In Depth Guide : Acquia Certified Developer Drupal
  • IN DEPTH GUIDE: ACQUIA CERTIFIED DEVELOPER - DRUPAL 8 EXAM
  • Test Format
  • Domain 1.0: Fundamental Web Development Concepts
    • 1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of HTML and CSS
    • 1.2 Identify Javascript and jQuery programming concepts
    • 1.3 Demonstrate the use of Git for version control
  • Domain 2.0: Site Building
    • 2.1 Demonstrate ability to create and configure Content Types with appropriate fields and field sett
    • 2.2 Demonstrate ability to configure Display Modes for building custom form and view modes for core
    • 2.3 Demonstrate ability to create and use Taxonomy vocabularies and terms for classification and org
    • 2.4 Demonstrate ability to configure Block types, manage Blocks library and configure Block layouts
    • 2.5 Demonstrate ability to build main and alternative navigation systems by using Menus
    • 2.6 Demonstrate ability to create and configure Views for building content list pages, blocks and fe
    • 2.7 Demonstrate ability to use Configuration Management capabilities for exporting site configuratio
    • 2.8 Demonstrate ability to build multilingual websites using core multilingual capabilities
    • 2.9 Demonstrate ability to build RESTful web application using core Web Services capabilities
  • Domain 3.0: Front end development (theming)
    • 3.1 Given a scenario, demonstrate ability to create a custom theme or sub theme.
    • 3.2 Demonstrate knowledge of theming concepts
    • 3.3 Demonstrate ability to use Twig syntax
    • 3.4 Demonstrate ability to build or override Twig templates for defining layout content
    • 3.5 Demonstrate ability to write template pre-process functions for overriding custom output
  • Domain 4.0: Back end development (coding)
    • 4.1 Demonstrate ability to write code using core and Object Oriented PHP
    • 4.2 Demonstrate ability to develop Custom Modules using Drupal API for extending Drupal functionalit
    • 4.3 Demonstrate ability to store and retrieve data using code
    • 4.4 Demonstrate ability to work with other essential APIs
    • 4.5 Demonstrate ability to write code using Drupal Coding Standards
    • 4.6 Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve site performance issues arising from site configurati
    • 4.7 Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve security issues arising from site configuration or cu
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IN DEPTH GUIDE: ACQUIA CERTIFIED DEVELOPER - DRUPAL 8 EXAM

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This is the in-depth study guide for the .

This Guide provides a detailed break-down of the exam blueprint and test objectives along with a brief explanation of the key concepts around each test objective.

This Guide may be treated as a study companion while you are preparing for the exam. The Guide will help you understand all the key concepts which are tested in the exam and also provides links to further resources for study and preparation.


Date Published: Oct 28, 2017
Author: Allie Jones, Technical Architect - Acquia
Acquia Certified Developer Drupal 8 Exam