ONE Platform: E-Commerce Frontend Store v1.0.0

Focus: Frontend-only ecommerce storefront with Stripe.js checkout (no backend needed) Type: Optimized frontend implementation (Astro + React 19 + Tailwind v4 + Stripe.js) Integration: Stripe.js for client-side payments, localStorage for cart persistence Process: Optimized 28-cycle sequence (Quick Wins First) Timeline: 2-3 specialist days to working MVP, 4-5 days to full launch Target: Customers can browse and buy products within 10 cycles

Cycle Budget (28 Total)

Quick Wins First Philosophy: Working shop with purchasable products in 10 cycles.

Cycles 1-10:  MVP Launch (Product listing → First sale)
Cycles 11-18: Enhanced UX (Cart, Checkout polish, Mobile optimization)
Cycles 19-24: Complete Features (Account pages, Static pages, Email)
Cycles 25-28: Deploy & Monitor (Cloudflare Pages, Analytics, Testing)

Key Milestones:

Cycle 3: Product listing page live with 3-5 products
Cycle 8: First product purchasable via Stripe.js
Cycle 10: MVP deployed - customers can browse and buy
Cycle 18: Full shopping experience complete
Cycle 28: Production-ready with monitoring

Quick Wins (Cycles 1-10): Working Shop in 10 Cycles

Goal: Ship a working ecommerce store where customers can buy products.

What Success Looks Like at Cycle 10:

✅ Homepage with 3-5 featured products
✅ Product listing page with filters
✅ Product detail pages with “Buy Now” button
✅ Stripe.js checkout (direct to payment, no cart)
✅ Order confirmation page
✅ Deployed to Cloudflare Pages
✅ First test purchase completed

Stack:

Frontend: Astro 5 + React 19 + Tailwind v4
Payments: Stripe.js (client-side only)
Storage: localStorage for cart (optional)
Content: Astro content collections (markdown)
Deploy: Cloudflare Pages (automated)

PHASE 1: MVP LAUNCH (Cycles 1-10)

Purpose: Ship working shop with purchasable products (no backend needed)

Cycle 1: Setup Product Content Collection

Create content collection schema (src/content/config.ts)
- Product type with: id, name, description, price, images[], category
- Simple validation with Zod
Add 3-5 starter products (markdown files)
- Product 1: T-shirt ($29.99)
- Product 2: Hoodie ($49.99)
- Product 3: Hat ($19.99)
- Each with 1-2 images, description, price
Generate types (bunx astro sync)

Outcome: Product data ready to display

Cycle 2: Build Homepage with Product Grid

Create simple layout (src/layouts/ShopLayout.astro)
- Header with logo + “Shop” link
- Footer with copyright
- Main content area
Build homepage (src/pages/index.astro)
- Hero section with headline “Shop Our Store”
- Product grid showing all products
- Use getCollection to fetch products
Create ProductCard component (src/components/ProductCard.astro)
- Product image
- Product name
- Price
- “View Details” link

Outcome: Homepage displays products

Cycle 3: Create Product Detail Pages

Build product detail page (src/pages/products/[slug].astro)
- Dynamic route for each product
- Fetch product data with getEntry
- Display: image, name, description, price
Add “Buy Now” button (static for now)
- Large primary button
- Links to checkout page with product ID
Basic styling with Tailwind v4
- Responsive layout (mobile-first)
- Clean typography

Outcome: Product listing page complete (Milestone reached!)

Cycle 4: Setup Stripe.js Integration

Install Stripe.js (bun add @stripe/stripe-js)
Create Stripe publishable key (test mode)
- Sign up at stripe.com
- Get test publishable key
- Add to .env: PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY
Create StripeProvider component (src/components/StripeProvider.tsx)
- Wraps Stripe Elements
- Loads Stripe.js client-side
Test Stripe connection
- Verify key loads in browser console

Outcome: Stripe.js ready for checkout

Cycle 5: Build Simple Checkout Form

Create checkout page (src/pages/checkout.astro)
- Get product from URL params
- Display product summary (image, name, price)
Add customer info form (React component with client:load)
- Name, Email, Address fields
- Basic validation (required fields)
Calculate total
- Product price + fixed shipping ($5.00)
- Display total prominently

Outcome: Checkout form ready for payment

Cycle 6: Integrate Stripe Payment Elements

Create payment form component (src/components/CheckoutForm.tsx)
- Use Stripe CardElement
- Handle form submission
- Show loading state during payment
Connect to checkout page
- Wrap in StripeProvider
- Pass product + customer data
Handle payment success/error
- Redirect to confirmation on success
- Show error message on failure

Outcome: Payment form functional

Cycle 7: Create API Route for Stripe Payment Intent

Create payment API endpoint (src/pages/api/create-payment-intent.ts)
- Server-side function (SSR)
- Takes product ID + amount
- Creates Stripe PaymentIntent
- Returns client_secret
Install Stripe Node SDK (bun add stripe)
Add secret key to .env (STRIPE_SECRET_KEY)
Test with Stripe dashboard
- Verify payment intents appear

Outcome: Payment backend ready

Cycle 8: Complete End-to-End Purchase Flow

Test full purchase flow
- Browse products → Select product → Checkout → Pay → Confirm
- Use Stripe test card: 4242 4242 4242 4242
Create order confirmation page (src/pages/order-confirmation.astro)
- Display order number (random ID)
- Show purchased items
- Thank you message
- “Continue Shopping” button
Add error handling
- Payment failed → Show error + retry
- Invalid form → Highlight fields
Fix any bugs discovered

Outcome: First product purchasable! (Milestone reached!)

Cycle 9: Mobile Optimization & Polish

Test on mobile devices
- iPhone (Safari)
- Android (Chrome)
- Tablet (iPad)
Fix mobile UX issues
- Touch targets 44px minimum
- Form inputs zoom-friendly
- Sticky checkout button on mobile
Optimize images
- Convert to WebP
- Add responsive sizes
- Lazy loading below fold
Test performance
- Run Lighthouse (target: 90+ score)
- Fix Core Web Vitals issues

Outcome: Mobile-optimized shopping experience

Cycle 10: Deploy MVP to Cloudflare Pages

Setup Cloudflare Pages project
- Connect to GitHub repo
- Configure build: bun run build
- Set output directory: dist
Add environment variables
- PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY
- STRIPE_SECRET_KEY
Deploy and test
- Push to main branch → auto-deploy
- Test live URL
- Complete test purchase on production
Setup custom domain (optional)
- Configure DNS
- Enable HTTPS

Outcome: MVP DEPLOYED - Customers can buy products! (Milestone reached!)

PHASE 2: ENHANCED UX (Cycles 11-18)

Purpose: Add shopping cart, product filters, and polish the shopping experience

Cycle 11: Add Shopping Cart with localStorage

Create cart store (src/stores/cart.ts)
- Use nanostores for reactive state
- Functions: addItem, removeItem, updateQuantity, clear
- Persist to localStorage
Create CartDrawer component (src/components/CartDrawer.tsx)
- Slide-out panel (right side)
- Show cart items with images
- Quantity controls
- Remove button
- Subtotal
- “Checkout” button
Add cart icon to header
- Show item count badge
- Click opens drawer

Outcome: Cart functionality complete

Cycle 12: Update Checkout to Use Cart

Modify checkout flow
- Load items from cart store (not URL params)
- Support multiple products
- Calculate total from all items + shipping
Update CheckoutForm component
- Show cart summary sidebar
- Display all items being purchased
Clear cart on successful payment
- Empty cart after order confirmation

Outcome: Multi-product checkout working

Cycle 13: Add Product Filtering & Search

Create products listing page (src/pages/products/index.astro)
- Show all products in grid
- Category filter (sidebar on desktop, drawer on mobile)
- Price range filter
- Sort options (price, name, newest)
Create FilterSidebar component (src/components/FilterSidebar.tsx)
- Category checkboxes
- Price range slider
- Clear filters button
Add search functionality
- Search bar in header
- Filter products by name/description
- Show result count

Outcome: Product discovery enhanced

Cycle 14: Enhance Product Detail Pages

Add image gallery (src/components/ProductGallery.tsx)
- Multiple product images
- Thumbnail navigation
- Zoom on click
Add variant selectors (if applicable)
- Size dropdown
- Color swatches
- Update price based on variant
Add “Add to Cart” button
- Replace “Buy Now” with cart action
- Show success toast on add
Add product recommendations
- “Related Products” section
- Show 3-4 similar items

Outcome: Rich product pages

Cycle 15: Add Cart Page

Create standalone cart page (src/pages/cart.astro)
- Full-page cart view
- All cart items with images
- Quantity controls per item
- Remove item buttons
- Update totals in real-time
Add empty cart state
- “Your cart is empty” message
- Featured products grid
- “Start Shopping” button
Add discount code input
- Text input for promo codes
- Apply button
- Show discount in total

Outcome: Dedicated cart page complete

Cycle 16: Polish Checkout Experience

Add progress indicator
- Show steps: Cart → Info → Payment → Confirm
- Highlight current step
Add shipping calculator
- Calculate shipping based on address
- Show options: Standard ($5), Express ($15)
- Update total dynamically
Improve form validation
- Real-time field validation
- Show error messages inline
- Disable submit until valid
Add order summary sidebar
- Sticky sidebar on desktop
- Show items, subtotal, shipping, total

Outcome: Professional checkout experience

Cycle 17: Add Order History (Client-Side)

Create orders store (src/stores/orders.ts)
- Save completed orders to localStorage
- Track order number, date, items, total
Create orders page (src/pages/account/orders.astro)
- List all past orders
- Order number, date, total
- “View Details” link per order
Create order detail page (src/pages/account/orders/[id].astro)
- Full order information
- Items purchased
- Shipping address
- Payment details (masked)

Outcome: Order history tracking

Cycle 18: Final UX Polish

Add loading states
- Skeleton loaders for products
- Spinner during checkout
- Progress bar for payment
Add toast notifications
- “Added to cart” success
- “Payment successful” confirmation
- Error messages
Add animations
- Smooth transitions
- Cart drawer slide-in
- Button hover effects
Cross-browser testing
- Test Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge
- Fix any browser-specific issues

Outcome: Full shopping experience complete (Milestone reached!)

PHASE 3: COMPLETE FEATURES (Cycles 19-24)

Purpose: Add static pages, email confirmations, and final features

Cycle 19: Create Static Pages

About page (src/pages/about.astro)
- Company story
- Mission statement
- Team section
Contact page (src/pages/contact.astro)
- Contact form
- Email/phone
- Social links
FAQ page (src/pages/faq.astro)
- Accordion of common questions
- Organized by category

Outcome: Static pages complete

Cycle 20: Create Policy Pages

Shipping & Returns (src/pages/shipping.astro)
- Shipping policy
- Return window (30 days)
- Refund process
Privacy Policy (src/pages/privacy.astro)
- Data collection policy
- Cookie usage
- GDPR compliance
Terms of Service (src/pages/terms.astro)
- Legal terms
- Purchase conditions

Outcome: Legal pages complete

Cycle 21: Add Email Confirmations

Setup email service (Resend or similar)
- Create account
- Get API key
- Add to environment variables
Create order confirmation email template
- HTML email template
- Order details
- Items purchased
- Total amount
Send email after purchase
- Trigger from payment success
- Include order number
- Add tracking info placeholder

Outcome: Email confirmations working

Cycle 22: Add Product Reviews (Client-Side)

Create reviews store (src/stores/reviews.ts)
- localStorage-based reviews
- Add, list reviews per product
Add review form to product pages
- Star rating selector
- Review text textarea
- Reviewer name
- Submit button
Display reviews on product pages
- Show all reviews
- Average rating
- Sort by newest/highest rating

Outcome: Product reviews functional

Cycle 23: Add Wishlist Feature

Create wishlist store (src/stores/wishlist.ts)
- localStorage-based wishlist
- Add/remove items
- Persist across sessions
Add wishlist button to products
- Heart icon on product cards
- Toggle add/remove
- Show count in header
Create wishlist page (src/pages/wishlist.astro)
- Grid of wishlisted products
- “Add to Cart” button per item
- “Remove from Wishlist” option

Outcome: Wishlist complete

Cycle 24: Add Analytics Tracking

Setup analytics service (Plausible or Google Analytics)
- Create account
- Add tracking script
Track key events
- Page views
- Product views
- Add to cart
- Checkout started
- Purchase completed
Create analytics dashboard
- View key metrics
- Track conversion rate
- Monitor top products

Outcome: Analytics tracking complete

PHASE 4: DEPLOY & MONITOR (Cycles 25-28)

Purpose: Production deployment, testing, and monitoring

Cycle 25: Production Deployment

Final production build
- Run bun run build
- Test locally
- Fix any build errors
Deploy to Cloudflare Pages
- Push to main branch
- Verify auto-deploy
- Test live site
Configure custom domain
- Point DNS to Cloudflare
- Enable SSL certificate
- Test HTTPS

Outcome: Production site live

Cycle 26: Testing & QA

Complete purchase test
- Test all payment flows
- Verify email confirmations
- Check order history
Cross-device testing
- Mobile (iOS, Android)
- Tablet (iPad, Android)
- Desktop (Windows, Mac)
Performance testing
- Run Lighthouse audits
- Check Core Web Vitals
- Optimize any slow pages
Security testing
- Test Stripe security
- Verify HTTPS everywhere
- Check for XSS vulnerabilities

Outcome: QA complete

Cycle 27: SEO & Accessibility

Add meta tags
- Page titles
- Meta descriptions
- Open Graph tags
- Twitter cards
Create sitemap.xml
- List all pages
- Submit to Google Search Console
Accessibility audit
- Test with screen reader
- Check keyboard navigation
- Fix WCAG 2.1 AA issues
Add robots.txt
- Allow all pages
- Link to sitemap

Outcome: SEO & accessibility optimized

Cycle 28: Monitoring & Documentation

Setup error monitoring (Sentry or similar)
- Track JavaScript errors
- Monitor payment failures
- Set up alerts
Setup uptime monitoring (UptimeRobot or similar)
- Monitor site availability
- Alert on downtime
Create deployment documentation
- Deployment process
- Environment variables
- Troubleshooting guide
Create user documentation
- How to add products
- How to update content
- How to manage orders

Outcome: PRODUCTION-READY WITH MONITORING! (Project Complete!)

SUCCESS CRITERIA

E-commerce store is complete when:

✅ Homepage displays products beautifully
✅ Product pages show detailed information
✅ Shopping cart persists across sessions
✅ Checkout flow is smooth and intuitive
✅ Stripe payments process successfully
✅ Order confirmations sent via email
✅ Mobile responsive on all devices
✅ Lighthouse score 90+ on all pages
✅ Deployed to Cloudflare Pages with custom domain
✅ Analytics tracking key metrics
✅ Error monitoring active
✅ First real purchase completed

TECHNOLOGY STACK

Frontend:

Astro 5.14+ (Static site generation + SSR)
React 19 (Islands for interactive components)
Tailwind CSS v4 (CSS-based configuration)
nanostores (State management)

Payments:

Stripe.js (Client-side)
Stripe Node SDK (Server-side API routes)

Storage:

localStorage (Cart, wishlist, orders)
Content Collections (Product data)

Deployment:

Cloudflare Pages (Global CDN)
GitHub (Version control + CI/CD)

Monitoring:

Plausible/Google Analytics (Web analytics)
Sentry (Error tracking)
UptimeRobot (Uptime monitoring)

WHAT’S DIFFERENT (Optimized vs Original)

Original Plan (100 cycles):

❌ Backend integration required
❌ Complex multi-step checkout (7 steps)
❌ First purchase at Cycle 45
❌ MVP at Cycle 60-70
❌ Required Convex database setup
❌ Authentication system needed

Optimized Plan (28 cycles):

✅ Frontend-only with Stripe.js
✅ Simple checkout (1-2 steps)
✅ First purchase at Cycle 8
✅ MVP deployed at Cycle 10
✅ localStorage for all data
✅ No authentication needed initially

Time Savings:

Original: 8-10 specialist days to first purchase
Optimized: 1-2 specialist days to first purchase
5x faster to revenue!

Last Updated: 2025-11-08 (Complete rewrite with optimized planning paradigm) Philosophy: Quick wins first, working product in 10 cycles, production-ready in 28 cycles Next Step: Begin Cycle 1 - Setup Product Content Collection