WordPress/WooCommerce Custom Shirt Configurator & Customer Dashboard (Phase 1 MVP)

About the project

Project Overview We are a Scottish tailoring company looking for an experienced WordPress/WooCommerce developer to build the first phase of an online custom shirt ordering platform. Our website is already built on WordPress and WooCommerce, and we would like to extend these existing systems rather than replace them. This project is intended to become the foundation of a much larger platform over time, including trade accounts, white-labelled reseller websites and production management. However, this project is for Phase 1 only. We are looking for a developer who can recommend sensible, cost-effective solutions using existing plugins and technologies wherever appropriate, rather than reinventing functionality that already exists. The Goal We would like a customer to be able to: Register or log into their account Design a custom shirt using an interactive configurator Enter or select their measurements Add the shirt to their basket Pay securely through our existing checkout Receive a detailed order confirmation Return to their account later to reorder or edit previous shirts Existing Website Our website already includes: WordPress WooCommerce Customer accounts Payment gateway Existing product catalogue Existing cloth database (approximately 500 shirt fabrics) We would like to build on these systems wherever possible. Shirt Configurator Customers should be able to customise the following: Cloth Approximately 500 shirt fabrics. Ideally searchable and filterable. Collar Cuff Shirt Front Style Pocket Style Shirt Back Style Darts Button Colour Thread Colour Stitching Colour Monogram Including: Initials Font Position Colour Contrast Cloth Options Customers should be able to choose contrasting fabrics for: Under Collar Inside Collar Under Cuff Button Placket Visual Preview A live preview should update as options are selected. This does not need to be a fully rendered 3D model. Layered illustrations, SVGs or another practical approach are perfectly acceptable if they provide a professional customer experience. We welcome recommendations from developers. Measurements Customers should be able to: Create a new measurement profile Edit an existing measurement profile Select an existing profile during checkout Examples: Business Shirt Casual Shirt Slim Fit Relaxed Fit Support for multiple measurement profiles per customer is required. Customer Account We would like to extend the existing WooCommerce "My Account" area to include: Measurement Profiles Create Edit Delete Select Saved Shirt Designs Customers should be able to: Save a shirt design Load a saved design Delete saved designs Previous Orders Customers should be able to: View previous orders View the full shirt specification Order the same shirt again Edit a previous design before placing a new order WooCommerce Integration When a shirt is added to the basket, all selected options should be stored with the order. This should include: Cloth Collar Cuff Front Back Pocket Darts Buttons Thread Stitching Monogram Contrast selections Measurement profile used Order Confirmation Email (Customer) A standard WooCommerce receipt is not sufficient. We require a professional order confirmation which summarises the customer's complete shirt specification. For example: Order Number Shirt Summary Fabric Style Options Measurement Profile Price Paid Estimated Production Time Production Order This is one of the most important parts of the project. When an order is placed, production should automatically receive an email containing the complete manufacturing specification. The email should include everything required to manufacture the garment, including: Customer Name Order Number Fabric Code Fabric Description Every selected style option Monogram details Contrast details Measurement profile Complete measurements Customer notes Internal notes (if applicable) If practical, we would also welcome this information being attached as a clean PDF production sheet. Administration Within WordPress we require an administrator to be able to: View customer details View measurement profiles View shirt specifications View production information View order history A full CRM is not required during this phase. Future Development (Not Included in This Quote) The successful developer may also be invited to work on future phases, including: White-labelled reseller websites Trade customer accounts Production tracking Pattern management Manufacturing integrations Customer communications API integrations These features should not be included in this quotation. Our Ideal Developer We're looking for someone with experience in: WordPress WooCommerce PHP JavaScript Custom product configurators Clean UI/UX Building maintainable systems Please include examples of similar work where possible. Additional Information We appreciate there are many possible ways to approach this project. We are open to suggestions regarding architecture, plugins and technologies if they reduce cost, improve maintainability and provide a better long-term solution. Our priority is to create a reliable and scalable foundation that can be expanded over time.

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