Preface

Since its launch in late 2007, Magento has become the most widely used open source e-commerce platform. The growth of the system was fueled by its ability to be extended and customized to meet almost any online retailing need. Thousands of developers and store owners have built profitable B2C and B2B implementations.

However, it's no secret that the learning curve to master Magento can be intense. With power comes a degree of complexity. To meet this need for Magento 1.x, one of the authors, Bret Williams, wrote the very successful Mastering Magento for Packt Publishing in 2012. The book helps thousands of readers navigate Magento.

Magento has released the long-awaited version 2. This version introduces a completely revamped code architecture, admin user interface, and better workflows. Version 2 is truly a completely new version.

Therefore, it stands to reason that Magento users will need to learn how to maximize this improved platform. Mastering Magento 2 satisfies this need while following much of the same easy-to-learn, information-rich format of the first book.

With Mastering Magento 2, author Bret Williams has teamed with eminent Magento developer and technical architect, Jonathan Bownds. The combination of these long-time Magento experts brings a full-circle approach to truly mastering the world's most powerful open source platform for online sales.