Multi-Role E-Commerce System with Seller Dashboard
Full-stack e-commerce prototype built with Django featuring dual-role support (customer & seller), search, filtering, cart, orders, and a dedicated seller dashboard.
Problem
Most basic e-commerce demos show only catalog browsing, but real marketplace platforms require role-based interactions, data ownership, and operational workflows. I wanted to build a minimal yet functional multi-role marketplace prototype.
Solution
The system provides customer-facing flows for browsing, purchasing, and managing profiles, and a seller-facing dashboard for inventory and operational control. Role separation, search, and category filtering allow both sides to interact with the same dataset without conflicts. ArchitectureThe system provides customer-facing flows for browsing, purchasing, and managing profiles, and a seller-facing dashboard for inventory and operational control. Role separation, search, and category filtering allow both sides to interact with the same dataset without conflicts. Architecture
Architecture
Django backend with: Django ORM for products, orders, customers, and sellers Session-based auth Role-based permissions Server-rendered templates for UI SQLite for prototyping and local testing Dashboard views for seller operations
What I learned
User role design in Django, marketplace workflow modeling, cart and order logic, product search and category filtering, session and form handling, and templated UI patterns for e-commerce.