> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.prestashop-project.org/1-6-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.prestashop-project.org/1-6-documentation/polska-dokumentacja/przewodnik-dewelopera.md).

# Przewodnik dewelopera

PrestaShop is a very powerful platform, and part of its power lies in the fact that it is very easy to build upon and expand through modules and overriding code.

PrestaShop is written mostly in PHP. Other languages used throughout are JavaScript, HTML, CSS, the Smarty templating language, SQL, and XML. It uses a Model-View-Controller (MVC)-like pattern for its software architecture. Additionally, it uses technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, Sass, etc.

In this guide, you will find all the necessary information to customizer PrestaShop with code.

This guide is currently being written. Thank you for your patience.

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* [Coding Standards](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184576)
* [Fundamentals of PrestaShop Development -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184580)
* [Setting Up Your Local Development Environment -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184583)
* [Diving into PrestaShop Core Development -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184586)
  * [Accessing the database-](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184589)
  * [The Dispatcher-](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184592)
  * [Controllers within PrestaShop-](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184594)
  * [Views within PrestaShop-](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184597)
  * [Managing Cookies -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184599)
  * [Managing Hooks -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184601)
* [Creating a PrestaShop Module -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184603)
  * [What is a PrestaShop module?-](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184605)
  * [Creating a first module-](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184607)
  * [About the config.xml file -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184609)
  * [Adding a configuration page -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184611)
  * [Displaying content on the front office -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184613)
  * [Module translation -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184664)
  * [Enabling the Auto-Update -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184666)
  * [Development Troubleshooting -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184668)
  * [1.6-specific Developer Documentation -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184670)
    * [Creating a Dashboard Module -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184674)
    * [Making your module work with Bootstrap -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184676)
  * [Miscellaneous developer documentation -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184678)
    * [Specifics of multistore module development -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184680)
    * [The Backward Compatibility Toolkit: Making your 1.5+ module compatible with PrestaShop 1.4 -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184682)
    * [Creating a payment module -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184684)
    * [Creating a carrier module -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184686)
    * [Tying your module to your Addons account -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184688)
* [Developer tutorials-](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184690)
  * [Best Practices of the Db Class -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184692)
  * [Developer tips and tricks -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184694)
  * [Handling special characters in links -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184696)
  * [Overriding default behaviors -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184698)
  * [PrestaShop's developer tools -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184700)
  * [Using jQuery and jQueryUI -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184702)
  * [Using the backward compatibility toolkit -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184704)
  * [Using the Context Object -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184706)
  * [Using the Helper classes -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184708)
  * [Using the PrestaShop Web Service -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184710)
* [Contributing to PrestaShop -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184714)
  * [Contributing code to PrestaShop -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184716)
  * [How to use the Forge to contribute to PrestaShop -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184718)
  * [How to write a commit message -](http://doc.prestashop.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51184720)