Integration of Multiple Payment Gateways:
Challenge:
Incorporating three different payment gateway APIs - DPO, PayPal, and Stripe - to ensure secure and efficient payment processing.
Solution:
Careful integration and rigorous testing of payment gateways to guarantee a smooth transaction experience for customers.
Third-party Data Integration:
Challenge:
Implementing third-party data-related APIs provided by the client, ensuring they function seamlessly on the platform.
Solution:
Collaborative efforts with the client's technical team to ensure the APIs were correctly integrated and fully functional.
Complex Inventory Management:
Challenge:
Managing and updating inventory for products, particularly considering stock availability and delivery times from Takealot's warehouses in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Solution:
Creating a robust inventory management system to handle stock levels and exclude products with extended delivery times.
Design and Functionality Expectations:
Challenge:
Meeting the client's expectations for design, user experience, and functionality, with references to Konga.com and takealot.com.
Solution:
Implementing a design and feature set that matched the client's vision, with a user-friendly interface, product categorization, and a seamless checkout process.
Mobile Responsiveness:
Challenge:
Ensuring the web platform was fully responsive to different screen sizes and that the mobile app provided a smooth user experience.
Solution:
Leveraging responsive design techniques to make the web platform accessible on all devices and creating a mobile app compatible with both iOS and Android.
Database Management:
Challenge:
Handling product and order data efficiently, allowing for easy management by both Admin and Customers.
Solution:
Using PostgreSQL for robust data management, facilitating product and order handling.