Day 5, and it's time to make our Sitecore site look less like a collection of boxes and more like a real website! Today, I'm diving into theming and basic styling in SXA.
What I'm Learning Today:
- SXA Themes: The Site's Skin. SXA uses themes to control the visual styling. There are default themes, and I'm learning how to apply them to my site. Themes contain CSS, JavaScript, and other assets. Get an overview of "Themes" within the SXA section of the Sitecore Documentation page:
https://doc.sitecore.com/ - Customizing Themes: The default themes are a good starting point, but most projects need customization. I'm looking into how to clone a theme and then modify the CSS and other assets to match a specific design. Search the Sitecore Documentation page for "Customize SXA Theme":
https://doc.sitecore.com/ - Scriban: Dynamic Rendering Power. Scriban is a templating language used within rendering variants for more advanced logic when displaying content. It looks like a way to add dynamic behavior to my components without writing full C# code for every little thing. Find information on "Scriban" within the SXA documentation on the Sitecore Documentation page:
https://doc.sitecore.com/ - Custom Components (A Glimpse): While SXA has a lot of components, sometimes you need something unique. I'm getting a basic understanding that you can create custom renderings using C# and integrate them into Sitecore. This is more advanced, but good to know for the future. Look for information on "Create a Rendering" on the Sitecore Documentation page:
https://doc.sitecore.com/
My Day 5 Takeaways:
- SXA themes provide a structured way to manage the visual styling of a Sitecore site.
- Customizing themes involves working with CSS and other front-end assets within the Sitecore theme structure.
- Scriban looks like a powerful tool for adding dynamic behavior to components directly within the Sitecore UI.
- While SXA offers a lot, Sitecore's extensibility allows for creating fully custom components when needed.
Where to Go From Here:
This 5-day sprint has given me a solid foundation in Sitecore XM and SXA. My next steps are definitely going to be:
- Deeper dive into Scriban and more complex rendering variant scenarios.
- Exploring the world of custom component development.
- Understanding data source configuration and how components get their content.
- Learning about workflows and the content publishing process in Sitecore.
- Engaging with the awesome Sitecore community!
Thanks for joining me on this learning journey! I hope this has been helpful. Remember, the Sitecore Documentation (
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Happy learning!
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