NextJS e-Commerce Project

kelvin Ohemeng

Frontend Engineer

Fullstack Engineer

Web Developer

Next.js

Supabase

TypeScript

Table of Content

TLDR

Tech Stack

Project Objectives & Learning Outcomes

Impact & Key Takeaways

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TLDR

Ecommerce Website With Admin Dashboard, Authentication, and Payment Processing (Paystack)

This project served as a comprehensive challenge to push my skills beyond frontend development and into the full scope of a modern web application. As a frontend developer specializing in UI/UX design and implementation, I typically focus on creating visually compelling and highly interactive user interfaces. However, I wanted to deepen my understanding of backend functionality, payment processing, and how various parts of a complex application integrate seamlessly.

Tech Stack

NextJs, Supabase, Zustand, React Query, Shadcn, Paystack, Motion,dev(formerly known as Framer motion)

Project Objectives & Learning Outcomes

My primary goal was to build a fully functional ecommerce platform that includes:

A Storefront – where users can browse products, add items to a cart, and proceed to checkout.

An Admin Dashboard – for managing products, monitoring orders, and overseeing transactions.

User Authentication – ensuring secure access for customers and admin users.

Payment Integration – using Paystack to process transactions efficiently.

Beyond simply implementing these features, I focused on adopting best practices for structuring a scalable and maintainable project. This involved:

Organizing the codebase effectively – creating dedicated directories like:

actions/ – to handle server-side operations.

helpers/ – for reusable utility functions.

types/ – to maintain consistent data structures.

Implementing authentication and authorization – ensuring different user roles (customers vs. admins) had appropriate access levels.

Understanding API interactions – integrating external services like Paystack and structuring API calls for seamless communication.

Enhancing performance – optimizing page loading times, caching responses, and improving state management.

Impact & Key Takeaways

This project transformed my approach to frontend development by reinforcing how critical backend logic, database interactions, and API communications are in shaping the overall user experience. It also strengthened my ability to collaborate with backend teams, making me a more versatile and well-rounded developer.

Going forward, I am even more confident in tackling complex projects that require a full-stack perspective, bridging the gap between frontend aesthetics and backend functionality to create seamless, high-performing web applications.