Magento Blog http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/ en RoyRubin Copyright 2008 2008-07-08T23:22:00-08:00 Inside Magento #2 - Complete Design Flexibility http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/inside-magento-2-complete-design-flexibility/ http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/inside-magento-2-complete-design-flexibility/#When:18:54:00Z All the functionality in the world won't help if your site does not embody your brand and communicate your business through the site design. With template designs your site will appear to be the same as hundreds of others on the web, the only difference will be your logo in the corner.

So how does Magento allow you to maintain complete control over the design of your site? We developed Magento using an architecture (model-view-controller or MVC if you're interested) which keeps the design and the logic of the site separate.

What does this mean for you, the online business owner?

  • There are no limits on how your site appears. You can place elements (which we call blocks) wherever you want and your site will still function the same.
  • You can create different landing pages for different visitors. Target first-time customers with special promotions and show returning customers recommended products.
  • Create different product pages for different types of products. Place more information for your electronics section and load the textiles section with pictures.

With Magento you will have total control over the look-and-feel of every page on your site.

]]> Inside Magento 2007-04-18T18:54:00-08:00 Comment by roy {url_as_title} John - No need for the Zend Framework to change the layout/theme/design. You will need to know HTML/CSS and be familiar with Magento’s Design Packages (more info on that later).

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by John {url_as_title} Forgive me for asking a stupid question, but I’m a bit confused about something.  To create a custom template/theme for Magento, designers will need to use Zend Framework?

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by roy {url_as_title} oli - good point. I urge everyone to read a recent post by the PHP Group ”PHP 4 end of life announcement”. PHP4 is ... dead.

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by oli {url_as_title} who needs php4 grin?
nobody (in 2007/2008).

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by Opensource E-Commerce mit Magento | blog.zadow {url_as_title} [...] Entwickler dürfte interessant sein, dass man bei Magento stark auf eine MVC-Architektur (Model - View - Controller) achten möchte. Dadurch soll eine sehr große Flexibilität und einfache Anpassbarkeit gegeben [...]

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by YoavKutner {url_as_title} Carlos - you are right we are using PHP5. We are currently working on a solution that will enable PHP4 servers to run Magento.

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by Carlos {url_as_title} Roy,

So it sounds like PHP5 will be a requirement, right? Will it work under PHP 4.x ?

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by roy {url_as_title} Chad - Magento will be based on the Zend Framework (PHP5). No rails here smile

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by Chad {url_as_title} Yes, what framework? Rails?

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by steve {url_as_title} ah, zend!

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 Comment by steve {url_as_title} which framework was chosen for this project?

]]> 2008-07-08 T;23:22:00-08:00 
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