Boutique Ado

Boutique Ado is a full-featured e-commerce platform built with Django, designed for a superior online shopping experience. It allows for a seamless flow from product browsing to purchase and user profile management.

Live Link: https://kc-boutique-ado-fb080e3c3917.herokuapp.com/

Technology Stack

• Backend: Django, Python
• Frontend: HTML, CSS (Bootstrap), JavaScript
• Database: PostgreSQL (Production), SQLite (Development)
• Static & Media Storage: Amazon S3
• Authentication: Django Allauth
• Payment Processing: Stripe
• Email Service: SMTP with Gmail or console-based (for development)

Installation and Setup

To get a local copy up and running, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Install the required dependencies with pip install -r requirements.txt.
3. Set environment variables for SECRET_KEY, database configuration, email service, and Stripe API keys.
4. Run python manage.py migrate to create the database schema.
5. Start the local server with python manage.py runserver.

Project Structure

• boutique_ado/: The main project directory containing settings and root routing configurations.
• bag/: An app managing shopping bag functionality.
• checkout/: Handles payment processing, order records, and webhooks.
• home/: Manages the homepage and other static pages.
• media/: Media files like images uploaded by the admin.
• products/: Product management — addition, editing, and deletion.
• profiles/: User profile creation and management.
• static/: Contains static assets such as CSS, JavaScript, and images.
• templates/: Django HTML templates for rendering views.

Features

• Product search and categorization.
• User authentication and session management.
• Shopping bag and checkout with order summary.
• Payment processing with Stripe integration.
• User profile management for order history and information storage.

Running Tests

To run automated tests, use:

python manage.py test

Ensure you have testing configurations set up as per Django's best practices.

Future Improvements

• UI/UX enhancements.
• Integration of advanced analytics.
• Expansion of product categories and inventory management features.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the Code Institute for this walk through project. This project is a part of their Full Stack Developer Course to demonstrate the capabilities of Django in building complex web applications. ChatGPT for generating the README.