Next.js Ecommerce 2025 - Shopping Platform From Scratch

🌟 Next.js Ecommerce - Build a Shopping Platform From Scratch 🛍️

Course Overview:

🚀 Taking React to the Next Level with Next.js
Are you ready to elevate your web development skills and tackle a real-world ecommerce project? In this comprehensive course, you'll be building "Prostore" – a fully-featured shopping platform tailored with reviews, PayPal and Stripe integration, email receipts, and more. Perfect for those who are familiar with React and have some experience with Next.js. By the end of this course, you'll have an impressive project to showcase in your portfolio!

What You'll Learn:

🖥️ Technologies & Libraries:
We're leveraging cutting-edge technologies to construct our ecommerce platform. Here's a sneak peek at the tools you'll be working with:

• ✅ Next.js v15 - The React Framework for Production
• ✅ React v19 - The declarative, efficient library for building user interfaces
• ✅ TypeScript - For type-safe code that's easier to reason about
• ✅ ES Lint - Keeping your code clean and consistent
• ✅ PostgreSQL & Prisma - The powerful combo for database management
• ✅ Zod - Schemas & type inference for API validation
• ✅ Next Auth - For secure user authentication
• ✅ React Hook Form - A library to build forms with hooks
• ✅ Stripe & PayPal APIs - To accept and process payments
• ✅ ShadCN UI & Tailwind CSS - For stunning, responsive design
• ✅ Recharts - A graphics library for React visualizations
• ✅ Uploadthing - A file uploading tool with a great user experience
• ✅ Jest - The testing framework with a friendly API to ensure your code works as expected

Course Structure:

This course is meticulously structured to guide you through each step of the ecommerce platform development process. Here's what you can expect:

1. Introduction
   Understand the scope and technology stack for our project, Prostore.
2. App Creation & Basic Layout
   Set up our application's foundation, including theming and UI components.
3. Database, Prisma & Product Display
   Configure our PostgreSQL database and display products using Prisma.
4. Authentication With Next Auth
   Implement a secure authentication system for users.
5. Add To Cart
   Create a dynamic cart system that interacts with the database and session.
6. Cart & Shipping Page
   Develop the cart summary and shipping address form.
7. Payment Method & Order Pages
   Complete the checkout process with payment integration.
8. PayPal Payments & Unit Testing
   Integrate the PayPal API and learn to write tests with Jest.
9. Order History & User Profile
   Allow users to view their order history and update their profile.
10. Admin Dashboard & Overview Page
    Build the admin area for managing products and user accounts.
11. Admin Products & Image Uploading
    Admin-side product management with image upload functionality using Uploadthing.
12. Admin Users & Search
    Enhance the admin panel with a search feature for users, orders, and products.
13. Drawer, Carousel and Search - User Interface Enhancements
    Improve user experience with categories, featured products, and search filters.
14. Ratings & Reviews
    Implement a robust review system for products.
15. Stripe Payments
    Add Stripe payment functionality to your platform.
16. Email Purchase Receipts
    Set up an email service to send purchase receipts to users.
17. Homepage Components & Course Wrap Up
    Add additional homepage components and conclude the course with a complete understanding of the project's final state.

Your Development Journey:

Embark on a journey to become proficient in creating dynamic ecommerce platforms using Next.js. This course will challenge you, test your skills, and demonstrate how to combine various technologies for an engaging user experience. By the end, you'll have not just mastered these tools, but also have a fully-functioning online store that you can be proud of!

Join us on this exciting adventure in web development and take your coding prowess to new heights with Next.js Ecommerce! 🚀✨