questions

[gwap3000]

@VariableVic

hi,

is the repository ready for installation? how to install?

will it have a frontend for b2b?

[VariableVic]

Hey @gwap3000,

It's a work in progress, so it's not ready to use yet. And it will definitely have a frontend for B2B, running on Next.js!

[fxmb]

Awesome that there will be a frontend

[princessfrombabylon99]

@VariableVic I feel B2B portal has a decent UI. You should make a separate repo of B2B , front-end only. Is that possible?

[VariableVic]

You can grab the storefront from the main branch, which we use to deploy the demos. The storefront folder is just a standalone Next.js project.

I'm gonna merge a performance update into both develop and main soon, including an update to Next 15, so I'd suggest you wait for that before cloning.

[princessfrombabylon99]

@VariableVic Your B2B portal looks awesome! I have a small suggestion. How about adding B2C functionality as well? For example, on the login form, you could add radio buttons for 'Individual' and 'Entity'. This way, if a user signs up as an entity, they will have access to options relevant to them, such as adding a team, managing limits, and bulk pricing. On the other hand, if it's a regular retail individual, the product page could show the standard 'Add to Cart' button. This would allow businesses to get the most out of the same portal, making it like a 2-in-1 solution.

There are use cases for this as well. For example, many brands apart from their regular consumers encourage their distributors to place online orders and RFQs. I am eagerly waiting to use it, already tried on localhost. Now, want to use it in production. Please do keep me posted. Yes, I was going to clone it , will wait for your confirmation.

One more feedback is about images , as you seem to be using .PNG in sample store, however, most of the times the product renderings have white background. If white background images are showcased on the product page, there needs to be kind of a frame (container line) , that could distinguish it from the remaning content. I have tried to draw a frame in the below image.

Thanks in advance.

[VariableVic]

Hey, thanks for the feedback!

1. We have no plans for adding B2C functionality as of now. You raise a valid use case, but we have plenty of other B2C Starters to choose from, so for now the focus for this one will be B2B. We might add B2C support in the future though!
2. Yeah, the images in the demo are suboptimal right now. The UI was designed with transparent images in mind. But ofc feel free to edit it to your liking!

[princessfrombabylon99]

@VariableVic Okay, I will try to add B2C to it, but please make sure to maintain the repo and keep it up to date. Like me, I'm sure others are using it, so B2B needs the same level of attention as B2C. Good Luck.

[princessfrombabylon99]

@VariableVic Check the above

[princessfrombabylon99]

@VariableVic Can I clone it now?

[VariableVic]

@princessfrombabylon99 Yes should be good to go!