1 - Understanding the Basics

When you look at a layout XML file, you might be saying what does all of this do!! Well the layout XML is the thread that holds all of Magento together. There are over 40 layout xml files. This tutorial focuses on those concepts that are at core of what the layout XML is and does. At the end, this tutorial walks through a code sample of how to create a block to reinforce the and explain with clarity the concepts that have been discussed.