MERN stack, which stands for MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js, is a popular technology stack used for building full-stack web applications.
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User Authentication: Implementing user authentication features such as registration, login, logout, password reset, and session management using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) or OAuth.
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Product Catalog Management: Creating, updating, deleting, and displaying products with details like name, description, price, images, and categories. Implementing search and filter functionalities to facilitate easy navigation through the catalog.
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Shopping Cart: Developing a shopping cart system that allows users to add products, update quantities, remove items, and calculate totals. This may involve both front-end and back-end logic to manage cart state and synchronize it with the server.
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Checkout Process: Implementing a multi-step checkout process that collects shipping and billing information, handles payment integration with services like Stripe or PayPal, and generates order confirmations.
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Order Management: Allowing users to view their order history, track order status, and manage returns or cancellations. Administrators should have the ability to manage orders, process refunds, and update order statuses.
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User Reviews and Ratings: Enabling users to leave reviews and ratings for products they have purchased, as well as displaying average ratings and review counts on product pages.
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Responsive Design: Designing the user interface to be mobile-friendly and responsive across various devices and screen sizes, ensuring a seamless shopping experience for users on smartphones, tablets, and desktops.
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Performance Optimization: Optimizing both front-end and back-end code for performance, including lazy loading of images, caching frequently accessed data, and minimizing network requests to improve page load times.
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Security: Implementing security best practices such as input validation, data sanitization, and protection against common web vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).
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Analytics and Reporting: Integrating analytics tools to track user behavior, monitor sales performance, and generate reports on key metrics such as conversion rates, average order value, and customer retention.
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Content Management System (CMS): Building a CMS to manage static pages, blog posts, promotional banners, and other content that may be displayed on the e-commerce site.
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Localization and Internationalization: Supporting multiple languages and currencies to cater to a global audience, as well as adapting content and pricing based on the user's location.