Phase 1 — Foundation
Initial deployment of the multi-vendor marketplace with core infrastructure, authentication, image handling, and brutalist UI. Production-first from inception.
Phase 2 — Security Hardening
Comprehensive security audits, emergency access removal, WAF integration, CSP enforcement, and elimination of known vulnerabilities.
Phase 3 — UI / UX Modernization
Checkout state machine, navigation refactor, sidebar optimization, product variant improvements, and mobile usability hardening.
Phase 4 — Feature Expansion
Unified image system, Redis caching, OAuth authentication, vendor tools, SVG icon system, and content management expansion.
Phase 5 — MERO Feed System
Introduction of user-generated content with ownership controls, public sharing, pinning, moderation safety, and permission enforcement.
Phase 6 — Stability & Optimization
Service-based commerce handling, structured logging, UI tightening, AJAX navigation, and operational observability.
Forward Roadmap
Planned enhancements include search optimization, analytics, mobile applications, internationalization, and AI-assisted features, without compromising system stability.