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AD0-E727 Exam Topics and Domains
AD0-E727 is organized into 5 weighted domains. Expect to work with Adobe Commerce i18n System, Adobe Commerce Layout System, Fastly CDN, Admin Panel Framework, and more.
Theme Management
Theme Creation and Folder Structure
- Describe Adobe Commerce theme folder structure and how it relates to folder-based themes
- Demonstrate the ability to create a new theme (Inheritance/Fallbacks, design exceptions, theme properties)
Extending and Customizing Themes
Demonstrate ability to extend existing themes
Transactional Email Customization
Demonstrate ability to customize transactional emails
Translations
Demonstrate ability to apply translations, XML, and JS files
Layout XML and Templates (phtml Templates)
Layout XML Instructions
- Demonstrate the ability to utilize layout XML instructions
- Demonstrate the ability to create new page layouts
XML Extending, Merging, and Overriding
Understand the difference between extending/merging and overriding XML
Template (phtml) Files
- Demonstrate ability to create and customize phtml templates
- Apply template security (escaping output)
Styles
LESS Files and Structure
- Explain the purpose of different LESS files (compiled and partial)
- Describe the difference between specific partial files
Working with LESS
- Demonstrate the ability to work with LESS files
- Demonstrate the ability to override or extend Magento LESS
- Explain the core concepts of LESS
- Demonstrate the ability to style emails
- Explain the hierarchy of styles (lib, modules, themes)
- Implement and customize LESS library components
- Identify the differences between client-side vs server-side compilation
JavaScript
RequireJS
Demonstrate the usage of RequireJS
JavaScript Mixins
Demonstrate the ability to implement different types of mixins
Knockout JS
Demonstrate the usage of Knockout JS
jQuery Widgets
Demonstrate the usage of jQuery widgets
JavaScript Components via Layout XML
- Demonstrate the usage of JS components using Layout XML
- Describe interactions between UI components
JavaScript Translations
Describe how to add a translation in JS
JavaScript Component Initialization
- Demonstrate the ability to initialize and call JavaScript components
- Distinguish use cases for different JavaScript components
Customizing the Admin Panel, Page Builder, and Optimizations
Page Builder Customization
Demonstrate the ability to customize Page Builder content
Front-End Optimization
Describe front-end optimization
Admin Panel Customization
Describe how to modify and extend the Commerce admin through the admin UI SDK
Build Tools - Grunt
Define Grunt setup and usage
Commerce Cloud Tools
Utilize additional tools that Commerce Cloud provides
Edge Delivery Services
Describe steps to utilize Edge Delivery Service boilerplate
How do I earn this certification?
Passing AD0-E727 earns the Adobe Certified Expert - Adobe Commerce Front-End Developer certification. It sits in the Adobe Commerce track.
- AD0-E725 - Adobe Commerce Developer Expert
- AD0-E708 - Adobe Commerce Business Practitioner Expert
- AD0-E719 - Adobe Commerce Front-End Developer ProfessionalEntry-level alternative for developers with less than 1 year of experience
- AD0-E717 - Adobe Commerce Developer ProfessionalBack-end focused professional level for developers pivoting from front-end
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: 2024-10-05
- Adobe Commerce Edge Delivery Services GA New exam domain topic - EDS boilerplate steps added to Section 5 • Release date: 2024-01-01
- Admin UI SDK 1.x New exam topic - extending Commerce admin through Admin UI SDK • Release date: 2024-01-01
- Knockout.js in Adobe Commerce Integrated Remains core JavaScript framework for checkout and UI components - heaviest weighted section • Release date: Ongoing
- Page Builder 2.x Content type customization and drag-and-drop content management in Section 5 • Release date: Ongoing
Who should take this exam?
- 1-3 years of hands-on experience with Adobe Commerce front-end development
- Experience with Adobe Commerce version 2.4.6 or later
- Basic understanding of front-end structure and layout
- Experience with HTML, CSS (and preprocessors), LESS, JavaScript, and UI Components
- Familiarity with jQuery, Underscore, Require.JS, Knockout.js
- Knowledge of PHP templates, database concepts, and content management
- Understanding of CMS Blocks, Widgets, CMS pages, Category pages, Product pages, Cart and Checkout, and Account Dashboard
- Knowledge of extending and overwriting styles, layouts, and JS files
- Experience with CLI commands (cache cleaning, setup:upgrade, indexers, deployment mode) and Grunt
- Understanding of responsive design and media queries
- Familiarity with WYSIWYG/Page Builder
- Experience with Adobe Commerce Cloud infrastructure and Cloud CLI
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