Could we have a decoupled WYSIWYG Studio / Theme Builder for Vendure? #5291
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In addition to the robust backend and management capabilities we've built with Vendure, I've been wondering if there is room for a completely decoupled WYSIWYG frontend studio / theme builder that could sit on top of Vendure.
What I'm imagining is somewhat similar to the experience Shopify provides with its themes and visual customization — but as an independent, open-source project rather than something tightly coupled to Vendure.
Ideally, a merchant could:
The important part for me would be the separation of concerns:
The studio wouldn't need to become part of Vendure itself. It could consume Vendure's APIs and provide a visual layer on top of the commerce platform, potentially even being useful with other commerce backends in the future.
I realize this could be a huge project and perhaps far too much to chew on at once. 😄
But I've been looking around for something that combines a serious open-source commerce backend with a genuinely good visual storefront-building experience, and I haven't really found the combination I'm imagining.
And this is where my slightly crazy idea comes in:
Ultimately, I wonder if this could become a way to get the best of both worlds: the kind of simplicity Shopify offers merchants, combined with the flexibility, ownership, and API-first architecture of an open-source platform.
I'm curious whether others have thought about this, whether something similar is already being explored, or whether this makes sense as a separate project in the Vendure ecosystem.
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