From Zero to Market: Building a Resilient Web Solution in Just 7 Months
Challenge
► Multi-Channel Settings Management
Challenge: Managing settings across multiple domains.
Solution: Developed a custom admin panel for centralized control of images, themes, and SEO/meta data per channel.
► Advanced Product Variations & Reviews in Akeneo
Challenge: Handling complex product variations and integrating customer reviews.
Solution: Extended Akeneo with custom associations for variations and added a review module linked to product data.
► Content Page Management
Challenge: Need for centralized content editing using global variables.
Solution: Built a content management module in the admin panel for easy edits and dynamic content personalization.
► Dynamic Data & Complex Queries
Challenge: Managing large volumes of backend-driven UI data without performance issues.
Solution: Designed optimized query structures and synchronized endpoints for real-time updates with minimal latency.
► Scalability via Kubernetes
Challenge: Lack of dynamic scalability and efficient container management.
Solution: Migrated to Kubernetes for automated deployment, scaling, and high application availability.
► Large File Import Handling
Challenge: Risk of failed imports due to large file size or system interruptions.
Solution: Split imports into atomic tasks using Bull (Node.js) and Redis for retry logic and reporting.
► Optimizing Search with ElasticSearch
Challenge: PostgreSQL struggled with large datasets and flexible filtering.
Solution: Integrated ElasticSearch for faster, scalable search, advanced filtering, and full-text query support.
► Determine Filterable Attribute for Products
Challenge: Needed a way to filter products based on custom attributes in PIM.
Solution: Introduced a flow where admins create families of attributes for categories, enabling easier and more effective filtering.
► Handle Big Import Files
Challenge: Ensuring large file imports complete without interruptions.
Solution: Split tasks into atomic jobs using Bull and Redis for retry mechanisms, ensuring stable imports without data loss.
► Multi-Channel Settings Management
Challenge: Managing settings across multiple domains.
Solution: Developed a custom admin panel for centralized control of images, themes, and SEO/meta data per channel.
► Advanced Product Variations & Reviews in Akeneo
Challenge: Handling complex product variations and integrating customer reviews.
Solution: Extended Akeneo with custom associations for variations and added a review module linked to product data.
► Content Page Management
Challenge: Need for centralized content editing using global variables.
Solution: Built a content management module in the admin panel for easy edits and dynamic content personalization.
► Dynamic Data & Complex Queries
Challenge: Managing large volumes of backend-driven UI data without performance issues.
Solution: Designed optimized query structures and synchronized endpoints for real-time updates with minimal latency.
► Scalability via Kubernetes
Challenge: Lack of dynamic scalability and efficient container management.
Solution: Migrated to Kubernetes for automated deployment, scaling, and high application availability.
► Large File Import Handling
Challenge: Risk of failed imports due to large file size or system interruptions.
Solution: Split imports into atomic tasks using Bull (Node.js) and Redis for retry logic and reporting.
► Optimizing Search with ElasticSearch
Challenge: PostgreSQL struggled with large datasets and flexible filtering.
Solution: Integrated ElasticSearch for faster, scalable search, advanced filtering, and full-text query support.
► Determine Filterable Attribute for Products
Challenge: Needed a way to filter products based on custom attributes in PIM.
Solution: Introduced a flow where admins create families of attributes for categories, enabling easier and more effective filtering.
► Handle Big Import Files
Challenge: Ensuring large file imports complete without interruptions.
Solution: Split tasks into atomic jobs using Bull and Redis for retry mechanisms, ensuring stable imports without data loss.
Solution
⚆ Centralized management of multiple websites in an admin panel, including configuration, UI styling, and content management, with bulk editing capabilities.
⚆ Simplified content management with dynamic variables for centralized updates across websites.
⚆ Secure checkout process integrated with Paypal for payment handling.
⚆ Automated tax calculations for different states using Avatax integration.
⚆ Integrated order tracking with a Shipstation module for real-time updates.
⚆ Ability to create and manage websites with varying search functionality and unique product pages.
⚆ Advanced cross-sell and upsell functionality for recommending related or complementary products.
⚆ Enhanced filtering and sorting capabilities for improved product discovery.
⚆ Centralized review management to publish feedback across multiple channels.
⚆ ElasticSearch integration for faster and more accurate search results.
⚆ Comprehensive logging and performance monitoring using New Relic.
⚆ Deployment and scaling managed via Kubernetes for high availability and resource efficiency — an example of our DevOps containerization approach within Kubernetes development.
⚆ Dedicated module for streamlined editing of content pages with SEO optimization and dynamic variable support.
⚆ Atomic task-based handling of large import files with retry mechanisms and detailed reporting.
⚆ Centralized management of multiple websites in an admin panel, including configuration, UI styling, and content management, with bulk editing capabilities.
⚆ Simplified content management with dynamic variables for centralized updates across websites.
⚆ Secure checkout process integrated with Paypal for payment handling.
⚆ Automated tax calculations for different states using Avatax integration.
⚆ Integrated order tracking with a Shipstation module for real-time updates.
⚆ Ability to create and manage websites with varying search functionality and unique product pages.
⚆ Advanced cross-sell and upsell functionality for recommending related or complementary products.
⚆ Enhanced filtering and sorting capabilities for improved product discovery.
⚆ Centralized review management to publish feedback across multiple channels.
⚆ ElasticSearch integration for faster and more accurate search results.
⚆ Comprehensive logging and performance monitoring using New Relic.
⚆ Deployment and scaling managed via Kubernetes for high availability and resource efficiency — an example of our DevOps containerization approach within Kubernetes development.
⚆ Dedicated module for streamlined editing of content pages with SEO optimization and dynamic variable support.
⚆ Atomic task-based handling of large import files with retry mechanisms and detailed reporting.
Results
✔️ Faster Query ExecutionElastic
Search’s performance optimization reduced query response times significantly, enhancing the overall user experience and reducing the load on the main database.
✔️ Flexible Filters
Developers could easily implement intricate filter combinations, adapting to changing business requirements without heavy modifications.
✔️ Reliability at Scale
ElasticSearch provided consistent and stable performance even with large-scale datasets.
✔️ Improved Search Functionality
The integration unlocked new search features such as full-text capabilities and typo tolerance, ensuring more relevant results for users.
✔️ Faster Query ExecutionElastic
Search’s performance optimization reduced query response times significantly, enhancing the overall user experience and reducing the load on the main database.
✔️ Flexible Filters
Developers could easily implement intricate filter combinations, adapting to changing business requirements without heavy modifications.
✔️ Reliability at Scale
ElasticSearch provided consistent and stable performance even with large-scale datasets.
✔️ Improved Search Functionality
The integration unlocked new search features such as full-text capabilities and typo tolerance, ensuring more relevant results for users.