Advanced Gatsby Projects

Roll your sleeves up and master advanced topics in Gatsby development by building two production-ready websites. This project-focused book teaches you how to use Gatsby alongside the latest technologies including Snipcart, and Firebase. It builds off of Foundation Gatsby Projects and it's recommended that you complete that first if you are new to Gatsby.

In the first project, you will create a fully functional e-commerce site for a restaurant using Snipcart. Lastly, you’ll learn to build a recipe site using the Firebase database.

Many Gatsby tutorials out there today only cover how to create a simple blog site – get ahead of the crowd using this book today.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

* Create an e-commerce site in no time using Snipcart with Gatsby
* Work with the Firebase database from Google in a Gatsby site
* Deploy all sites in Netlify
* Add functionalities with the powerful Gatsby plugin ecosystem

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

Anyone who wants to create a site using Gatsby, though knowledge of React and Gatsby is expected. You will need to be familiar with JavaScript concepts and be confident with basic web development. It is advisable to complete Foundation Gatsby Projects first if you have no Gatsby experience.

NABENDU BISWAS is a full stack JavaScript developer who has been working in the IT industry for the past 15 years and has worked for some of the world’s top development firms and investment banks. He is a passionate tech blogger who publishes on dev.to and medium.com and on thewebdev.tech. He is an all-round nerd, passionate about everything JavaScript, React and Gatsby. You can find him on Twitter @nabendu82.

PART 1: CREATING AN ECOMMERCE WEB SITE WITH SNIPCART:

Chapter 1: Setting up the eCommerce Site

Chapter 2: Adding Core Features to the Site

Chapter 3: Setting Up Contentful

Chapter 4: Using Webhooks at the Site

Chapter 5: Making the Site Dynamic with Snipcart

PART 2: CREATING A RECIPE WEBSITE WITH FIREBASE

Chapter 6: Setting up the Recipe Site

Chapter 7: Displaying Recipes from Firebase

Chapter 8: Displaying Images from Firebase

Chapter 9: Deploying the Recipe Site in Netlify

Chapter 10: Adding a Disqus Commenting System