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Our First Payload Commerce Build: Lessons from Launching Project96Workwear.com At Keen Studio, we've built many ecommerce experiences using several popular platforms, and we recently completed our first build using Payload Commerce, and it gave us an early look at what modern, open-source commerce platforms can offer. --Why Payload Commerce? Our team has been developing with Payload CMS for several years, and it has become a preferred solution for projects requiring flexibility and custom functionality. Project 96 Workwear needed features that would have been difficult to implement cleanly on traditional ecommerce platforms without multiple plugins or workarounds. Because Payload Commerce is built on Next.js and integrates directly with Stripe, we were able to build the platform around the client's needs rather than forcing those needs into an existing framework. --Design and Development Freedom One of the biggest advantages was the freedom it provided our UI/UX and dev teams. Without being limited by themes or template structures, our designers were able to fully capture the Project 96 Workwear brand. At the same time, our developers could work within a modern Next.js environment while maintaining complete control of the codebase. --Early Adoption As one of the first agencies to launch a production site on Payload Commerce, we expected a few bumps along the way. While we encountered some minor issues, the Payload team was responsive, collaborative, and quick to help resolve them. Their support played an important role in the project's success. --Speed and Flexibility Despite working with a relatively new commerce platform, we met an aggressive launch timeline and delivered the site on schedule. Since launch, Payload's open-source architecture has made it easy to evolve the platform as new business needs emerge. Rather than relying on plugin vendors or marketplace solutions, we can extend the platform directly. --Final Thoughts Payload Commerce won't be the right fit for every project. For businesses seeking a standardized ecommerce solution, platforms like Shopify definitely remain viable options. However, for brands that need deep customization, modern development workflows, and complete control over their platform, Payload Commerce might be the right call. For us at Keen Studio, this latest build demonstrated that Payload CMS is a serious contender in the ecommerce space, and we're excited to see where it goes next. Check out the site at project96workwear.com.

We’ve just launched our new website 🚀 Powered by Payload CMS ⚡so no WordPress plugin Jenga. Just a clean, scalable setup that won’t fall over the second you ask it to do something useful. This is the standard we build for our clients, so it was about time we held ourselves to the same high standard. If your current site feels like it’s one update away from chaos… we should definitely talk. Take a look https://lnkd.in/gB9Wvi3T and would love to know what you think. #PayloadCMS #WebDevelopment #HeadlessCMS #ScalableWebsites #DigitalDelivery #ModernWeb

For the past few months, I've been building the most comprehensive Payload course I could find. Nearly 70,000 words of scripted instruction across ~10 hours of video. It's called Payload Essentials, and it's open for pre-release now. The course takes you from zero lines of code to a fully deployed, production-ready website. It has two modules: one for the Payload backend, one for the Next.js frontend. Collections, globals, blocks, hooks, cloud storage, SEO, revalidation, deployment. The full stack. I built this because the resources don't exist yet. You can spend weeks reading docs and debugging half-finished GitHub examples, or you can sit down with a structured curriculum and come out the other side with a deployed site. Purchase power parity is included so the price adjusts to your region. Link in the comments. -- PS - If you're not familiar with Payload, it's a code-first, open-source CMS built on Next.js. You define your schema in TypeScript, and the admin panel generates itself. No monthly fees. No vendor lock-in.

Introducing OMNIUX’s Proprietary Website Builder. Engineered to change how websites are created, edited, and scaled. As a technology team, we kept running into the same problem across industries. Building and maintaining high-performing websites should not require endless handoffs, heavy custom code, or persistent technical bottlenecks. So we built our own solution. OMNIUX’s proprietary website builder gives teams the ability to create dynamic, professional websites visually, without sacrificing performance, flexibility, or control. Every section, layout, color, spacing, typography, and piece of content can be fully customized through a clean, intuitive editor. Under the hood, the platform is built on Payload and Vercel's NextJS, with statically generated pages for exceptional speed, stability, and SEO readiness from day one. The result is a modern web foundation designed to perform as well as it looks. This platform fundamentally redefines how websites are created and optimized. Entire pages can be generated from a written description, a screenshot, or even a mood board. Design styles can be recreated automatically. Edits can be made using natural language prompts such as “make the hero text larger” or “change the background to blue.” SEO is not treated as an afterthought. The system automatically manages meta titles, descriptions, Open Graph data, Twitter cards, sitemaps, canonical URLs, robots.txt, JSON-LD, alt text, and structured data. Websites launch optimized and continue improving over time. AI-Powered Site Creation & Editing: - Build full pages from a single prompt, screenshot, or visual reference, then refine layouts, design, and content using natural language while maintaining complete control. Performance & SEO Engineered by Default: - Statically generated pages, modern architecture, and automated metadata systems ensure speed, discoverability, and technical excellence from the start. Visual Control Without Code or Bottlenecks: - Design and customize every component visually, including spacing, typography, colors, imagery, and structure, without relying on developers for routine updates. OMNIUX’s proprietary website builder reflects how we believe technology should work. Practical. Scalable. Performance-driven. Built to remove friction and give organizations direct ownership of their digital infrastructure. This is not simply a website builder. It is a new model for building, managing, and optimizing the modern web. 🚀 #WebDesign #WebsiteDevelopment #DigitalInfrastructure #SEO #MarketingTechnology #NoCode #AIForBusiness #PayloadCMS #NextJS #CMS #DigitalTransformation