W. Jason Gilmore, Eric L. Barnes - Easy E-Commerce Using Laravel and Stripe [2015-08-06, PDF, EPUB, MOBI, ENG] + Code

Easy E-Commerce Using Laravel and Stripe is divided into five chapters. Each chapter introduces a fundamental concept associated with building a practical online store for a small business interested in building its customer base, selling products, and selling online subscriptions.IntroductionAbout the Book Project
Downloading the We Dew Lawns Project
About the Authors
[*]Contact the AuthorsChapter 1. Creating the We Dew Lawns Website

In this opening phase you'll be tasked with the creation of a fairly simple Laravel-driven website that tells prospective customers more about the business, and offers a user-friendly contact form which sends inquiries to the company assistant, Patty Organo.
To suit this requirement, you'll work through the creation of a new Laravel 5 website complete with Less, Elixir, and Bootstrap integration. You'll also create a home and company bio pages, a site-wide layout, and a contact form.Creating the We Dew Lawns Project
Creating the Project Layout
Integrating Less and Bootstrap
Creating the Home Page
Creating the About Us Page
Adding a Contact Form
Deploying the Website
The Project Presentation
[*]SummaryChapter 2. Integrating User Accounts

Following a successful launch of the first phase, Mr. McDew would like to begin building a customer mailing list. To entice individuals into handing over their valuable e-mail addresses he would like to offer registered users access to downloadable coupons which they can then apply to lawn care services. In this chapter you'll integrate and customize user registration and authentication features into the site, and create a restricted area of the site accessible only to authenticated users.Integrating User Account Registration
Integrating User Authentication
Display a Greeting in the Layout Header
Creating and Restricting the Discount Controller
Signing Users Out of the Website
Recovering User Passwords
The Project Presentation
[*]SummaryChapter 3. Integrating Stripe and Creating a Product Catalog

With the site launched and the mailing list continuing to grow, Mr. McDew's ambitions have now turned to online sales. He would like to create a simple online store for selling products such as lawn mowers and gardening tools. In this chapter you'll integrate Laravel Cashier to easily and securely accept credit card payments. You'll also learn how to create a restricted administration console complete with a product catalog manager so Mr. McDew and his team can easily add and update products.Introducing Stripe
Introducing Cashier
Creating the Product Catalog
Creating an Administration Console
[*]SummaryChapter 4. Selling Electronic and Physical Products

With Stripe and Laravel Cashier integrated, and your product catalog created, it's time to begin selling products! In this chapter you'll learn how to sell electronic (downloadable) and physical products through your website. We'll show you how to integrate the secure Stripe "Buy" button and modal, complete transactions using Cashier, and generate one-time URLs for automated product downloads. We'll also talk a bit about shipping and sales tax complexities, and identify a few popular associated resources.Purchasing Products Using Stripe
The Project Presentation
[*]SummaryChapter 5. Selling Subscriptions

In this final project phase, Mr. McDew sets his sights on selling lawn care subscriptions. In this chapter you'll learn how to integrate Stripe's recurring billing service into the We Dew Lawns website, and sell a number of lawn care service tiers to area customers. You'll also learn how to configure webhooks to autonomously receive and respond to various subscription-related events.Defining the Subscription Plans
Integrating Plans into the Website
Integrating Stripe Into the Subscription Flow
Integrating Subscription Management Features
Listening to Events with Webhooks
Processing a Webhook Event
Creating Coupons
The Project Presentation
[*]Summary