Hello friend,
My name is Joseph Maxwell. I am a 2019 Magento Master (one of approximately 20) and am part of the Magento Certification Advisory Board (it’s a fancy way of saying that I help write Magento certifications). I have almost every Magento certification.
If you have are looking for help to become Magento 2 certified, you are at the right place. I have helped hundreds of people become certified.
All Magento 2 exams are scenario-based questions. This means that there are two parts to every question:
Finally, there are the answers. Some questions have one, two or three correct answers. Radio buttons indicate one answer. If more than one answer, the stem will explicitly state how many are expected.
As you are studying, beware of any sample questions that do not use this formula. You will be surprised as to how much harder scenario-based questions are.
A merchant sells sandpaper which comes in various grades. The merchant would like to combine similar types of sandpaper so customers can order multiple types in one add to cart action. The merchant would like to also prevent the individual grades from appearing on category pages. They use an integration that adds all products to categories.
What two steps do they take to accomplish the requirements?
A merchant sells sandpaper which comes in various grades. The merchant would like to combine similar types of sandpaper so customers can order multiple types in one add to cart action. The merchant would like to also prevent the individual grades from appearing on category pages. They use an integration that adds all products to categories.
What two steps do they take to accomplish the requirements?
- Create grouped products for similar types of sandpaper.
- Create configurable products and add applicable attributes.
- Disable all simple products.
- Set all simple products to be Visible in Search.
As you can see, this is a scenario-based question. It requires a basic understanding of how products work in Magento.
You have just created the following acl.xml file in your module:
<acl> <resources> <resource id="MyCompany_MyProject::DoSomething" title="Do Something"/> </resources> </acl>After deploying code, the merchant complains that they cannot find “Do Something” in the Role Permissions dialog.
What is the solution?
- The backend node is missing.
- The cache needs to be flushed.
- The merchant needs to log out and then back in.
- The parent attribute need to be specified.
You need to fetch a dump of the Magento database in production to hydrate your local environment’s database. For many systems, we use mysqldump.
What shortcut does Magento Cloud provide to speed this process?
- Use the magento-cloud db:dump command.
- Use the ece-tools create-db-backup command.
- Go to the Project Web Interface and click “Download SQL Dump”.
- Use the ./vendor/bin/magento-dbdump command.
If we traveled back in time to the Magento 1 certification era, I would hesitantly say “yes”, they could help you. Is it right to use a certification dump? No, definitely not. The goal of a certification is to prove knowledge—and a piece of paper without the knowledge does both you and those you work with a disservice. That said, you could get a general idea of each question and the answer that was expected. I believe that the answers were also in a fixed order, and you could memorize them.
However, we live in the “modern era”, where . Peter Manijak is head of certifications at Magento and he is a master at working with industry experts to make difficult exams. Now, my answer is “no”, they do not help. Even if you were to find a full PDF with the Magento 2 Exam Questions, I do not believe you would pass.
That's a strong statement to say, but here’s why:
Well, other than buying the test itself. I know it sounds cliche to say experience, but that’s really the key. Many people do not have 1-2 years of Magento 2 experience. So, how can we accelerate that process?
My suggestion to go-ahead and get that certification! Do it. The longer you wait the less likely you are to have the motivation necessary to pass.
Joseph Maxwell
President / Senior Developer at SwiftOtter - @swiftotter_joe