custom product workflow

WooCommerce product configurator for Show Your Stripes

Show Your Stripes needed more than standard product variations. The workflow had to support branch-aware rules, visual ribbon rack building, ribbon-level attachment logic, independent patch selection, and structured data that could continue through checkout and fulfillment.

Guided builderBranch logicFulfillment data

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Project outcome

The system turned a complex catalog and production workflow into a guided customer experience while keeping operational data structured for the team behind the scenes.

Highlights

Designed a multi-step product builder to reduce customer overwhelm
Implemented branch-aware filtering and ribbon precedence logic
Preserved structured product configuration data for operations and fulfillment

The challenge

What needed to be solved

The product workflow could not be solved with standard WooCommerce variations because military ribbon systems depend on branch-specific rules, ribbon precedence, attachments, visual rack composition, and fulfillment-ready data.

Customers needed an approachable buying flow, while the business needed structured configuration data that remained useful after checkout.

The system had to support large ribbon catalogs, independent patch selection, production-sensitive SVG assets, and future growth without becoming difficult to manage.

My role

What I handled

Designed the multi-step product configuration flow for branch selection, rack building, and patch selection.
Engineered branch-aware filtering, ribbon relationship logic, and rack preview behavior.
Preserved structured configuration data through cart, checkout, order records, and fulfillment workflows.
Supported SVG asset handling and backend operational tooling for a production-aware WooCommerce workflow.

Technical approach

How the work was structured

Guided customer workflow

Introduced complexity progressively instead of showing every option at once.
Started with standard product options, then moved customers through branch, rack, and patch steps.
Kept the interface visual and approachable while the platform handled deeper product logic in the background.

Branch-aware product logic

Used branch selection as the foundation for available ribbons, precedence ordering, attachment behavior, patch visibility, and filtering.
Reduced irrelevant options for customers and improved consistency for fulfillment.
Structured the logic so the system could scale as the catalog expanded.

Rack builder and order persistence

Built a searchable and paginated ribbon catalog with real-time rack preview.
Allowed dynamic editing of ribbon layouts and attachment selection inside the builder flow.
Stored configuration data in a structured format so the operations team could interpret orders accurately.

Business impact

Why it mattered

Turned a complex military product workflow into a guided WooCommerce buying experience.
Reduced customer confusion by filtering options based on branch and workflow state.
Improved fulfillment accuracy by carrying structured configuration data through the order lifecycle.

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