Adobe Commerce
Front-End Developer Expert
This page provides information on how to attain this certification. It includes a description of the exam, study materials, step-by-step instructions on the certification process, and how to renew your certification.
This exam may include up to 10 unscored questions in addition to the scored questions, meaning the total number of questions presented may exceed the number listed on the website. This is a standard psychometric practice used to evaluate the statistical performance of test questions for future use. These unscored questions are indistinguishable from scored questions and are embedded throughout the exam. The total test time accounts for all questions, including unscored ones, and allows sufficient time for response and review. Your final score will be based solely on your responses to the scored items.
Key info
EXAM ID:
AD0-E727
LEVEL:
Expert (1-3 years’ experience)
COST:
$225 (global) / $150 (India)
LANGUAGE(S):
English
DELIVERY:
Online proctored (requires camera access)
PASSING SCORE:
37/50
TIME LIMIT:
1 hour 40 mins
LAST UPDATED:
Exam details
- Full stack Developers
- Front-end Developers
You should have at least 1-3 years of hands-on experience with Adobe Commerce front-end development. You should have the ability to translate the needs expressed by task requirements into a technical solution.
Additionally, you should be comfortable using the following technologies:
- Adobe Commerce - version 2.4.7
- Basic understanding of the front-end structure and layout
- Experience and understanding of HTML, CSS (and preprocessors), LESS, JavaScript and UI Components, jQuery, Underscore, Require.JS, Knockout, also PHP templates, DB knowledge and content management
- Familiarity with the platform, CMS Blocks, Widgets, CMS pages, Category pages, Product pages, Cart and Checkout, and Account Dashboard area
- Basic understanding or knowledge of admin configurations
- Knowledge of extending and overwriting styles, layouts, and JS files
- Extending parent themes/Theme hierarchy
- CLI command (cache cleaning, setup: upgrade, indexers, deployment mode) & Grunt
- Caching technologies, client-side browser, understanding storages (Cookies, local storage)
- Understanding responsive design and media queries
- WYSIWYG/Page builder
- Understanding code packages
- Implement translation
- Understanding how to work with email templates
- Understanding of Adobe Commerce Cloud infrastructure
- Basic understanding of Cloud CLI command tool
Section 1: Theme management (10%)
- Demonstrate the ability to create a new theme
- Demonstrate ability to extend existing themes
- Demonstrate ability to customize transactional emails
- Demonstrate ability to apply translations,XML, and JS files
Section 2: Layout XML & templates (22%)
- Demonstrate the ability to utilize layout XML instructions
- Demonstrate the ability to create new page layouts
- Understand the difference between extending/merging and overriding XML
- Demonstrate ability to create and customize phtml templates
- Apply template security (escaping output)
Section 3: Styles (12%)
- Explain the purpose of different LESS files (compiled and partial)
- Demonstrate the ability to work with LESS files
- Implement and customize LESS library components
Section 4: JavaScript (36%)
- Demonstrate the usage of RequireJS
- Demonstrate the ability to implement different types of mixins
- Demonstrate the usage of Knockout JS
- Demonstrate the usage of jQuery widgets
- Demonstrate the usage of JS components using Layout XML
Section 5: Customizing the Admin panel, Page Builder, and optimizations (20%)
- Demonstrate the ability to customize Page Builder content
- Describe front-end optimization
- Describe how to modify and extend the Commerce admin through the admin UI SDK
- Define Grunt setup and usage
- Utilize additional tools that Commerce Cloud provides
- Describe steps to utilize Edge Delivery Service boiler plate
Study for your exam
You are not required to complete training before taking your certification exam, and training alone will not provide you with the knowledge and skills required to pass the exam. A combination of training and successful, on-the-job experience is critical to providing you with the repository of knowledge needed to pass the exam. We strongly recommend making use of the resources on this page to help you prepare.
We recommend taking the free practice test before you start. You’ll have unrestricted access to all available practice tests for Adobe’s expert-level exams. Our practice tests are all developed from the same blueprint as the live exams. The practice test will help you understand the topics covered in the live exam. Please remember that passing a practice test does not guarantee you will pass the certification exam.
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Resources
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