Canteras Creativas
An e-commerce web application to showcase and sell handcrafted stone products, featuring a custom product catalog, shopping cart, and integrated online payments.
Project Overview
Understanding the Project
The Goal
Develop a web platform to manage and display a catalog of stone products, enabling customers to browse products, view detailed specifications, and complete online purchases.
The Challenge
Building a flexible product management system with detailed product attributes while integrating multiple payment gateways and ensuring a smooth shopping experience.
My Role
Full-Stack Developer responsible for front-end development, backend implementation, payment gateway integration, and API communication.
Role
Full-Stack Developer
Timeline
2013
Platform
Web Application
Team
Cross-functional (Design + Dev)
Screenshots
Visual Showcase
Landing page showcasing handcrafted stone products.
Detailed product view with specifications, pricing, and image gallery.
Additional pages showcasing various product categories and user account management.
What I Built
- Frontend implementation for product catalog, product detail pages, and shopping cart.
- Backend development using Yii Framework to manage products, categories, and orders.
- REST API to connect frontend interactions with backend services.
- Integration of PayPal and DineroMail payment gateways.
- Admin features to manage products, pricing, and customer orders.
Tech Stack
Frontend
Backend
Database
Integrations
Architecture Design Decisions
These decisions were intentional to ensure the site feels professional, calm, and easy to navigate:
- Separation of frontend and backend responsibilities using a REST-based architecture
- Custom product data model to support detailed specifications such as dimensions, weight, and material type
- Payment gateway abstraction to support multiple providers
- SEO-friendly structure to improve product visibility in search engines
Results & Learnings
The platform allowed the client to present their handcrafted products in a professional online catalog, streamline customer inquiries, and accept online payments, improving sales reach and operational efficiency.