[pmwiki-users] Lateral thought from a newbie

[Slug Shrubbers]

A newbie writes: [apologies in advance]...Could PMWiki be used as a basic e-commerce/e-ordering application?
   
  For example:
   
  Create groups for PRODUCT (with categories), CUSTOMER and ORDERS.
   
  Each Product in the PRODUCT group has a page, perhaps with graphic. The production of these pages could be templated?
   
  Using UserAuth or AuthUser each customer would register; their details could be held in a wiki page (rather than .htpasswd extension) according to a template; along with forum style entries for each "order" created with its status.
   
  When a customer is loggedin, they can browse through the products, each page having a "Add to order" button plus a "Quantity required" option. If this is the first item of the session it would create a new order. Any items subsequently added would go to the same order.
   
  Optionally, after logging-in, they could examine previous ORDERS and:
  
(i) Copy previously completed order  OR
  (ii) Re-open previously created order (not completed)
   
  After selecting all the products they require, they would have the option of "placing and confirming" the order from a button on the ORDER page.
   
  Each CUSTOMER and ORDER page would have read/edit rights only to the individual customer, and the order administrator. Completed orders would deny edit rights to the customer.
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  Existing PayPal recipes could be used to close orders.
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  This may sound wildly obscure, but quite a neat little recipe "idea"????
   
  Feel free to blow the idea away though...
   
  RMS
   
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