Laravel 12: Build a Multi-Vendor Ecommerce Website (2026)

Set up a stable local Laravel environment using Laravel Heart, install MySQL, and manage the database with phpMyAdmin.

Install and configure MySQL in your local environment, including downloading the MySQL community server, running the Windows installer, setting a root password, and verifying access to the MySQL shell.

Install phpMyAdmin in your local environment by downloading, unzipping, and placing it in the Laravel heart base path, then access it via phpMyAdmin.test with SSL enabled.

Master code editor setup for Laravel with VS code and plugins, install Laravel extension pack, PHP intellisense, Blitz spacer, spell checker, auto save, and Cascada code NF font.

Plan a multi-vendor ecommerce platform with a mind map document, defining user types (customers, vendors, admins), admin and vendor workflows, product attributes and variations, payments, shipping, and site settings.

Install a fresh Laravel project via CLI, configure a MySQL database and migrations, then install the Breeze Blade starter kit for authentication with login and registration.

Implement a separate admin authentication alongside the existing customer and vendor login using Laravel Breeze, and clone routes, controllers, and views into admin namespace with a prefix for admin login.

Develop an admin authentication system in Laravel by introducing a separate admin guard and provider from the web guard, plus admin model, table, and admins password reset broker.

Learn to implement admin authentication for a multi-vendor Laravel app by handling login submissions, creating an admin login request, using an admin guard, and redirecting to an admin dashboard.

Modify the guest middleware to use the admin guard, register a custom redirect, and ensure logged-in admins are directed to the admin dashboard, sealing login routes.

Implement a dedicated admin authentication flow in a Laravel multi-auth setup. Build an admin logout, custom middleware, and redirects to ensure admin sessions end at the admin login page.

Learn to implement admin forget password and password reset in a Laravel multi-auth setup, including admin-specific broker, routes, views, and redirect flows.

Master the Tableau back-end template with a vertical dashboard layout built on Bootstrap five. Explore pre-built components like accordions, tables, and sign-in pages for a Laravel 12 multi-vendor app.

Master the admin login template by integrating the HTML admin files into a Laravel project, making paths dynamic with asset(), and preparing a blade layout for future login functionality.

Master the admin login template by implementing a post form with CSRF, email and password fields, and remember me, with session alerts and error components.

Master the admin login template by implementing forget password and password reset flows, customizing the UI, and validating inputs with session alerts.

Master the admin dashboard by converting templates to a vertical layout, wiring assets, and trimming css/js, then prepare a clean, dynamic dashboard with a focused sidebar in the next lecture.

Learn to modularize the Laravel admin dashboard by extracting the sidebar into its own file, including it in the layout, and extending app layout for reusable pages.

Turn the profile logout link into a post form to the admin logout route. Prevent the default click and load jQuery from a CDN to confirm logout and login redirect.

Master the frontend of a Laravel 12 multi-vendor ecommerce project using the shop X template, with sections like popular products, banners, flash sales, and new arrivals.

Master the Laravel 12 home template for a multi-vendor ecommerce site by modularizing the front-end, creating a master layout and sectioned home page (hero, category, banners, products), and wiring assets.

Fix header icons, set login path, and implement a dynamic login page by extending the frontend master blade and creating a dynamic breadcrumb component with Laravel Blade.

Master the login page by refining the form, routing to login, CSRF protection, email/password validation, remember me, and forgot password, while seeding a demo user to verify dashboard access.

Master the register page by building a signup form in the frontend layout, reusing breadcrumb components via snippets, and validating user input with live test data.

Master the frontend reset password flow in a Laravel 12 app by building a custom template, styling login and reset pages, and implementing email token reset.

Build a modular Laravel 12 user dashboard with Blade files for dashboard, orders, address, and wishlist, loaded via a controller under a custom frontend layout with auth and verified middleware.

Clean up the project by deleting unused files in the resources folder, remove unnecessary layouts, routes, and admin registration, and prepare the admin panel for future custom registration.

Fix a login page error by recreating the missing auth session status component in the Laravel 12 multi-vendor ecommerce course. Verify the fix by refreshing the login and signup pages.

Presents an ER diagram of our e-commerce platform's data model, outlining users (customers and vendors), products, categories, variants, orders, payments, and vendor payout workflows.

Develop the profile update feature in a Laravel multi-vendor app by wiring frontend and backend, adding an account details form, logout, and a frontend profile controller with proper routing.

Learn to implement profile updates in Laravel 12 by validating inputs, displaying errors, and flashing centralized alerts via a reusable alert service for clear user feedback.

Implement password update in profile with current, new, and confirmation fields. Create a password update route using post request, validate input, handle errors, and redirect back after changing.

Implement a modular profile image upload feature with a live preview using the jQuery upload preview plugin, designed for reuse in front-end and back-end Laravel code.

Learn to implement a profile image upload in a Laravel 12 multi-vendor ecommerce app by updating migrations, creating a reusable file upload trait, and building a dynamic image input component.

Implement image replacement during profile updates by deleting the old uploaded file before saving the new one, with safeguards to keep the default avatar.

Build an admin profile update in the Laravel backend by creating a profile controller and route, plus an admin profile index view with a name and email form.

Implement the admin profile update with avatar upload, add upload preview CSS and JS, create the profile update route and controller, and display the avatar with asset.

Copy the front-end profile password form into the admin dashboard, add current, new, and confirm fields, and wire an admin password update route and controller with validation.

Explore building a dedicated vendor dashboard in a Laravel ecommerce app by adding a vendor user type, implementing a KYC verification, and configuring separate registration flow for vendors.

Create a dedicated vendor dashboard by adapting the admin template with a vendor dashboard layout, routes, and a frontend controller to render the vendor view, and plan the KYC system.

Implement a vendor KYC verification feature in a Laravel 12 multi-vendor site, capturing user details and documents, tracking status, and enabling approved vendors to create products.

Implement a bootstrap date picker for date of birth with frontend initialization. Build a KYC form with validation and private storage file uploads, storing data and prepping for admin approval.

Learn to manage kyc data by creating or updating kyc records for vendors, enforcing a pending status until admin approval, and gating access to pages via a kyc middleware.

Set up and enforce KYC status handling with pending, approved, and rejected states, blocking KYC page access until admin decision, and enforce the pending alert via middleware.

Learn how to set up backend handling for KYC requests, including creating an admin KYC request controller, defining routes and views, and preparing a dynamic table to list all requests.

Learn to fetch and display KYC requests in an admin panel, showing user names, emails, date of birth, gender, and status, with a view option and a downloadable document.

Implement a KYC status update workflow with a put route, update logic, and a modular mail service that sends status-specific emails using a generic mail template.

Complete the kyc request module in Laravel by building pending, approved, and rejected pages for admin review, with route updates, Blade views, and back navigation.