HubSpot CMS for Developers study plan

Map every exam objective to a personal checklist and rank each item by confidence from 1 to 5

Set up a HubSpot developer sandbox account and confirm access to the design manager, CLI, and local development tools

Create a minimal theme with theme.json, a base layout template, and one module, then preview it in the sandbox

Write a one-page glossary of HubSpot CMS vocabulary (theme, template, module, partial, HubL, portal, sandbox) in your own words

Write HubL templates that use variables, filters, and conditionals to render dynamic page content

Build reusable partials and include them from multiple templates to eliminate duplicated markup

Implement a for loop over a module's repeater field and render each item with its own markup

Debug at least three HubL errors by reading the template error output and correcting syntax

Define module fields (text, rich text, image, link, choice, boolean, repeater) and expose them in the page editor

Configure field defaults, labels, help text, and validation so editors cannot produce broken layouts

Build a module with a repeater and group fields, then edit its content in the page editor and verify rendering

Document each field's purpose in a module README so a non-developer editor can use it

Create page templates and blog templates that inherit from a shared base layout

Configure template-level settings such as layout sections, editable areas, and drag-and-drop zones

Set up a blog with listing and post templates and confirm pagination and post routing work

Explain the difference between a page, a blog post, a landing page, and a template in writing

Install and authenticate the HubSpot CLI, then fetch, watch, and upload a theme from local files

Add a module to the theme locally, push it, and confirm the change appears in the design manager

Use version control on the theme directory and write a commit workflow that avoids overwriting portal edits

Resolve a merge conflict between a local theme change and a portal-side edit

Style templates and modules with a CSS file attached through the theme's asset configuration

Add JavaScript to a module using the require_js or module-level asset pattern and verify load order

Implement responsive layout behavior and confirm it in browser dev tools at three breakpoints

Audit the theme for unused assets and remove or consolidate them

Use HubSpot's local development server to preview and debug templates without publishing

Implement dynamic pages that pull content from the CRM or a custom object and render it per record

Add a serverless function or a dynamic page route and handle a missing-record case gracefully

Profile a template's render path and identify one performance improvement

Build a timed practice set from your confidence checklist and score each objective area

Re-implement from scratch, without notes, a module, a template, and a CLI deploy in under 90 minutes

Review every missed item and write the correct approach in your own words

Finalize a one-page pre-exam reference sheet of HubL syntax, module field types, and CLI commands