Phase 1 — Frontend now fully admin-managed (the biggest gap)
Frontend read settings 0 times before; layout hardcoded brand/social/footer/contact. Fixed.
Added setting(), setting_bool(), setting_asset() helpers + cached Setting::map() shared to all views.
BusinessSettings.php was saving keys that didn't match the seeder (currency vs currency_code, wallet_status vs wallet_enabled, etc.) — saving silently did nothing. Rewrote with one canonical key list + new Branding / Social / SEO & Analytics tabs (logo, favicon, announcement bar, footer text, 6 social URLs, meta title/desc/keywords/OG image, Google Analytics + FB Pixel).
Layout now pulls logo, brand name, topbar, footer, socials, contact, copyright, SEO meta, analytics scripts from admin.
Maintenance mode wired: MaintenanceMode.php middleware + branded maintenance page. Verified: toggling ON → storefront 503, admin stays reachable.
Phase 2 — Admin UI (Deep Violet Premium) — screenshot-verified
Custom theme via Filament render-hook CSS (no npm build needed): violet gradient sidebar, coral active-nav pill, rounded elevated cards, accent-topped stat cards, branded violet login. Login + dashboard both confirmed by screenshot.
Phase 3 — Functional segments
Corrected my own audit: 10 resources already had nav badges. Added the missing actionable one — Return Requests pending badge.
Smoke-tested all 27 resources + 7 pages + widgets load (ALL OK) — catches the broken-class bugs like earlier.
Phase 4 — Dashboard
New Low Stock Alerts widget (physical products ≤10 units, click-through to edit).
Fixed TopProductsWidget referencing nonexistent is_active column → uses real status.
Routes final: home/products/admin all 200, temp login route removed (404).
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