From 8e2835d06b947cf2db489b310c2674193e784e11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Davies Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 23:58:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add daily email for 2024-03-19 Drupal Commerce: not just for selling t-shirts and hats --- source/_daily_emails/2024-03-19.md | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_daily_emails/2024-03-19.md diff --git a/source/_daily_emails/2024-03-19.md b/source/_daily_emails/2024-03-19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e8167ae5 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_daily_emails/2024-03-19.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: Drupal Commerce: not just for selling t-shirts and hats +date: 2024-03-19 +permalink: archive/2024/03/19/drupal-commerce-not-just-for-selling-t-shirts-and-hats +tags: + - software-development + - drupal + - drupal-commerce + - php +cta: subscription +snippet: | + Drupal Commerce can do so much more than just selling t-shirts, hats and furniture. +--- + +I recently had Ryan Szrama as a guest on the [Beyond Blocks podcast][podcast]. + +Ryan is the CEO of Centarro - the company behind Drupal Commerce, the eCommerce platform built on the Drupal CMS. + +I've used Drupal Commerce for a number of projects since it was released in 2011, as well as Ubercart before that. + +One of the major things I like about it is its flexibility. + +The Commerce Kickstart distribution is a great way to create a demo Drupal Commerce project that shows a typical eCommerce store selling everything from books to hats, furniture and inflatable flamingos. + +I've used Drupal Commerce for these typical scenarios but also for some non-typical ones. + +I created a multi-site Drupal Commerce store for a gadget insurance company, dealing with many products and product variations. I built a custom Vue.js form that created an order with the required items before passing customers to a Drupal Commerce checkout flow. + +I created a yearly photography competition website that photographers can enter by purchasing a product and uploading their photographs to the order. I built custom judging functionality, which allows jurors to score each entry and the site owner to see the totals and which submission won the competition. + +I created an events management and booking website where each event was a product with different variations based on the different prices - early bird, regular and last minute. Each event had a maximum number of places and, potentially, a waitlist. + +This website also included a loyalty scheme for event organisers and attendees, who received coupons after organising or attending a certain number of events. + +Drupal Commerce can do a lot and isn't just selling t-shirts, hats, books or furniture. + +[podcast]: {{site.url}}/podcast/13-ryan-szrama-centarro