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Magento 2 Coding Jumpstart

Get a jumpstart into beginning Magento 2 programming by learning the project structure, architecture, and programming fundamentals of M2.

17 lessons

1h 5m

Are you ready to dive into the world of Magento 2 programming? Mark, a certified Adobe Commerce specialist, will guide you through the tricky parts of beginning Magento development. We'll walk through the software architecture, develop your first Magento module, talk through dependency injection, and even get into layout XML and template files.

And you don't even need to spend a dime on the course, because it's completely FREE!

You won't just learn theories, but be equipped with hands-on knowledge that you can deploy as soon as you're done with the course. So why wait? Start coding in Magento today 🤓.

The perfect starting point for Magento beginners

Learn Magento 2 development basics.

Learn from the ground up

By starting with the core fundamentals of Magento architecture and programming, you'll gain the foundation needed for success even if you have no prior experience.

  • Learn the foundations

    Don't know anything about coding in Magento? No problem. This course starts with the most basic concepts and works up from there.

  • Build your first module

    Follow step-by-step instructions to create your very first Magento module and learn how the architecture works.

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Hands-on practice

Don't just learn theoretical concepts, but gain practical coding experience building real modules in Magento.

  • Quickly get started

    You'll get right into the coding of creating template files, blocks, and controllers.

  • Learn, then apply

    So you can put your knowledge to work right away on your current Magento projects.

Create your first module

Expert instruction

Learn best practices and avoid common pitfalls with lessons designed by a certified Magento developer.

  • 6x Certified instructor

    Mark, the instructor, has over a decade of real-world Magento coding experience and multiple presentations about best practices in Magento.

  • Simple & quick

    At just over an hour, you won't be spending countless hours trying to learn Magento. This course will guide you through foundations quickly.

Mark Shust with certifications

M.academy has very good courses that help developers understand difficult concepts related to Magento 2 development. They were very helpful for me, and totally recommend it!”  

Henguelbert Loyo
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Magento Developer, Gorilla (a Wunderman Thompson Company)

Course curriculum

Each video lesson can be played back & referenced as many times as you wish at slow or fast speed, tech-friendly closed captions, and full source code.

Spanish, Portuguese, French & German translations provided by Google Translate

17 lessons

1h 5m

Just launched October 7, 2023!

Magento Architecture Overview

Magento’s software architecture
Magento’s software architecture
Magento’s project & directory structure
Magento’s project & directory structure
Common Magento development tools
Common Magento development tools

Magento Basics & Routing

Create your first Magento module
Create your first Magento module
Magento’s MVC & routing mechanism
Magento’s MVC & routing mechanism
Create a Magento controller
Create a Magento controller

Object Management

Dependency injection and Object Manager
Dependency injection and Object Manager
Constructor Property Promotion
Constructor Property Promotion
Interfaces in Magento 2
Interfaces in Magento 2
Class preferences and service contracts
Class preferences and service contracts
Return a standard page response
Return a standard page response

Layouts & Template Basics

Create a template file
Create a template file
Understand layout XML files
Understand layout XML files
Display a template in a block
Display a template in a block
String translation
String translation
Understand View Models
Understand View Models
Implement a View Model in a layout block
Implement a View Model in a layout block

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need to know PHP to take this course?
While this is a course for beginning Magento 2 development, it assumes you already know the basics of PHP and have a basic understanding of the language. If you do not, check out the free PHP 101 course to get yourself up to speed.
Do I need to understand Magento to take this course?
Nope! It's meant for complete M2 newbs. You will however need a development environment set up. Luckily, there's another free course to Set Up a Magento 2 Development Environment with Docker.
How much does the course cost?
The course is completely free! Enjoy.