E-commerce Store

Industry: RetailYear: 2025Role: Full Stack Developer | Vercel Deployment Engineer

Project Overview

This project is a full-featured e-commerce web application designed to offer a seamless shopping experience for customers and robust administrative capabilities for store management. The platform includes both a customer-facing storefront and an admin portal.

Objectives

  • *A user friendly E-commerce store for users to be able to browse, purchase, and review items
  • *Support multiple payment methods (Stripe, PayPal, Cash on Delivery) for easy checkout
  • *Allow admins to quickly see revenue stats and have the ability to manage products, users, and orders

Our Solution

The e-commerce platform is a scalable, user-friendly web application designed to facilitate online product discovery, purchase, and administration. Its goal is to deliver a seamless shopping experience for end users while equipping administrators with the tools necessary to manage inventory, customer data, and order fulfillment. Users can browse products by category, view detailed product descriptions with images and reviews, and add items to a cart with adjustable quantities. The checkout process supports multiple payment methods, including Stripe, PayPal, and cash on delivery, ensuring broad compatibility and convenience for customers. On the administrative side, the platform includes dashboards to monitor sales and user behavior, as well as tools to manage product listings, update orders, and oversee customer accounts.

The application is built using Next.js, enabling server-side rendering and static optimization for fast load times and SEO-friendly pages. Hosted on Vercel, the platform benefits from zero-config global deployment, automated scaling, and continuous integration for a streamlined development lifecycle. The backend relies on a PostgreSQL database to persist structured data such as users, products, orders, and reviews. This setup ensures data consistency, relational integrity, and support for complex queries across the system. The result is a modern, performant e-commerce platform that balances end-user experience with administrative control, and is easily extensible to meet future business needs.

Key Features

Home
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Home

Storefront landing page showcasing featured products, limited-time deals, and promotional banners. Countdown timers for active sales or flash events to boost sales.

Product Details
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Product Details

Product images from multiple angles, customer reviews, and comprehensive product descriptions. Users can read ratings, and assess item quality before adding to cart and adjusting quantities.

Product listings
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Product listings

Users can browse products by category, rating, price, and how recent the product is. Sorting options allow for quick filtering of results.

Cart
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Cart

Users can add items to their cart, adjust quantities, and proceed to checkout. The cart displays the total cost of items and provides a checkout button.

Payment MethodsPayment Methods
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Payment Methods

Users can review their order before choosing from one of multiple payment methods, including Stripe, PayPal, and cash on delivery.

Admin Dashboard
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Admin Dashboard

Admins can quickly view KPI charts and summaries, including total revenue, active users, best-selling products, and recent activity.

Admin Panels
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Admin Panels

Admin tools to add or update products, manage user accounts, and handle customer orders. Includes form-based input, validation, and alerts.