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Plone Theming Training (3 days)
The Plone Theming training takes you 3 days deeper into the structures of pages in Plone and how the "framework" of a website can be adapted to the style of an organization. The emphasis is on "what, where and how", it's certainly not a course on graphic design (you're assumed to already be knowledgeable on that topic).
Target group:
- Graphic designers who want to design for the Plone CMS
- CSS / HTML specialists who want to make themes for Plone
- Python software developers intending to create "add-ons" and new content types for Plone
- Small organisations where working with and processing of information is one of the core activities.
Required experience
- You have extensive experience with the creation of Internet pages and the visual design of websites, using HTML and CSS.
- You have experience with the Plone CMS and/or you have the skills which are dealt in our basic courses "Plone End user" and "Plone Webmaster".
- You are interested in the technology behind a CMS and have affiniy with system development.
Your result
- Independently set up a Plone instance on a Linux (virtual) server using Buildout
- Generate new theme products and modify existing themes for Plone
- Find in a Plone installation where the resources (templates, css, html) are used and adjust them
- Deal with a version management system while make changes in the themes
Topics
Below you will find a comprehensive list of issues that the coach deals with:
- Setting up a development environment
- Plone install Paster and Buildout
- Paster and Buildout configuration
- Easy adjustments with Add-ons
- Dealing with a version management system
- Theming (branding) product design
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- Customize Page Templates
- Configuration with Generic Setup
- CSS in Plone
- Viewlets and Viewletmanagers
- ZCML and Zope Component Architecture
- Creating and changing Portlets and Viewlets
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Material and Training
The training focuses on practical experience. By switching between theory and exercises you'll get familiar with the possibilities of Plone and you're not afraid to use it in daily work. We provide a handout copy of the presentation and a free copy of the reference book A user's guide to Plone.
We expect from the participants that they bring their own laptop on which they have administrator righs.
Location
Zest Software is located at Kaasmakerstraat 44 on the industrial Gadering in Hoogvliet. We have a training room for up to 8 participants. Training at your location is also possible. The training will be given 3 days on a row, because the lessons are closely nitted.
Costs
The cost of this three day training is € 1125, - excluding VAT per participant. This includes lunch in the style of a plowman's lunch. You can make unlimited use of coffee, tea and cold drinks. If we have less than 4 participants we reserve the right to cancel and reschedule the training session.
Registration
To participate in this training, please fill out the registration form. We will then contact you to plan a date.
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