🚀 Overview

Cartify is a modern and elegant Laravel-based eCommerce platform built with Tailwind CSS for high-performance, responsive, and developer-friendly online stores.
It offers a complete shopping experience — from product catalog and cart management to secure checkout and admin dashboards — designed for brands, agencies, and developers who want full control over their digital commerce.

Perfect for single or multi-vendor stores, Cartify is fully modular, lightweight, and SEO-optimized.
This GPL release follows E-E-A-T principles: real-world online store design and management (Experience), robust Laravel + Tailwind stack (Expertise),
credit to the original developer (Authoritativeness), and transparent open-source redistribution (Trustworthiness).

✨ Key Features

• 🛍️ Product Management: add, edit, and categorize unlimited products with variations and inventory tracking.
• 🧾 Orders & Invoices: view, manage, and process orders with automated email notifications.
• 🧑‍💼 Admin Dashboard: analytics overview, order tracking, and sales reports built with Tailwind UI.
• 👩‍💻 Customer Portal: user-friendly login, profile, order history, and wishlist management.
• 💳 Payments Integration: supports PayPal, Stripe, Razorpay, and manual bank transfer options.
• 🏬 Multi-Vendor Marketplace: allow sellers to register, upload products, and earn commissions (optional module).
• 🚚 Shipping & Taxes: flexible rate zones, country-based tax rules, and tracking integration.
• 📦 Inventory Control: live stock management with low-stock alerts and product variants (size, color, SKU).
• 🎨 Tailwind CSS Frontend: fully responsive and built with modern components for speed and minimal load times.
• 🌐 SEO & Marketing Tools: meta tags, Open Graph data, coupons, and newsletter subscriptions.
• 🧩 Modular Architecture: extendable modules for wishlist, blogs, reviews, and themes.
• 🖥️ CMS Pages: dynamic About, Contact, and Policy pages with WYSIWYG editor.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Framework: Laravel 10+ (PHP MVC Framework)
• Frontend: Tailwind CSS 3.x + Alpine.js for reactive UI
• Templating: Blade templating engine with modular layout structure
• Database: MySQL 8+ / MariaDB with Eloquent ORM
• Authentication: Laravel Breeze / Jetstream (email, password, 2FA ready)
• APIs: RESTful API for mobile or third-party integrations
• Payments: Stripe, Razorpay, PayPal, Paystack (ready modules)
• Mail: Laravel Mail with SMTP support (Mailgun, SendGrid, Gmail)
• Server Requirements:
  • PHP 8.1+
  • Composer 2.5+
  • MySQL 8+ / MariaDB
  • Nginx / Apache with mod_rewrite
  • Minimum 2GB RAM VPS or Shared Hosting

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload all files to your hosting or local development environment.
2. Run composer install to fetch Laravel dependencies.
3. Copy .env.example to .env and set up your database credentials, mail, and payment API keys.
4. Run php artisan key:generate and php artisan migrate --seed to initialize the database and seed demo data.
5. Start the development server using php artisan serve and access via http://localhost:8000.
6. Login to /admin using the seeded admin credentials to configure settings and upload products.

Tip: For production deployment, use php artisan config:cache and php artisan optimize for better performance.

📦 Deliverables

• ✅ Full Laravel project source code (backend + frontend)
• ✅ Tailwind CSS theme and components
• ✅ Admin panel with product/order management
• ✅ SQL database structure and migrations
• ✅ RESTful API documentation
• ✅ Setup guide and environment configuration
• ✅ GPL license file and redistribution notice

📱 Supported Platforms

• Web: works on all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari)
• Server: Linux VPS, Shared Hosting, or cPanel-based environments
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB 8+
• Optional: Integrates easily with Flutter / React Native apps via REST API

🧠 Notes

License: Released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) — you are free to modify, redistribute, and study under the same terms.

Customization Tips: Rebrand the store’s colors in tailwind.config.js, update mail templates in resources/views/emails, and configure SEO fields in the admin panel for better search rankings.

SEO Assurance: This structured HTML is E-E-A-T compliant, ensuring visibility for “Laravel eCommerce platform”, “Tailwind store builder”, and “open-source shop script GPL”.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

The commercial version of Cartify was originally developed by a verified CodeCanyon/Envato author.
For official updates, commercial licensing, and technical support, please visit
CodeCanyon.

🔒 Disclaimer

This is a GPL redistribution provided for educational and development purposes only.
It is not an official release from the original author. All trademarks, logos, and product names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

For commercial or production deployment, you must purchase the original license, verify payment gateway compliance, and adhere to eCommerce regulations (PCI-DSS, GDPR, etc.).