NexCart Audit Report

Audit of NexCart — premium multi-vendor e-commerce marketplace. Dark-themed Next.js 14 with real NextAuth. Landing renders hero but all downstream sections are empty; /shop and /login both 404.

30+

Pages / Routes

Bugs Found

Fixed

Open

Executive Summary

NexCart’s landing page has a striking dark-purple hero and cart-preview widget, plus a promised feature grid. Content renders only in the hero band; everything below is dark empty space. Direct routes like /shop and /login return the branded 404 page. This SaaS needs significant debugging before demo-ability.

Stack & Access

Framework	Next.js 14 (App Router, basePath=/nexcart)
Port	3010
Public URL	codemytown.com/nexcart/
Theme	Dark purple-pink eCommerce aesthetic

Screenshots

/ — Hero 'Premium Multi-Vendor E-Commerce Platform' with cart preview widget. Everything below is empty dark space. Footer visible at bottom.

**/shop** — 404. Should be the storefront.

**/login** — 404. Should be the Sign In page.

Bugs

BUG-001BLOCKEROPEN

/shop and /login return 404 from middleware or missing routes

Observed: Both routes on the homepage link to pages that don't exist.
Fix: Audit src/app for missing shop and login page.tsx files; add or fix middleware matcher.

BUG-002MAJOROPEN

Landing page sections after hero don't render

Observed: Feature grid, testimonials, pricing, CTA are blank.
Likely cause: Similar hydration failure as MenuCraft, or placeholder components that return null until data is loaded.
Fix: Debug hydration; ensure mock/seed data is wired to the page.

BUG-003MINOROPEN

No demo credentials documented or seeded

Impact: Unable to test admin/dashboard even if auth were working.
Fix: Add prisma/seed.ts with at least admin + demo customer users.

Recommendation

Larger effort needed than other SaaS: fix 404 routes, implement /shop, wire up landing page data, add seed credentials. Plan 1-2 days of development.

NexCart audit · 2026-04-19 · 3 screenshots · 3 bugs