# E-Commerce Project Plan

## Project Overview
This project aims to create an e-commerce platform for a clothing brand similar to turntupfashion.com, featuring modern design, seamless user experience, and robust e-commerce functionality.

## Technology Stack
- **Frontend**: React.js with Next.js
- **Styling**: Tailwind CSS
- **Backend**: Node.js with Express.js
- **Database**: MongoDB with Mongoose
- **Authentication**: JWT with OAuth
- **Payment**: Stripe API
- **Deployment**: Docker containers on AWS/Vercel

## Core Features

### User-Facing Features
- **Homepage** - Featured products, new arrivals, promotions
- **Product Catalog** - Filtering, sorting, search
- **Product Detail** - Image gallery, variants, add to cart
- **Shopping Cart** - Item management, promotions, calculations
- **Checkout** - Guest checkout, shipping, payment
- **User Accounts** - Order history, addresses, wishlist
- **Country/Currency** - Multi-currency support

### Admin Features
- **Product Management** - CRUD operations, inventory
- **Order Management** - Processing, status updates, invoicing
- **Customer Management** - Information, support tools
- **Content Management** - Homepage, promotions
- **Analytics** - Sales reporting, insights

## Development Phases

### Phase 1: Setup (2 weeks)
- Environment setup, repository initialization
- Basic API endpoints and database configuration
- Design system and component library

### Phase 2: Core Functionality (4 weeks)
- Product catalog and browsing
- Product detail pages
- Shopping cart functionality
- User authentication
- Checkout flow (without payment)

### Phase 3: Payment & UX (3 weeks)
- Payment gateway integration
- Order management
- User accounts and profiles
- Country/currency selector
- Mobile responsiveness

### Phase 4: Admin & Backend (3 weeks)
- Admin product management
- Order processing workflows
- Inventory management
- Analytics dashboard
- Content management

### Phase 5: Testing & Optimization (2 weeks)
- Comprehensive testing
- Performance optimization
- SEO implementation
- Accessibility compliance
- Security audit

### Phase 6: Launch (2 weeks)
- Final QA testing
- Production setup
- Data migration
- Deployment
- Launch preparation

## Technical Requirements

- **Performance**: Web Vitals optimization, image optimization, code splitting
- **Security**: HTTPS, authentication, input validation, PCI compliance
- **SEO**: Semantic HTML, metadata, structured data
- **Accessibility**: WCAG 2.1 AA compliance

## Timeline
- **Week 1-2**: Project setup
- **Week 3-6**: Core functionality
- **Week 7-9**: Payment and UX
- **Week 10-12**: Admin dashboard
- **Week 13-14**: Testing and optimization
- **Week 15-16**: Launch preparation

## Team Structure
- 1 Project Manager
- 2 Frontend Developers
- 2 Backend Developers
- 1 UI/UX Designer
- 1 QA Engineer