Core Concepts

In the same way Craft CMS provides a platform for flexible content management, Craft Commerce provides a platform for creating custom ecommerce experiences.

It does this by providing...

• Purchasable elements sold via Carts and Orders, using Adjusters to modify pricing.
• Additional customer details for Craft’s Users with the ability for guests to smoothly transition to member accounts.
• A checkout flow that can integrate with payment, tax and shipping systems.
• A suite of tools for things like currency conversion, sales, discounts, order emails and PDFs.
• Exposing Events that can be used to customize functionality.

Because Craft Commerce is built on Craft CMS, most Craft features can be integral to the ecommerce experience:

• Custom fields.
• Localization.
• Powerful relationships, search, and fine-grained permissions.
• Flexible front ends using Twig and/or GraphQL.