Contact person: eCommerce Store Build -- 2

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Location: Ghaziabad, India

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"Build and deliver a secure, performance-optimized, and scalable eCommerce storefront for 120 products across 5 categories, with peak-season traffic resilience and full documentation.

Functional Requirements:

1. Store Setup
- Deploy a fresh Shopify instance using a lightweight, accessibility-compliant minimalist theme.
- Configure semantic navigation with five clearly defined product categories accessible from the main menu.
- Ensure mobile-first design and consistent UX across devices.

2. Product Management
- Upload 120 products with optimized images (WebP preferred), structured pricing and inventory, SEO-friendly titles, meta descriptions, and alt tags.
- Correct collection mapping and tag-based filtering.
- Validate schema markup for product listings.

3. Payment Integration
- Integrate secure Credit/Debit Card and Bank Transfer gateways.
- Ensure PCI-DSS compliance and SSL encryption.
- Leave PayPal integration modular and disabled by default.

4. Admin Enablement
- Provide a written admin guide (PDF or Markdown) covering product addition, discount setup, order review, and theme customization boundaries.
- Include rollback instructions for any theme or code changes.

5. SEO and Analytics
- Implement SEO tags for all pages and products.
- Integrate Google Analytics 4 and Search Console with verified ownership.

Non-Functional Requirements:

1. Performance
- Achieve Google Lighthouse score of 90 or higher on both desktop and mobile.
- Page load time must be under 2.5 seconds on 4G mobile networks.
- Use lazy loading, minified assets, and critical CSS.
- Validate performance using Shopify’s Online Store Speed Report, Lighthouse, and GTmetrix.

2. Security
- Enforce HTTPS across all pages with valid SSL certificate and DNS propagation.
- Admin access restricted to verified email accounts with 2FA enabled.
- No hardcoded credentials or API keys in theme or Liquid files.
- All payment integrations must be PCI-DSS compliant.

3. Accessibility
- Comply with WCAG 2.1 AA standards including keyboard navigation, alt text for all images, ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and sufficient color contrast.

4. Maintainability
- Theme customization must be rollback-safe.
- Maintain a changelog for all code and configuration changes.
- Deliver theme backup (.zip) and DNS/SSL verification report.

5. Scalability
- Store must support up to 400 products without performance degradation.
- Theme and structure must allow for addition of new categories, future payment gateway integrations, and optional blog or content sections.

6. Testability
- Perform and document functional testing of navigation, checkout, and filtering.
- Cross-browser testing on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
- Mobile testing on at least two screen sizes.
- Provide screenshots or screencast of test results.

Peak Load Expectations:

- Support up to 2,000 concurrent visitors without performance degradation.
- Handle 50,000+ sessions per day during promotional campaigns.
- Sustain 500+ concurrent checkout processes with no cart loss or session timeout.
- Maintain product filtering latency under 300ms under load.
- Ensure 99.9 percent uptime during peak periods.

Required Skill Set:

- Shopify Liquid templating and theme customization
- DNS configuration and SSL troubleshooting
- SEO and structured data implementation
- Payment gateway integration (Stripe, Razorpay, direct bank transfer)
- Performance tuning (Lighthouse, GTmetrix, Core Web Vitals)
- Accessibility and compliance (WCAG, GDPR, PCI-DSS)
- Git-based version control or changelog documentation
- Experience with audit-ready handovers and rollback-safe deployments

Deliverables:

- Fully functional Shopify store with 50 products
- Admin guide (PDF or Markdown)
- Theme backup and rollback instructions
- DNS/SSL verification report
- SEO and analytics setup confirmation
- Performance and accessibility test results

Budget Guidance:
Estimated project cost: USD 2000 to 3000." (client-provided description)