Simple Product Showcasing Website for small shops (No Payment)

Vision

To help you to understand your requirements to get your business to go digital. Please use the following headers as guidelines when you plan to develop your web application.

User Module

Section 1: Homepage Design

Homepage will be designed to make browsing and purchasing products from the store a breeze. With links to most of the inside pages on the homepage, the website will be easy to navigate providing one-click access to most of the features.

The homepage will have the following features:

-      Tabs: The categories—which will be manageable from the admin panel—will serve as the tabs. Mouse over on the categories will list the subcategories.

-      Articles: The user will be redirected to a page where articles will be displayed.

-      Banners: The banners on the homepage as well as on the inner pages will be manageable from the admin panel. The homepage will have a sliding header banner.

-      Links

o    Contact Us: On clicking the user will be redirected to contact us form.

o    About Us

o    Privacy Policy

o    Terms and Conditions

o    FAQs

o    Etc. (Content Pages Only)

-      Search: The search functionality will have a textbox to enter a keyword and a dropdown to select the category. Typing the keyword in the search textbox will show the suggestions as the user types.

-      Testimonials: The user will be able to view testimonials added by the admin, running in a scrolling manner. Each testimonial will have name, e-mail ID, and comment.

Section 2: Product Listing

The product listing will include the following details:

-      Image

-      Product Name

-      View Details (Button)

Filter: The user will be able to filter the results by category, subcategory, and models.

Clicking the View Details button will redirect the user to the product’s detailed description page.

Section 3: Product Detailed Description Page

The product’s detailed description page will show the following details about the product:

-      Product Image(s)

-      Product Name

-      Description

-      Other Details: These will depend on the type of product. Type will be selected from backend.

-      Enquiry Details

o    Full Name (Textbox)

o    E-Mail (Textbox)

o    Order Quantity (Textbox; to allow the user to change the quantity)

o    Enquiry (Text area)

o    Send Enquiry (Button): On clicking the enquiry will be sent to the admin.

Section 4: Articles

The user will be able to view the articles on this page. A listing will have the following details:

-      Title: On clicking the user will be redirected to article description page which will also have its CMS description.

-      Image

-      Date

-      Short Description

Only a limited number of article will be listed in a reverse chronological order. There will be a ‘View All’ button to view the previous article.

Section 5: Contact Us

The Contact Us section will take the user to the page, where the user will have to provide the following details:

-      First Name* (Textbox)

-      Last Name (Textbox)

-      E-Mail* (Textbox)

-      Mobile Number* (Textbox)

-      Phone Number (Textbox)

-      Enquiry/Comment* (Text area)

-      Captcha code

Enquiries posted by the users will be tracked in the back end and the admin can revert back.

Section 6: Testimonials

The user will be able to view testimonials added by the admin.

Section 7: FAQs

These sections will have some of the frequently asked questions by the users along with their answers. The questions and answers will be managed from the backend.

Section 8: Other Informative Pages

Pages such as About Us, Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, etc., will be manageable from the backend using an easy-to-use Content Management System (CMS).

Google Analytics Installation

Social Media Links (Twitter, Google+, Facebook)

Admin Module

This will be a password protected panel, which can be accessed anytime and anywhere using a PC or laptop connected to the Internet.

Section 1: Manage Categories and Products

The admin will be able to add, edit, delete, activate, and deactivate categories, and products.

To add a product, the following information will be required:

-      Select Category (Dropdown)

-      Product Image(s): (Upload from local disk: N images)

-      Product Name (Textbox)

-      Select Type (Dropdown; Fixed): After selection, textbox fields relevant to the type will be displayed. The admin will need to input appropriate values in the same.

-      Description (CMS)

-      Add (Button)

Section 2: Manage Product Enquiries

The enquiries placed from the frontend will be tracked in this section. The admin will be able to reply on those enquiries which users will receive via e-mail.

Search: The admin can search for enquiries the e-mail ID of the buyer.

Pagination: The records may span across multiple pages and the admin can set the number of records to be displayed per page.

Section 3: Manage Articles

The admin will be able to add, edit, delete, activate, and deactivate article. To add article the admin will provide the following input:

-      Title (Textbox)

-      Image (Upload from local disk)

-      Description (CMS)

Section 4: Manage Banners

Admin will be able to add new banners or edit, delete, activate, and deactivate existing ones in this section. Adding new banner will require the admin to enter the following details:

-      Banner Title (Textbox)

-      Banner Position (Dropdown)

-      Banner Image (Upload from local disk)

-      URL (Textbox)

Sliding Banners: The admin will be able to add multiple banners

Section 5: Manage Newsletters

The admin will be able to track the users subscribed to the newsletter service. The admin can select one or more subscribers and send a mail to their registered e-mail IDs or delete, activate, or deactivate existing subscribers.

Section 6: Manage CMS Pages

The content for static pages, such as, About Us, Privacy Policy, and Legal Disclaimer can be added or edited using an easy-to-use Content Management System (CMS).

Section 7: Manage Enquiries (Contact Us)

Any enquiry posted by a visitor on the Contact Us page can be tracked by the admin in this section. Admin will have the control to choose how many records need to be displayed per page. Admin will be able to delete the records, if necessary. Admin can reply to enquiries individually, or select multiple and respond to them with a common answer.

Section 8: Manage FAQs

The admin will be able to add unlimited FAQs and modify or delete the existing for users’ help.

Section 9: Manage Search Engine Optimization

Admin of the website will be able to update the Meta tags of the website. If admin update the keywords, Meta tag of such a page which already has Meta tag’s, system will generate a warning message to only change those keywords with which the site is not picked by search engines.

Section 10: Manage Admin Settings

Admin will be able to update the password of the admin control panel and the e-mail ID used to dispatch automated mails from website.

Timelines

Schedule	Timeframe (in Days)
Homepage
IP	Days after Homepage Approval
Beta Version	Days after Homepage/IP Approval