Orchard CMS Theme Development Tutorial For Beginners

Why take this course?
🌱 Welcome to Mastering Orchard CMS Theme Development for Beginners!
Course Headline:
Orchard CMS Theme Development Tutorial For Beginners with Twitter Bootstrap, Shapes, Shape Tracing, Url Alternates, and CodeGen
Why Join This Course? 🚀
Dive into the world of Orchard CMS Theme Development with ease! If you're new to Orchard CMS or have struggled with theme creation, this course is your golden ticket to mastering the fundamentals. Here's what you'll gain by enrolling:
- Learn the Essentials: Understand the core Orchard terminologies such as Shapes, Shape Tracing, Part Templates, Editor Templates, and more in a structured manner.
- Hands-On Approach: We start from scratch, downloading the Orchard source code from Codeplex and using Visual Studio to create a theme, ensuring you learn through actual development tasks.
- Step-by-Step Guidance: This course takes you through every step of theme development, from initial setup to creating a theme package ready for deployment or submission to the official Orchard CMS theme gallery.
Pre-requisites: 📚
To get the most out of this course, familiarity with the following topics is recommended:
- Basic Knowledge of Orchard CMS
- C# Basics
- ASP. NET MVC Fundamentals
- Razor Syntax Understanding
- Bootstrap UI Framework Familiarity
- HTML Knowledge
- A Passion for Learning and Exploring with Orchard CMS Theme Development
Course Agenda: 📖
The course is meticulously structured to guide you through the entire process of Orchard theme development:
- Setup: We'll start by setting up your Orchard theme development environment.
- Theme Txt File: Learn about its importance and how it controls key aspects of your theme.
- Shapes, Shapes Everywhere: Dive deep into understanding shapes and how to override them within your theme.
- Part & Editor Templates: Understand how to override these templates to customize your theme's functionality and appearance.
- Widget Overriding: Learn how to enhance the default widgets or create new ones.
- Styling Custom Forms and Projection Lists: Get hands-on experience with styling to bring your themes to life.
- Placement Info File: Control the rendering of shapes and understand how to make your theme responsive and adaptable.
- Creating a Theme Package: Package your theme for use on live Orchard websites or share it with the community through the official theme gallery.
Your Instructor - Abhishek Luv: 🎓
Hello! I'm your course instructor, Abhishek Luv. Based in Mumbai, India, I am an Orchard Dojo trainer and a contributor to the official Orchard CMS documentation. With a passion for making complex topics accessible, I have created numerous courses and tutorial videos on Orchard CMS and am the founder of Orchard Beginner. I'm also the initiator of the Orchard CMS India community, dedicated to fostering growth and learning among fellow Orchard enthusiasts.
Join me on this journey to unlock the potential of Orchard CMS theme development. Let's build something amazing together! 🌟
Enroll now and begin your transformation into a proficient Orchard theme developer!
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