Pluralsight - Introduction to NopCommerce Plugin Development (2015)

This course explores NopCommerce - a popular, open source E-commerce platform built on ASP.NET MVC. In this course we will build a compelling plugin from start to finish and examine common development patterns and tasks along the way. NopCommerce is a modern, open source E-commerce platform built on ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server, and other great technologies. This course explores the platform in detail and demonstrates how to customize and extend it. Plugins are the main extension point for NopCommerce, so we will build a real world plugin from start to finish. Along the way we will explore how great design patterns like Dependency Injection and Repositories work within this framework. We will also cover supporting technologies like Autofac and Kendo UI. By the end of the course, you will feel comfortable building your own plugins customized to your E-commerce ventures.

Introduction to NopCommerce Plugin Development
Introduction
Course Overview
NopCommerce Platform Overview
NopCommerce Technology Overview
Installing NopCommerce
Plugins Overview
Touring Our Finished Plugin
Setting Up Our Plugin Project
Summary
Data Access and Infrastructure
Introduction
Exploring the Domain Classes
Creating the Mapping Classes
Working with the Plugin Object Context
Implementing Dependency Injection
Summary
Plugin Configuration and Setup
Introduction
Creating the Main Plugin Class
Defining the Plugin as a Widget
Installing the Plugin
Summary
Building the Admin Interface
Introduction
Creating the Plugin Menu
Fixing NopCommerce Razor Intellisense
Building the First Admin Page
Extending the NopCommerce View Engine
Creating and Uploading Images
Summary
Enhancing the Admin Pages with Kendo UI
Introduction
Kendo UI Overview
Touring the Source Code Examples
Building the Image Grid Control
Adding Data Access to the Image Grid
Creating the Sliders Grid Control
Summary
Building the Slider Widget
Introduction
Creating the Widget Display Methods
Building the Static Bootstrap Slider
Converting the Slider to Use Dynamic Data
Summary
Polishing the Plugin User Experience
Introduction
Adding Localization Support
Implementing Form Validation
Adding a Plugin Configuration Page
Project Cleanup and Distribution
Summary
Common NopCommerce Development Tasks
Introduction
Creating and Consuming Events
Saving Miscellaneous Settings
Overriding Default Views
Permissions and Security
Working with Routing
Exploring Other Plugin Types
Summary