Gem Awards Design Vault

Self-service portal for proof approval, design management, and one-click reorders

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The Problem

No Self-Service Path for Reorders

Customers had no way to access old proofs or reorder previous designs without emailing support. Staff manually tracked everything, pulling up past orders, re-sending proof files, and re-entering product options by hand. Every reorder was a support ticket.

The Solution

Custom Design Portal in My Account

I built a custom WooCommerce plugin that adds a full design portal directly into the customer's My Account area. It runs on its own database schema (gav_ tables), with cron-based auto-approval for proofs idle 10+ days and MailerLite transactional emails for proof notifications.

Visual Walkthrough

Dashboard · stat cards showing saved designs, proofs awaiting review, and support claims at a glance

Design Vault · card UI with proof thumbnails, approval badges, Re-Order buttons, and Request Edits links

Design Detail · inline reorder form pre-filled with original product options for one-click reordering

Key Features

What It Does

Dashboard stat cards for saved designs, proofs awaiting review, and support claims
Design card UI with proof thumbnail and approval badge
One-click Re-Order button on every design
Request Edits link for revision workflows
Inline reorder form pre-filled with original product options
Admin proof upload panel for staff
10-day auto-approval cadence via WP-Cron
MailerLite transactional emails for proof notifications

Impact

Results

~0 Manual Proof Requests

1-Click Reorder w/ Options Pre-Filled

10-Day Auto-Approval Cadence