Donna Rodrigues is the author of the novel Finding Everleigh and the children's book The Mysterious Mysteries of Mr. Ri. We built her website and a store for signed copies on our reusable XOLBY admin template, with the modules she needs switched on. Visit donnarodrigues.com.
An author's website and signed-book store, built on our reusable XOLBY admin template.
What we built
The site presents both books and lets readers order signed copies directly from the author, with a personalization box at checkout for a name and a short message. Book clubs, classrooms, libraries and bookstores can request a date for a signing or a reading, and readers can sign up for her newsletter.
The author manages the store and the site from one admin.
Instead of starting from zero, this project uses our XOLBY admin template. Per-client module switches and runtime theming mean the admin shows only what the business uses and matches its brand. Shared modules, like checkout and orders, come from the same template, which started as the admin we built for Truth In Beauty.
The platform includes an AI blog engine: an idea pipeline, AI drafts, scheduled publishing and AI hero images, along with AI guides. On this site it's installed as a module that can be switched on as the author needs it.
A Next.js app with Prisma, NextAuth, Stripe, PayPal and Resend, deployed on Netlify.
Services used: an online store for signed books, an author website and an AI blog engine. More author and creator websites.
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Yes. This store sells signed copies directly, with checkout, coupons, gift cards and order tracking in the author's own admin.
Each feature in the admin, like the store, reviews or the blog engine, is a module. We turn on only the ones a client needs and can switch more on later without a rebuild.
Yes. The admin includes a site builder for page copy and images.
No. The template is the admin behind the scenes. Runtime theming gives each client its own look, and the public site is built for that client.
Ecommerce website development: your own online store with catalog, checkout, customer accounts, order emails and an admin to run it. See real stores.
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