simpleshop_theme/README.md
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# SimpleShop
A beautiful, customisable e-commerce storefront built with Phoenix LiveView. Designed for print-on-demand sellers who want professional shops without design expertise.
## Features
### The Shop
A complete storefront with all the pages you need:
- **Home** - Hero banner, category navigation, featured products, testimonials
- **Products** - Grid layout with hover effects and filtering
- **Product Detail** - Image gallery, variants, reviews, related products
- **Cart** - Full shopping cart with order summary
- **About** - Rich content with your brand story
- **Contact** - Contact form with business details
- **Error pages** - Themed 404/500 pages
### Theme Editor (`/admin/theme`)
Customise your shop's look without touching code:
- **8 curated presets** - Gallery, Studio, Boutique, Bold, Playful, Minimal, Night, Classic
- **Real-time preview** - See changes instantly across all page types
- **Comprehensive customisation**:
- Mood (Neutral, Warm, Cool, Dark)
- Typography (Clean, Editorial, Modern, Classic, Friendly, Minimal)
- Shape (Sharp, Soft, Round, Pill)
- Density (Compact, Balanced, Spacious)
- Accent colours with automatic contrast
- Layout options (grid columns, header style, width)
- Feature toggles (announcement bar, sticky header, etc.)
- **Logo upload** with optional SVG recolouring
- **Header image** with zoom and position controls
### Technical Highlights
- CSS custom properties for instant theme switching
- Three-layer CSS architecture (primitives → attributes → semantic)
- ETS-based CSS caching for performance
- SQLite database with BLOB storage for images
- Shared PageTemplates between preview and live shop
## Getting Started
### Prerequisites
- Elixir 1.17+
- Erlang 27+
- Node.js 20+ (for assets)
### Setup
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone <repo-url>
cd simpleshop_theme
# Install dependencies
mix setup
# Start the server
mix phx.server
```
Visit:
- **Shop**: http://localhost:4000
- **Theme Editor**: http://localhost:4000/admin/theme
### Running Tests
```bash
mix test
```
## Project Structure
```
lib/
├── simpleshop_theme/ # Core business logic
│ ├── settings.ex # Theme settings context
│ ├── settings/
│ │ └── theme_settings.ex # Theme settings schema
│ ├── media.ex # Image upload handling
│ └── theme/
│ ├── css_generator.ex # Generates CSS from settings
│ ├── css_cache.ex # ETS cache for generated CSS
│ ├── presets.ex # 8 theme presets
│ └── preview_data.ex # Mock data for previews
├── simpleshop_theme_web/ # Web layer
│ ├── components/
│ │ ├── layouts/ # App and shop layouts
│ │ ├── page_templates/ # Shared page templates (*.heex)
│ │ ├── page_templates.ex # PageTemplates module
│ │ └── shop_components.ex # Reusable shop UI components
│ ├── live/
│ │ ├── theme_live/ # Theme editor LiveView
│ │ └── shop_live/ # Public shop LiveViews
│ └── controllers/
│ └── error_html.ex # Themed error pages
assets/css/
├── app.css # Main stylesheet
├── theme-layer1-primitives.css # Design tokens
├── theme-layer2-attributes.css # Theme-specific values
└── theme-layer3-semantic.css # Component styles
```
## Routes
| Path | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `/` | Shop home page |
| `/collections/all` | All products |
| `/collections/:slug` | Category collection (filterable) |
| `/products/:id` | Product detail page |
| `/cart` | Shopping cart |
| `/about` | About page |
| `/contact` | Contact page |
| `/admin/theme` | Theme editor (requires auth) |
| `/dev/errors/404` | Preview 404 page (dev only) |
| `/dev/errors/500` | Preview 500 page (dev only) |
## Generating Mockups
The project includes a Printify integration for generating product mockups. This is useful for creating sample product images from Unsplash artwork.
### Prerequisites
1. A Printify account with API access
2. Set the `PRINTIFY_API_TOKEN` environment variable
### Usage
```bash
# Generate all mockups (saves to priv/static/mockups/)
export PRINTIFY_API_TOKEN="your-token"
mix generate_mockups
# Generate mockups and delete products from Printify afterwards
mix generate_mockups --cleanup
# Search for available blueprints
mix generate_mockups --search "poster"
# List all blueprints
mix generate_mockups --list-blueprints
```
Product definitions are in `lib/simpleshop_theme/printify/mockup_generator.ex`.
## Documentation
- [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) - Future features and improvements
- [docs/plans/](docs/plans/) - Feature plans
- [docs/research/](docs/research/) - Design research and guidelines
## Design Philosophy
1. **"One theme, infinite variations"** - Rather than multiple themes, one solid foundation with curated customisation
2. **Constrained creativity** - Limit choices to prevent poor design outcomes
3. **No professional photography required** - Works with product mockups
4. **Mobile-first** - All features work on touch devices
5. **Ethical design** - No dark patterns or fake urgency
## License
AGPL-3.0