The DEX-450: Salesforce Experience Cloud Developer course is a comprehensive learning program designed for Salesforce developers, administrators, and consultants who are eager to specialize in the creation and customization of Salesforce Experience Cloud sites. Experience Cloud (formerly Community Cloud) enables organizations to build and manage branded websites and portals for external and internal users. As a Salesforce Experience Cloud Developer, you will be responsible for crafting custom portals, user interfaces, and business logic to meet the unique needs of each organization and its users.

This course takes you through every step of building scalable, secure, and interactive community sites using Salesforce Experience Cloud, empowering you to become proficient in developing and deploying solutions that harness the full power of the Salesforce platform. Through hands-on exercises and guided projects, you will gain practical experience in building custom components, integrating with external systems, and tailoring the user experience.

Key Learning Areas:

1. Introduction to Salesforce Experience Cloud:

   • Understand the key features and benefits of Salesforce Experience Cloud and its components.

   • Learn the structure of Experience Cloud sites, including Communities, Experiences, and Pages.

   • Explore how Experience Cloud connects to the larger Salesforce ecosystem, with a focus on Salesforce data, security, and sharing settings.

   • Understand how to use Experience Builder for drag-and-drop customization and how it fits into the overall development process.

2. Customizing Experience Cloud with Lightning Web Components (LWC):

   • Dive into Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce’s modern web standard for building reusable and fast components for Salesforce applications.

   • Learn how to develop and customize LWCs specifically for Experience Cloud sites.

   • Explore how to use Aura components and LWC together in Experience Cloud to deliver a seamless user experience.

   • Implement custom components that enhance the functionality of Experience Cloud sites, such as advanced forms, dashboards, and interactive data visualizations.

3. Apex Development and Integration:

   • Learn how to extend Experience Cloud sites with custom business logic using Apex, Salesforce’s proprietary object-oriented programming language.

   • Understand how to write Apex classes, triggers, and controllers that interact with Salesforce data models.

   • Implement Apex-based workflows and data integrations to fetch, manipulate, and display data on Experience Cloud sites.

   • Master best practices for writing efficient, scalable Apex code that works seamlessly with Experience Cloud and its components.

4. User Interface (UI) and Experience Design:

   • Develop the skills to design user-friendly, accessible, and visually appealing interfaces for your Experience Cloud sites.

   • Learn how to create custom themes and branding for community pages using CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.

   • Use Experience Builder to structure and design custom layouts, page templates, and sections that align with the branding and functional needs of the organization.

   • Master responsive design principles to ensure that your Experience Cloud sites are mobile-friendly and deliver a seamless experience across devices.

5. Security and Sharing Settings:

   • Understand the security model for Experience Cloud and how to manage access, permissions, and sharing rules within community sites.

   • Learn how to set up profiles, permission sets, and sharing rules to control what data and pages are accessible to various types of users.

   • Implement SSO (Single Sign-On) and other authentication methods to ensure secure access to Experience Cloud sites.

   • Explore how to manage user roles, memberships, and access control for internal and external users in communities.

6. Advanced Features and Customization:

   • Explore advanced customization options for Experience Cloud, including the use of third-party integrations and APIs.

   • Learn how to integrate Experience Cloud sites with external applications, databases, and services to extend their capabilities.

   • Understand the use of Flow Builder for automating processes within your Experience Cloud site and triggering workflows based on user actions.

   • Master the deployment and version control of custom components, templates, and features within Salesforce Experience Cloud.

7. Performance Optimization and Best Practices:

   • Learn how to optimize the performance of Experience Cloud sites, ensuring fast load times and smooth interactions for users.

   • Implement caching strategies, efficient queries, and other performance-tuning techniques to handle large volumes of data.

   • Review Salesforce’s best practices for developing and maintaining high-quality, scalable, and secure Experience Cloud sites.

8. Testing, Debugging, and Deployment:

   • Learn how to test your custom Experience Cloud components and Apex code to ensure they are working as expected.

   • Master tools like Salesforce DX, Apex testing, and debug logs to troubleshoot and debug issues within your sites.

   • Understand how to deploy your customizations and configurations from sandbox environments to production using Change Sets, Ant Migration Tool, or Salesforce CLI.

9. Preparing for the Salesforce Experience Cloud Developer Exam (DEX-450):

   • This course is designed to prepare you for the DEX-450 exam, a certification that validates your skills and expertise as a Salesforce Experience Cloud Developer.

   • We’ll cover exam-specific topics, provide tips for effective study, and give you practice scenarios and questions to help you feel confident when it’s time to take the exam.

Who this course is for:

• Salesforce Developers, Salesforce Administrators with Development Aspirations, Front-End Developers Interested in Salesforce