S-Cart

S-Cart is an open-source eCommerce website project built on the Laravel framework. It provides a full storefront and administration stack with built-in CMS capabilities, plugin/template architecture, and CLI tooling for installation and updates.

Key Features

• Core eCommerce: product catalog, shopping cart, order management, customer management and checkout flows
• CMS: categories, news/blog, and content pages for storefront content management
• Internationalization: multi-language and multi-currency support
• Extensible architecture: HMVC plugin/package system and template engine allowing custom plugins and themes
• Payments & shipping: plugin-based payment methods, shipping methods, discounts and tax calculation
• Administration: role-based permissions, access control, activity logging and analytics/reporting tools
• Developer tooling: API with authentication, CLI installers and update commands, artisan generators for plugins and templates
• Install & customization: composer-based install, environment configuration, sample data and instructions to override providers, views and helpers

Use Cases

• Small to medium online stores that need an integrated storefront and CMS with multi-language support
• Multi-store or multi-vendor setups using available professional plugins to run separate catalogs or marketplaces
• Developers and agencies building custom eCommerce sites that require extensibility via plugins and Laravel integration

Limitations and Considerations

• Community size and ecosystem are smaller than major commercial eCommerce platforms; fewer third-party plugins and integrations may be available
• Requires familiarity with Laravel and PHP deployment (writable directories, .env configuration, database setup) and may need additional work for production hardening

S-Cart is a pragmatic Laravel-based eCommerce platform suited for teams that want an extensible, self-hosted store with integrated CMS features and developer-oriented tooling. It emphasizes ease of customization via plugins and templates while providing standard eCommerce and admin capabilities.