Adobe Commerce
Front-end Developer Professional
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 is being retired and will no longer be available for scheduling or rescheduling after October 25, 2026. View alternative exams.
Key info
EXAM ID:
AD0-E726
LEVEL:
Professional (0-12 months’ experience)
COST:
$125 (global) / $95 (India)
LANGUAGE(S):
English
DELIVERY:
Online proctored (requires camera access)
PASSING SCORE:
33/50
TIME LIMIT:
1 hour 40 mins
LAST UPDATED:
Exam details
- Front-end Developers
- Full Stack Developers
You should have 6-12 months of hands-on experience with Adobe Commerce Front-end development and the ability to work with technical solutions to deliver individual components.
Additionally, you should exhibit knowledge of the following technologies:
- Strong understanding of 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
- Basic understanding of XML
- Basic understanding of out-of-the-box SEO, optimization and performance techniques
- Basic understanding of canonical links, as well as merging JavaScript and CSS
- Basic understanding of Adobe Commerce cloud infrastructure
Section 1: Theme management (16%)
- Describe Adobe Commerce theme folder structure
- Demonstrate ability to create new or extend existing themes
- Demonstrate ability to add custom translation phrases
Section 2: Layout XML & templates (23%)
- Describe the basic layout XML instructions
- Describe existing page layouts
- Describe the steps for extending and overriding Layout XML
- Demonstrate ability to create and customize phtml templates
- Describe template security (escaping output)
Section 3: Styles (19%)
- Identify the purpose of different LESS files (compiled and partial)
- Describe how to override or extend LESS files
Section 4: JavaScript (20%)
- Demonstrate the usage of RequireJS
- Describe the usage of mixins
- Describe how to add a translation in JS
- Describe the usage of Knockout JS
- Describe the usage of jQuery widgets
Section 5: Admin configuration (12.40%)
- Apply or schedule a theme to a specific scope (website, store, store-view)
- Apply design changes to categories, products and CMS pages using admin configuration
- Describe steps to customize transactional emails
Section 6: CLI (9.60%)
- Describe the usage of basic bin/Magento commands
- Describe additional tools that Commerce cloud provides
Take a course
Certification exams are demanding. We recommend giving yourself ample time to prepare beforehand and encourage you to take advantage of the support we offer.
COM-ALL100 Adobe Commerce Foundations
This course provides foundational training covering essential product basics, program functionality, critical use cases, and real-world testimonials.
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 professional-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.
View Practice TestIf you are prompted to log in to the Exam Prep Guide, use your Adobe ID.
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- You may use an ID with non-Western characters.
Before exam day
- View the instructional video to understand what your exam experience will be like.
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- Using the Chrome or Edge browser, go to your Upcoming exams scheduled widget.
- Click on Scheduling.
- Download the Process Tracker.
- Run the system test on the exam page to ensure you will beable to take the exam.
On exam day
- Be early! Your proctor will start your session precisely at your appointment start time.
- Take your exam in a quiet workspace where you are alone.
- Clear your desk of all papers, notebooks, and electronics, including phones, smartwatches, headphones, and earbuds.
- Remove any external monitors.
- Turn off your pop-up blocker before starting the exam.
- Plug in your computer.
- Note: If you become disconnected during your exam, or encounter any other technical issues, please contact Support using the chat function in the easyProctor dashboard, or by email: adobe.support@excelsoftcorp.com.
Exam rules
Be sure to abide by all exam rules and conduct codes. You will be monitored by both AI and human proctors.
- Candidates must be alone in the testing environment and should not have another person enter or remain in the room during the exam.
- The testing area must be clear of unauthorized materials and devices.
- Candidates must follow all instructions provided by the proctor throughout the session.
- Candidates must remain visible to the proctor and should not leave the testing area during the exam unless specifically permitted by the proctor.
- Candidates must not communicate with or receive assistance from another person during the exam.
- The use of unauthorized applications, tools, materials, or devices is prohibited.
- Any suspicious activity or violation of the exam rules may be documented and referred for further review, which could result in the exam being terminated or the result being invalidated.
- Do not close the browser, end the screen share, or cover your camera during the exam. Any of these activities will result in the exam being terminated.
- Any suspicious activities during the exam will result in warnings. If the activity continues after you have been warned, your exam will be terminated.
The additional rules in this section apply to Adobe Captivate and Adobe ColdFusion ONLY:
Open-book exam policy:
- Online documentation and reference websites are permitted.
- Captivate and ColdFusion applications are permitted.
- Google and other search engines are permitted.
- AI assistants, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and similar tools, are not permitted.
- Additional devices, including mobile phones and tablets, are not permitted.
- ColdFusion ONLY: Printed notes or reference materials are not permitted.
- Captivate ONLY: Written notes are allowed as long as they are presented prior to the training during the proctor room scan phase.
Questions
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After your exam
If you fail to pass an Adobe certification exam on your first attempt, you must wait at least 24 hours before retaking the exam. Failure to pass an exam on the second or any subsequent attempt requires a waiting period of 15 calendar days before retaking the exam. Each attempt will incur a separate exam fee.
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Renew certification
For those whose certifications expire between October 14, 2024, and September 30, 2025, your certification is being extended until October 1, 2025.
Details regarding the updated renewal process will be shared in early March, ensuring that all certification holders will have adequate time to renew their certifications.
If you have any questions or concerns about your certification, please use the Contact us page.


