Substruct is the foundation for your web site

• The first and most robust Ruby on Rails open source e-commerce project.
• A replacement for old, brittle and crusty shopping cart packages
• Cleanly designed, easy to extend and maintain
• Implemented as a Rails Engine - (Why Engines?)
• Adheres (where possible) to XHTML / CSS standards
• Persona and scenario driven UI design
• Extracted from ''real world'' code
• Developed, designed, and maintained by Subimage LLC

It's available for you to download and use for your own sites. Grab the latest copy now!

It's production ready.

If you don't feel comfortable developing on your own you can hire us to develop a site for you.

It includes...

• A simple content management system with blogging capabilities
• Manage your entire site's content from the web - no html necessary!
• A simple shopping cart that's tied into Authorize.net and PayPal (must have an account)
• Product and order management
• Track your inventory online
• View up to the minute sales reports
• Integrate with fulfillment houses via XML and web services
• A stunning administration interface
• Create and maintain content
• Create, maintain, void orders
• Answer questions from your visitors

Demo

A live demo is always up and available at http://substruct.subimage.com

To login to the admin interface visit http://substruct.subimage.com/admin and login as "admin", password "admin".

Development

• Getting The Code
• Installing Substruct
• Customizing the look, feel, and code of Substruct
• FAQ
• Contributing
• Maintenance Concerns
• Developing With Authorize.net
• Integrating With Fulfillment Houses

Usage

• What are all of these order status codes?
• What are Tags? How do I use them?
• How do I manage my content?

How To Get Help

Google Group / Mailing List / Forum

If you have any questions about the project check out our google group / mailing list.

Chat on IRC

Sometimes there are people hanging out in #substruct on irc.freenode.net. Drop in and say hello.

Philosophy

• ThoughtsBehindSubstruct

Goods

• SitesUsingSubstruct
• ScreenShots
• SubstructLicense