Code
Best Practices
Custom DocBlocks
Every file in Acumen has a custom DocBlock with package information to easily distinguish file versions.
Local Overrides
Magento core updates are properly written in the /app/code/local directory to prevent code overwriting.
Thoroughly Documented
Customized Magento code is always commented for easy reference and fast comparison to original code.
Language / Translation
Multi-Language Ready
Acumen has been used in dozens of languages like German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Greek, and more.
Fully Translatable
Acumen implements Magento's translation method on every text snippet and in every frontend template.
Straightforward, Friendly Tone
The store's tone was rewritten for clarity and brevity to improve the customer's experience.
HTML5 / CSS3
HTML5
The doctype of the modern web powers Acumen. It's simpler, future-proof, and validates.
CSS3
Gradients, animations, and rounded corners that previously required complex workarounds are supported by modern browsers.
Semantics
Terse, semantic markup improves maintainability, but also boosts SEO rank by helping search engines understand your content.
Beautiful Markup
Scrubbed Clean
Magento could use a diet. Acumen slims everything to the semantic essentials:
- Simplified redundant attributes
- Cured
div-itis - Removed non-critical inline JS
Compare Magento to Acumen and see for yourself, this is the tip of the iceberg:
Magento
<button type="button" title="<?php echo $this->__('Add to Cart') ?>" class="button btn-cart" onclick="setLocation('<?php echo $this->getAddToCartUrl($_product) ?>')">
<span>
<span>
<?php echo $this->__('Add to Cart') ?>
</span>
</span>
</button>Acumen
<a class="faux-button" href="<?php echo $this->getAddToCartUrl($_product) ?>">
<?php echo $this->__('Add To Cart') ?>
</a>JavaScript
jQuery Added
jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development.
Prototype + jQuery Compatibility
jQuery runs in compatibility mode within a special wrapper to maintain normal syntax for plugin initialization. Prototype operates within Magento as usual.
Custom Functions
Semantic Menus
Rewritten navigation menus use standards-driven lists and pure CSS styling to unfold without JavaScript.
Smarter Page Titles
A three-layered override for page titles gives control even in modules without setTitle() methods.
Snippets are content areas you can update from the Magento Admin. Turn them on/off as needed with no coding!
This is Snippet: CMS Page Bottom. It will automatically show on all CMS Pages.