The Gatsby Starter eCommerce is a robust template designed for rapidly developing e-commerce websites. It leverages the power of GatsbyJS, a static site generator, to create fast, secure, and scalable online stores. This starter is deeply integrated with the Moltin eCommerce API, providing a headless commerce solution for managing products, carts, and orders.
Key Features:
- Moltin eCommerce API Integration: Seamlessly connect to Moltin for all your e-commerce backend needs, including product catalogs, inventory, and customer data.
- Modern Frontend Stack: Built with React 16, ensuring a highly interactive and component-based user interface.
- Progressive Web App (PWA): Includes
manifest.webmanifestand offline support, offering a reliable and engaging user experience even without an internet connection. - Developer-Friendly Tools: Incorporates Eslint and Prettier for consistent code quality and formatting, along with Styled Components for efficient styling.
- Analytics Ready: Easily integrate Google Analytics by providing your tracking ID.
- UI Framework: Utilizes Semantic-UI for a clean and responsive design.
- User Authentication: Features built-in login and registration functionalities powered by Moltin.
- Secure Payments: Implements Stripe checkout for secure and streamlined payment processing.
- Testing: Includes Cypress for end-to-end testing and Jest for unit testing, ensuring application reliability.
To get started, users can clone the repository using gatsby new gatsby-store https://github.com/parmsang/gatsby-starter-ecommerce. Development requires setting up Moltin and Stripe accounts and configuring MOLTIN_CLIENT_ID and STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY in .env.development and .env.production files. This starter is ideal for developers looking to build high-performance e-commerce sites with a modern JAMstack approach.
