🛒 MegaCart - E-Commerce Platform (Django)

MegaCart is a full-featured, scalable e-commerce platform built using Django. It supports multi-role user management (admin, seller, customer), a dynamic product catalog, secure checkout, and a powerful admin dashboard.

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🚀 Features

• 🧑‍💼 Multi-role support (Admin, Seller, Customer)
• 🛍️ Product Management with image uploads
• 🛒 Cart and Checkout system
• 💳 Payment Gateway integration (dummy/PayPal-ready)
• 📦 Order tracking and order history
• 🧾 Invoice & Email Notifications
• 🧑‍🔒 Secure Authentication with Email Verification
• 📂 Modular Codebase (accounts, carts, category, orders, store)
• 🔐 Password Reset, Account Activation
• 📊 Admin Dashboard with insights

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🌍 Live Demo

🔗 Live Demo: Click Here

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📁 Project Structure

MegaCart/
├── accounts/        # User management and authentication
├── carts/           # Shopping cart logic
├── category/        # Product categorization
├── megacart/        # Main Django project settings (previously 'greatcart')
├── media/           # Uploaded files and product images
├── orders/          # Order placement and payment logic
├── store/           # Product listing, search, filters
├── templates/       # HTML templates (with modular includes)
├── static/          # CSS, JS, images, fonts
├── db.sqlite3       # SQLite3 database
└── manage.py        # Django management script

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⚙️ Installation Guide

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/Dhananjay66/megacart.git
   cd megacart

2. Create a Virtual Environment

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install Dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply Migrations

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

5. Create Superuser

   python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run Development Server

   python manage.py runserver

7. Visit

   http://127.0.0.1:8000/
   

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🔐 Default Roles

Role	Description
Admin	Has access to Django admin site
Seller	Can add/manage products
Customer	Can place orders and view cart

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🧪 Testing

Use Django's test framework:

python manage.py test

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🤝 Contributing

We love contributions from the community!

• 🐞 Found a bug? Open an issue.
• 🚀 Want to add a new feature? Fork the repo and submit a PR.
• 📄 Make sure to update documentation if needed.
• ✅ Please test your code before submitting.

Thank you for making this project better! 💖

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📧 Contact

For any query or collaboration:
pratapdhananjay738@gmail.com