2022 Learning Pimcore From Zero To Hero.

Install the Pimcore skeleton, configure docker compose with user IDs and port, then run docker compose up -d and the initialization command to complete the Pimcore installation.

Create blog post category and blog post tag classes, name them in singular form, and build a blog post object to model posts as objects; reuse the structure with copy-paste.

Model a Pimcore blog post class with a tabbed region layout, including title, short description, content, date, posted by, image, tags, categories, SEO data, related posts, and ad panel.

Install and configure webpack encore to manage css and js, install and integrate Bootstrap, Font Awesome, jQuery, and Sass, create assets and config files, and enable prod and dev workflows.

Segment html into reusable twig templates, build a main layout with a footer, and wire assets and dynamic blocks via pimcore, symfony, and webpack encore.

Learn how to configure Pimcore navigation by setting a navigation root and start node, build a dynamic menu with the Pimcore nav renderer, and control visibility in edit mode.

Create a dynamic Pimcore blog listing page by adding twig templates, a page-specific blog listing script, and Select2 filters with pagination and hidden sort by and per-page fields.

Create blog single page by adding show.html.twig in the blog folder, copying from index, removing entry points, and adding an SEO block to pull metadata from the blog post object.

Set up the contact page by creating a contact folder and index.html.twig, copy content while removing the footer and SEO block, and build the form with Symfony and Pimcore.

Build a dynamic gallery carousel area brick for Pimcore backend with draggable assets, configurable slides, an action button, and text alignment options. Implement a Twig extension for unique carousel IDs.

Define a gallery carousel area brick in Pimcore, create its areas gallery carousel template and twig view, and implement a dynamic, editable carousel with slides, previews, and thumbnails.

Learn to build data mappers in PHP to format blog post data for the frontend, including an abstract mapper and a blog posts mapper mapping id, image, title, and date.

Create a custom blog post link generator in Pimcore to build dynamic URLs using the post title slug and id, routed to blog post show with protocol-aware host URLs.

Create a testing route in Symfony to validate a Pimcore data mapper by saving and retrieving a blog post, verifying slug generation, image handling, and tag ordering.

Create a latest blog posts area brick using the gallery carousel approach to list three newest posts by date, rendered via a blog card twig partial with thumbnails.

Set up a dynamic footer with Pimcore blocks and a socials iterator, enabling editable social links and icons to render html from Pimcore inputs.

Create a reusable abstract listing query builder in Pimcore that dynamically consumes request parameters, provides pre and post query hooks, and supports joins for tags and categories with sortable results.

Create a blog post listing query builder that extends an abstract listing query builder, joining posts with relations, tags, and categories, enabling search and date-based sorting.

Create a blog post repository in Pimcore with find and paginate methods that fetch by id and return paginated results using a blog post listing query builder and knp paginator.

Create a blog post category repository in Pimcore, with an all method returning an array of categories sorted by name using the blog post category data object and listing class.

Inject the blog post and category repositories into the blog controller, implement pagination, map results with listing data mappers, and return blog posts and categories to the frontend.

Learn to implement frontend blog post listing with dynamic pagination and filters, including sort by, per page, category selection, and no-results messaging.

Create a dedicated blog post show data mapper, fetch the user who posted, seo fields, and related posts, and wire it through the blog controller show action.

Set up a blog post single template in Pimcore using Twig to generate SEO data, canonical URL, OG and Twitter cards, and render related posts, tags, and ads.

Automate blog seo data with Pimcore events by using the data object pre update trigger to fill og url, canonical url, seo title, and seo description while preserving existing values.

Create a contact form by building a Symfony form type and wiring it to a new Pimcore contact page, including email, name, and message fields with validation.

Create a Pimcore emails template and a contact mail action to render dynamic attributes, using Pimcore inputs and an admin workflow for subject and styling.

Configure and test email sending for the Pimcore contact form by setting up env variables and mailer dsn, using Mailtrap or SMTP, and handling form submission, validation, and email templates.

Create and customize a 404 error page in Pimcore, configure a dedicated template, hide it from navigation, set production mode, and prepare for a site-wide sitemap in the upcoming steps.

Learn how to generate Pimcore sitemaps using the presta sitemap bundle. Create a blog post sitemap generator and an image processor, and prepare production assets with npm run build.

Push your Pimcore project to GitLab by creating a private repository, initializing the repo, adding origin, staging and committing, and pushing to master, optionally using an SSH key.

Learn how to create a Hetzner server for hosting, select an Ubuntu image, configure the server and SSH key, and access the server via SSH to prepare for Laravel Forge.

Configure a Pimcore project on a Laravel Forge server by creating a custom VPS with Hetzner, setting up DNS, applying an NGINX template, cloning the repo, and installing Pimcore.

Export and import the Pimcore database and assets using scp and mysql, transfer assets and versions, configure Forge server, and set up cron jobs and sitemap generation.