into a service and reuse it in other projects. This book starts with Symfony concepts such as bundles, routing, twig, doctrine, and more, taking you through the request/response life cycle. You will then proceed to set up development, test, and deployment environments in AWS. Then you will create reliable projects using Behat and Mink, and design business logic, cover authentication, and authorization steps in a security checking process. You will be walked through concepts such as DependencyInjection, service containers, and services, and go through steps to create customized commands for Symfony's console. Finally, the book covers performance optimization and the use of Varnish and Memcached in our project, and you are treated with the creation of database agnostic bundles and best practices. Style and approach A step-by-step guide to mastering Symfony while developing a task management application. Each chapter comes with detailed examples.




Drupal 8 Module Development


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Learn to create and customize impressive Drupal 8 modules to extend your website's functionalities Key FeaturesExplore a plethora of Drupal 8 APIs and get the best out of them using the power of PHP codingLearn to implement efficient data management and data security by creating dedicated modules for it.Stay up to date with the changes introduced in the new Drupal 8 releasesBook Description Drupal 8 comes with a release cycle that allows for new functionality to be added at a much faster pace. However, this also means code deprecations and changing architecture that you need to stay on top of. This book updates the first edition and includes the new functionality introduced in versions up to, and including 8.7. The book will first introduce you to the Drupal 8 architecture and its subsystems before diving into creating your first module with basic functionality. You will work with the Drupal logging and mailing systems, learn how to output data using the theme layer and work with menus and links programmatically. Then, you will learn how to work with different kinds of data storages, create custom entities, field types and leverage the Database API for lower level database queries. You will further see how to introduce JavaScript into your module, work with the various file systems and ensure the code you write works on multilingual sites. Finally, you will learn how to programmatically work with Views, write automated tests for your functionality and also write secure code in general. By the end, you will have learned how to develop your own custom module that can provide complex business solutions. And who knows, maybe you’ll even contribute it back to the Drupal community. Foreword by Dries Buytaert, founder of Drupal. What you will learnDevelop Drupal 8 modules that do all the things you wantMaster numerous Drupal 8 sub-systems and APIs in the process Model, store, manipulate and process data to serve your purposesDisplay data and content in a clean and secure way using the Drupal 8 theme systemTest your business logic to prevent regressionsStay ahead of the curve and write code following the current best practicesWho this book is for The primary target of this book is Drupal developers who want to learn how to write modules and develop in Drupal 8. It is also intended for Drupal site builders and PHP developers who have basic Object Oriented Programming skills. A little bit of Symfony experience is helpful but not mandatory.




Drupal 8 Module Development


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Learn to create and customize impressive Drupal 8 modules to extend your website's functionalitiesAbout This Book* Unleash the power of Drupal 8 programming by creating efficient modules and extensions* Explore a plethora of Drupal 8 APIs and get the best out of them using the power of PHP coding* Learn to implement efficient data management and data security by creating dedicated modules for it. Who This Book Is ForThe primary target of this book is Drupal developers who want to learn how to write modules and carry out development in Drupal 8. It is also intended for Drupal site builders and PHP developers who have basic Object Oriented Programming skills.A little bit of Symfony experience is helpful but not mandatory.What You Will Learn* Write a Drupal 8 module with custom functionality and hook into various extension points* Master numerous Drupal 8 sub-systems and APIs* Model, store, and manipulate data in various ways and for various purposes* Display data and content in a presentable and secure way* Learn about the theme system and render arraysIn DetailDrupal is an open source web-based content management system (CMS) that can be used for building anything from simple websites to complex applications. It enables individuals and organizations to build platforms that engage users and deliver the right content at the right time.Drupal 8 is an exciting new development in the Drupal community. However, the differences from the previous version are substantial and this can put quite some pressure on Drupal 7 developers that need to catch up. This book aims to help such developers in getting up to speed with Drupal 8 module development.The book first introduces you to the Drupal 8 architecture and its subsystems before diving into creating your first module with basic functionality. Building upon that, you will cover many core APIs and functionalities available to module developers.You will work with the Drupal logging and mailing systems, learn how to output data using the theme layer and work with menus and links programmatically. Then, you will learn how to work with different kinds of data storages, create custom entities, field types and leverage the Database API for lower level database queries. Moreover, you will learn about the Drupal 8 access system and caching layer as well as the APIs used for data processing (queues and batches).You will further see how to introduce javascript into your module, work with the various file systems and ensure the code you write works on multilingual sites. Finally, you will learn how to programmatically work with Views, write automated tests for your functionality and also write secure code in general.By the end of the book, you will have learned how to develop your own custom module from scratch that can help solve a small problem or even provide complex functionality. And who knows, maybe you'll even contribute it back to the Drupal community.Style and approachThis book aims to introduce PHP developers to programming concepts specific to Drupal 8 to get them started on writing their own functionality with Drupal 8 and create efficient Drupal 8 modules and extensions.




WordPress 5 Complete


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An in-depth and comprehensive take on WordPress, covering everything about the platform such as WordPress posts, pages, themes, plugins, and more. Key FeaturesGet up to date with the latest WordPress 5.0 (Bebo) and all its new featuresBeginner-friendly layout and advice you can apply from day one with loads of screenshots and examplesEnrich your development experience with the new block-based editor GutenbergBook Description Back in the day, when you wanted to launch a new website, you either had to learn web programming yourself or hire a professional who would take care of the whole process for you. Nowadays, with WordPress, anyone can build an optimized site with the least amount of effort possible and then make it available to the world in no time. Here, in the seventh edition of the book, we are going to show you how to build great looking and functional websites using WordPress. The new version of WordPress – 5.0 – comes with a few important changes, and we tell you all about how to use them effectively. From crafting content pages using the block editor, and customizing the design of your site, through to making sure it's secure, we go through it all. The book starts by introducing WordPress and teaching you how to set it up. You are then shown how to create a blog site, start writing content, and even use plugins and themes to customize the design of the site and add some unique elements to set it apart. If you want to get more in-depth, we also show you how to get started creating your own themes and plugins. Finally, we teach you how to use WordPress for building non-blog websites. By the end of the book, you will be sufficiently skilled to design high-quality websites and will be fully familiar with the ins and outs of WordPress. What you will learnLearn to adapt your plugin with the Gutenberg editorCreate content that is optimized for publication on the webCraft great looking pages and posts with the use of block editorStructure your web pages in an accessible and clear wayInstall and work with plugins and themesCustomize the design of your websiteUpload multimedia content, such as images, audio, and video easily and effectivelyDevelop your own WordPress plugins and themesUse WordPress to build websites that serve purposes other than blogsWho this book is for The ideal target audience for this book would be PHP developers who have some basic knowledge of working with WordPress and who want to get a comprehensive practical understanding of working with WordPress and create production-ready websites with it.