Libreria Rotondi
Full e-commerce rebuild for Rome's esoteric bookshop.
The Problem
A historical esoteric bookshop in Rome with 20,000+ items, messy catalog, broken checkout, poor sync, a clucky event management system and a hosting environment held together with tape.
20k+
Products synced
3
Payment gateways
0
UI Builders
100%
Business Tailored solutions
Payment Rework
Migrated from PayPal PPCP (silent onApprove failures) to
Nexi XPay Build v3 with iframe styling, fallback flow, and proper error capture.
Stock Sync Fix
// Before: set_product_stock() reset WC stock on every sync
// After: differential updates via _rotondi_synced_capacity meta
function sync_stock_differential( $product_id, $new_capacity ) {
$prev = get_post_meta( $product_id, '_rotondi_synced_capacity', true );
if ( $prev === $new_capacity ) return;
update_post_meta( $product_id, '_rotondi_synced_capacity', $new_capacity );
wc_update_product_stock( $product_id, $new_capacity );
}
Event System
Custom taxonomy restructure — iniziative parent with children
eventi, corsi, visite-guidate,
lettura-tarocchi. Waitlist, capacity tracking, "Tutto esaurito" notices.
Key Takeaway
The hardest part wasn't the code — it was untangling years of plugin conflicts and undocumented customizations without breaking the live store.
Mobile UX
