How I Used Claude Code to Ship a Pixel-Matched WooCommerce Store With ERP Sync
A solo developer explains how Claude Code helped ship a custom WooCommerce store with 1C ERP sync, and where AI coding agents still need guardrails.
A Russian women's clothing brand required an online store synced to their inventory system, built to match an existing React prototype exactly, on a tight budget that excluded typical enterprise platforms. The developer, working solo, utilized WordPress and WooCommerce with Claude Code generating most of the code while the developer focused on architecture, task design, and review.
The client's inventory was stored in 1C, the ERP and point-of-sale system used by most Russian retail, which communicates through XML files. The challenge stemmed from two fronts: cost and design. The Bitrix default solution, which often ships with 1C integration, proved too expensive for a single retail location and failed to match the client's specific design requirements.
The store needed real-time stock updates from 1C, payment processing through a local processor, courier integration, a cookie banner for Russia's data privacy law, and ecommerce event tracking. The developer opted for a free WordPress and WooCommerce stack, supplemented by an AI coding agent. WordPress was used with a fully block-based theme built from scratch, WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality, PHP 8 for the backend, and plain ES modules for the frontend.
Claude Code played a central role, writing most of the code while adhering to a strict design system defined in `theme.json`. The developer handled the overall architecture, task decomposition, and review, ensuring the final product matched the client's exact specifications within budget constraints.
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