Steps For PSD to Magento Conversion

Magento is one of the most popular web platforms to develop websites the work for business. The platform provides features to easily customise the interface of a website. Here are simple steps to convert a photoshop file to a Magento theme.

Table Of Contents

- Slicing Out The Template- Images and Fonts- Creating a Development Environment- Understanding the Design Principles- About MarkupBox

Slicing Out The Template❖ Slice up the photoshop file into various elements

❖ The templates of all the respective web pages must be separated

❖ These components are in HTML format

❖ Different design elements are extracted to form separate UI elements

Images and Fonts❖ Use on page elements along with placeholder images to

make the process simpler

❖ While you are customising the fonts on the website, you will need to keep the font files handy too

Creating a Development Environment

❖ To create a development environment for your Magento site, you can use MAMP or LAMP

❖ Proficiency in in PHP, HTML and CSS is a must

❖ Knowledge of Javascript along with detailed knowledge of the Magento platform are equally important

Understanding the design principles

❖ While developing a website on Magento, it is very important to understand its design principles

❖ Magento has a main store that is the information warehouse and the location for the shopping cart

❖ Each Magento site can have a multiple number of stores

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❖ Magento has multiple store and store view options to choose from

❖ This helps in creating multiple businesses for varying audiences

❖ With a single Magento installation, you can host multiple websites and businesses

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❖ Magento themes are a part of design groups in Magento. Each store must have at least one theme

❖ You can look for the app design directory to find the appropriate layout elements for your theme

❖ The design elements can be found in the skin directory

❖ The frontend folder is the most important one, one creating a Magento theme

❖ The three other important folders include, Layout, Template and Locale

About MarkupBox

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