🚀 Overview

Built with performance and usability in mind, eCart Web streamlines the end-to-end shopping journey—from discovery and filtering, to cart and payment, to order tracking and returns.
The admin panel centralizes product data, pricing, inventory, shipping rules, and content pages so merchandisers can iterate quickly without developer overhead.

Experience: The information architecture and checkout flow are inspired by high-conversion retail patterns (persistent carts, quick filters, one-page checkout), reducing friction and cart abandonment for real stores.

✨ Key Features

• Product Catalog — categories, attributes, variants (size/color), SKU, pricing tiers, backorders.
• Advanced Search & Filters — keyword search, price range, attributes, sorting, pagination.
• Cart & Checkout — guest/registered checkout, address book, shipping/tax rules, coupons.
• Payments — Stripe/PayPal/COD (and gateway-ready architecture to add more).
• Shipping — flat/weight/distance rules, zones, pickup options, tracking links.
• Inventory — stock levels, reservations on checkout, low-stock alerts.
• Promotions — coupons, discounts, featured products, cross-sell/upsell slots.
• CMS Pages — home banners, landing sections, policy pages, blog/news module (optional).
• User Accounts — profile, orders, wishlists, addresses, downloads (for digital goods).
• Order Management — statuses, invoices, refunds, email notifications.
• SEO & Performance — meta tags, open graph, clean URLs, sitemap, caching.
• Localization — multi-language, multi-currency, RTL-ready.
• Analytics Hooks — events for view_item, add_to_cart, begin_checkout, purchase.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Framework: Laravel (PHP 8+), Composer-managed packages.
• Frontend: Blade templates with Tailwind/Bootstrap (varies), Alpine/Vue-ready components.
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB; Redis (optional) for cache/queues.
• Caching & Queues: Laravel Cache, Horizon/Queue workers.
• Payments: Stripe/PayPal SDKs (pluggable gateway layer).
• Server: Linux with Nginx/Apache, PHP-FPM, HTTPS (Let’s Encrypt).
• DevOps: Envoy/Deployer, .env configuration, storage symlinks, log rotation.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload source to server; set web root to public/.
2. Create MySQL database; copy .env.example to .env and set DB/APP_URL/MAIL.
3. Run composer install → php artisan key:generate.
4. Run php artisan migrate --seed to create tables and demo data.
5. Set file permissions for storage/ and bootstrap/cache; run php artisan storage:link.
6. Configure payment/shipping in Admin → Settings; add categories/products and media.
7. Enable queue worker/cron for emails and maintenance jobs.

📦 Deliverables

• Complete Laravel project (GPL distribution).
• Admin panel with roles/permissions.
• Catalog, cart, checkout, order modules.
• Payment & shipping integrations (Stripe/PayPal + rules).
• Theme templates, partials, and assets.
• SQL migrations/seeders and environment examples.
• Documentation (setup, deployment, customization).

📱 Supported Platforms

• Hosting: Linux VPS/shared (LAMP/LEMP), Docker-ready.
• Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge (modern versions).
• CDN: Compatible with Cloudflare/AWS CloudFront for assets/media.

🧠 Notes

• License: Redistributed under the GPL license — you may use, modify, and redistribute under GPL terms.
• Customization Tips:
  • Create multiple storefront themes with Blade layout inheritance.
  • Add headless endpoints (API) to power mobile apps or a Next.js/Flutter front.
  • Implement product bundles, subscriptions, or marketplace (multi-vendor) via add-ons.
  • Connect email marketing (Brevo/Mailchimp) with webhooks for abandon-cart flows.
• SEO Assurance: Semantic HTML, sitemap & robots.txt, canonical tags, structured data (Product/Offer/Breadcrumb) for rich results.
• Trust & Security: HTTPS everywhere, CSRF protection, server-side validation, rate limiting, and audit logs.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

All credit goes to the original developer of eCart Web.
For commercial support, updates, and the official license, please refer to the original marketplace listing on
CodeCanyon or the developer’s website.

🔒 Disclaimer

This package is a GPL redistribution provided for educational and archival purposes. We are not the original vendor and do not supply paid gateway accounts, shipping contracts, or CDN credits.
All trademarks belong to their respective owners. For production deployments, purchase from the original author and comply with eCommerce, tax, and data-privacy regulations in your region.