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Mastering Magento Theme Design
Mastering Magento Theme Design

Mastering Magento Theme Design: Magento is the super-capable open source e-commerce platform that's number one for a reason. By using this book to optimize your know-how, you'll be acquiring the ultimate in e-tail expertise for yourself and your clients.

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Mastering Magento Theme Design

Chapter 2. Creating a Responsive Magento Theme with Bootstrap 3

In the previous chapter, we learned the fundamentals to create a custom Magento theme, and we created the basic structure of our theme. In this chapter, we will learn how to integrate the Bootstrap 3 framework and how to develop the main theme blocks.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • An introduction to Bootstrap

  • Downloading Bootstrap (the current Version 3.1.1)

  • Downloading and including jQuery

  • Integrating the files into the theme

  • Defining the main layout design template

  • Developing the header

  • Developing the footer

An introduction to Bootstrap

Bootstrap is a sleek, intuitive, powerful, mobile-first frontend framework that enables faster and easier web development, as shown in the following screenshot:

Bootstrap is the most popular frontend framework that is used to create mobile-first websites. It includes a free collection of buttons, CSS components, and JavaScript to create websites or web applications; it was created by the Twitter team.

Downloading Bootstrap (the current Version 3.1.1)

First, you need to download the latest version of Bootstrap. The current version is 3.0. You can download the framework from http://getbootstrap.com/.

The fastest way to download Bootstrap is to download the precompiled and minified versions of CSS, JavaScript, and fonts. So, click on the Download Bootstrap button and unzip the file you downloaded. Once the archive is unzipped, you will see the following files:

We need to take only the minified version of the files, that is, bootstrap.min.css from css, bootstrap.min.js from js, and all the files from font.

Note

For development, you can use bootstrap.css so that you can inspect the code and learn, and then switch to bootstrap.min.css when you go live.

Copy all the selected files (CSS files inside the css folder, the .js files inside the js folder, and the font files inside the fonts folder) in the theme skin folder at skin/frontend/bookstore/default.

Downloading and including jQuery

Bootstrap is dependent on jQuery, so we have to download and include it before including boostrap.min.js. So, download jQuery from http://jquery.com/download/.

The preceding URL takes us to the following screenshot:

We will use the compressed production Version 1.10.2.

Once you download jQuery, rename the file as jquery.min.js and copy it into the js skin folder at skin/frontend/bookstore/default/js/.

In the same folder, also create the jquery.scripts.js file, where we will insert our custom scripts.

Note

Magento uses Prototype as the main JavaScript library. To make jQuery work correctly without conflicts, you need to insert the no conflict code in the jquery.scripts.js file, as shown in the following code:

// This is important!
jQuery.noConflict();

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
   // Insert your scripts here
});

The following is a quick recap of CSS and JS files:

Integrating the files into the theme

Now that we have all the files, we will see how to integrate them into the theme.

To declare the new JavaScript and CSS files, we have to insert the action in the local.xml file located at app/design/frontend/bookstore/default/layout.

Tip

As explained in the previous chapter, all the overrides of the base theme should go in the local.xml file and we are going to use it to add new CSS and JavaScript files.

In particular, the file declaration needs to be done in the default handle to make it accessible by the whole theme.

The default handle is defined by the following tags:

<default>
   . . .
</default>

The action to insert the JavaScript and CSS files must be placed inside the reference head block. So, open the local.xml file and first create the following block that will define the reference:

<reference name="head">
…
</reference>

Declaring the .js files in local.xml

The action tag used to declare a new .js file located in the skin folder...

Defining the main layout design template

A quick tip for our theme is to define the main template for the site in the default handle.

To do this, we have to define the template into the most important reference, root. In a few words, the root reference is the block that defines the structure of a page.

Let's suppose that we want to use a main structure having two columns with the left sidebar for the theme To change it, we should add the setTemplate action in the root reference as follows:

<reference name="root">
   <action method="setTemplate">
     <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
   </action>
</reference>

You have to insert the reference name "root" tag with the action inside the default handle, usually before every other reference.

Defining the HTML5 boilerplate for main templates

After integrating Bootstrap and jQuery, we have to create our HTML5 page structure for the entire base template.

The following are the structure files that we created...

Developing the header

The header of our theme will look as shown in the following screenshot:

As you can see, there are three main sections that I will call the top header (the black line on the top), the main header (the white one), and the navigation bar.

To customize our header, open the header.phtml file located at app/design/frontend/bookstore/default/page/html and create the basic structure with the Bootstrap scaffolding. Our header file code will look as follows:

<!-- TopBar -->
<div id="topbar">
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
... 
</div>
</div>
</div>

<!-- Header -->
<div id="header">
<div class="container">
<div class="row">

</div>
</div>
</div>

<!-- Navigation -->
<nav>
. . .
</nav>

Let's discuss the preceding code in detail:

  • In the first block, inside the top header div element, we put some custom links or custom text in the left, and the user area in the right

  • In the...

Creating the navigation bar

For the navigation bar, we can use the <nav> tag to wrap it up and make it responsive and ready with some tricks. Bootstrap helps us with the navigation component that we can integrate with a little help from jQuery.

In the header.phtml file, the navigation block looks as follows:

<!-- Navigation -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-main" role="navigation">
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="navbar-header">
<a class="navbar-brand visible-xs" href="#">
<?php echo $this->__('Categories') ?>
</a>
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-main-collapse">
<span class="sr-only"><?php echo $this->__('Toggle Navigation') ?></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>
</div>
<div class="collapse navbar...

Developing the footer

The footer I designed for this theme is made up of two rows and two main columns in the first row. We will put the static contents such as the footer company's description, footer links, social links, and card image in CMS static blocks.

Hence, the user who manages the store can easily manage the footer from the admin panel. The final result will be similar to what is shown in the following screenshot:

All the links and the text in the footer are made of CMS blocks, so let's see the HTML structure. The footer file footer.phtml is located at app/design/frontend/bookstore/default/template/page/html/ like the header file.

The HTML code of the footer will look as follows:

<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4">
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('footer-company') ?>
</div>
<div class="col-md-8">
<div class="row">
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('footer-cmslinks') ?>
<hr>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col...

Summary

OK, now the header and the footer are complete! In the next chapter, we will develop our custom home page with the Bootstrap carousel, products in the home page, and some custom banners.

We've seen how to integrate Bootstrap and start the development of a Magento theme with the most famous framework in the world.

Bootstrap is very neat, flexible, and modular, and you can use it as you prefer to create your custom theme.

However, please keep in mind that it can be a big drawback on the loading time of the page. Following these techniques by adding the JavaScript and CSS classes via XML, you can allow Magento to minify them to speed up the loading time of the site.

In the next chapter, we will learn how to develop the home page with advanced techniques and how to create other custom pages following the basic principles of Magento's fall-back system.

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Introducing Magento Theme Design Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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The basic concepts of a Magento theme
The structure of a Magento theme
Creating the theme
Tips and tricks
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Creating a Responsive Magento Theme with Bootstrap 3 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating a Responsive Magento Theme with Bootstrap 3
An introduction to Bootstrap
Downloading Bootstrap (the current Version 3.1.1)
Downloading and including jQuery
Integrating the files into the theme
Defining the main layout design template
Developing the header
Creating the navigation bar
Developing the footer
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Customizing Our Custom Theme Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Customizing Our Custom Theme
Developing the home page
Customizing the left sidebar
Customizing the main content
Customizing the other pages of the theme
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Adding Incredible Effects to Our Theme Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Adding Incredible Effects to Our Theme
Introducing CSS3 transitions
Creating an animated cart in the header
Creating a stunning CSS3 3D flip animation
Creating a custom product images gallery
Adding a custom font to our theme
Adding a custom icon font to our theme
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Making the Theme Fully Responsive Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making the Theme Fully Responsive
Our goal
Using specific CSS3 media queries
Optimizing the theme for multiple devices
Tips and tools for responsive coding
Adding mobile icons
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Making the Theme Socially Ready Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making the Theme Socially Ready
Getting started with social media integration
Integrating the social plugin in the product page
Integrating the code in the product page
Adding the Facebook Like box to the left sidebar
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Creating a Magento Widget Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating a Magento Widget
Getting started with Magento widgets
Developing a widget
Creating a widget with options
Adding the widget in the admin panel
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Creating a Theme Admin Panel Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating a Theme Admin Panel
Creating the theme options module
Overviewing the System.xml fields
Creating the advanced admin options panel
Interfacing the admin panel with the theme
Advanced options features
Creating a visual color picker in admin
A quick recap of the theme's option panel
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Customizing the Backend of Magento Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Customizing the Backend of Magento
An overview of the admin design
Changing the default admin panel
Creating a custom Magento admin theme
Creating a custom login page
Customizing the retrieve password form
Installing the Magento Go admin theme
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This is what I wanted. A great book for theme development. There are many others but this one covers topics that were very interesting for me.
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This is the best resource to learn magento the development, no other book comes close to this.I was able to learn and apply the techniques of this book on my first custom magento theme at work, it was very straightforward, and the theme used in the book uses nice css3 effects.Overall in my opinion compared to others, this is the best book on magento theme design
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Andrea Saccà is a web designer and a frontend developer based in the infamous, central area of Rome, Italy. He is also one of the first Magento Certified Front End Developers and he will be speaker to the first Meet Magento Italy 2014. After his studies in Graphic and Web Design in Rome, he worked for a few renowned web agencies as a web designer, and in 2012, he started his freelance career. After two years of freelancing, he started his own web agency, 1604lab (www.1604lab.com) in Rome. You can visit the twitter page for his website at @1604lab. He is a multiskilled web designer and a developer who specializes in creating an effective online presence for all kind of businesses, start-ups, and individuals, for customers all over the world. Andrea is a passionate and hard-working individual with a strong ambition, and yes, he's a bit of a geek too! In his free time he likes snowboarding, playing guitar, going to the cinema, and drinking some beer with his friends. You can follow Andrea on twitter at @andreasacca, and on his personal blog at www.andreasacca.it.
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The orders shipped to the countries that are listed under EU27 will not bear custom charges. They are paid by Packt as part of the order.

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A custom duty or localized taxes may be applicable on the shipment and would be charged by the recipient country outside of the EU27 which should be paid by the customer and these duties are not included in the shipping charges been charged on the order.

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The amount of duty payable varies greatly depending on the imported goods, the country of origin and several other factors like the total invoice amount or dimensions like weight, and other such criteria applicable in your country.

For example:

  • If you live in Mexico, and the declared value of your ordered items is over $ 50, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 19% which will be $ 9.50 to the courier service.
  • Whereas if you live in Turkey, and the declared value of your ordered items is over € 22, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 18% which will be € 3.96 to the courier service.
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Cancellation Policy for Published Printed Books:

You can cancel any order within 1 hour of placing the order. Simply contact customercare@packt.com with your order details or payment transaction id. If your order has already started the shipment process, we will do our best to stop it. However, if it is already on the way to you then when you receive it, you can contact us at customercare@packt.com using the returns and refund process.

Please understand that Packt Publishing cannot provide refunds or cancel any order except for the cases described in our Return Policy (i.e. Packt Publishing agrees to replace your printed book because it arrives damaged or material defect in book), Packt Publishing will not accept returns.

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Return Policy:

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

  1. If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

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Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

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You can pay with the following card types:

  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
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Shipping Details

USA:

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Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela