DidactMacros

DidactMacros

This question is in regards to building ecommerce platforms with phoenix and ecommerce software.

I am aware of some pretty cool projects in ash, however there doesn’t seem to be a complete suite, so what I’m considering is a WooCommerce app with some functionality coming from the Wordpress + WooCommerce server that I interact with via an API through the phoenix server.

Are there any robust phoenix solutions that take this approach? If not, I would appreciate some guidance/direction in this task.

Thanks a lot.

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absowoot

absowoot

I’m not quite sure what your goal is here. Are you looking to show Woocommerce products in a non-Wordpress environment? If so, how come? If not, is Wordpress + Woocommerce missing functionality that you’re looking for?

DidactMacros

DidactMacros OP

The woocommerce and wordpress servers are more so for handling the ecommerce facets i.e. dashboard, PCI, order fulfilment, taxes, stock keeping, content management etc.

The phoenix server would be handling all other functionality of the platform.

absowoot

absowoot

I see 3 options here:

  1. Proxy the Wordpress website in your Phoenix app
  2. Use the Woocommerce REST API to query products and display them on your frontend. Optionally use a package like Cachex or Nebulex to cache these queries if the Wordpress server cannot handle the traffic.
  3. Create models in Phoenix for products, categories, etc., and periodically import data from the Woocommerce REST API. This allows you to query data using ECTO and make further customizations if needed.

Where it gets a bit more interesting is with users, carts, and checkout. Blaze Commerce is a Typescript-based project that could be good to look through, note that they opted to keep the checkout experience on the Wodpress side.

DidactMacros

DidactMacros OP

Thank for the response, I have another question, pertaining to your answers.

If I am wrong to ask, I hope no offence is taken; also I am not asking because I would necessarily mind either way.

Are your answers AI generated at all?

absowoot

absowoot

Not at all, I just typed them out. Some background – I am (was) a Wordpress developer for the last 10 years and have been researching this and similar topics over the last few years as I switch focus on Elixir.

DidactMacros

DidactMacros OP

Ah that’s very interesting.

Thanks for your answers I’ll take a look at the recommended routes.

DidactMacros

DidactMacros OP

I wonder if there is a stand-alone service/API for handling tax concerns.

felix-starman

felix-starman

Taxjar but I think they got bought?
Should still exist though. Interestingly I believe they were/are Elixir

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