Kicks That Give™

Kicks That Give — Style with purpose, impact with every step

📍 About Project

👟 Kicks That Give™ is a purpose-driven commerce and fundraising platform built for The Tyler & Tyco Project, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The site transforms sneaker and streetwear culture into community impact: supporters can donate approved sneakers, apparel, accessories, and collectibles; shop curated inventory; bid on exclusive items; or sponsor campaigns and events.

I developed the site in WordPress with Elementor Pro and WooCommerce, creating a clear journey around five actions: Give, Shop, Bid, Sponsor, and Create Change. The design balances the energy of a streetwear brand with the trust and accessibility expected from a nonprofit. It includes item-donation guidance, sponsorship pathways, partner information, impact messaging, multilingual access, contact workflows, account pages, and a unified WooCommerce cart and checkout.

The most substantial technical component is a custom plugin I built specifically for the project: Kicks That Give Auctions. Auctions remain native WooCommerce products, so the platform keeps one catalog, one customer account, and one checkout for merchandise, Buy Now items, and auction wins. The plugin adds proxy bidding, bid increments, optional Buy Now pricing, live countdowns, anti-sniping extensions, public bid history, winner payment deadlines, reminders, and automatic next-bidder or relist workflows.

The auction interface integrates directly with Elementor through dedicated widgets for auction grids, bid panels, countdowns, listing details, bid history, location, Buy Now actions, and story videos. Behind the interface, transactional row locking protects concurrent bids, a versioned REST API powers live updates, and WooCommerce Action Scheduler handles auction endings, reminders, payment expiry, and other timed events. The implementation supports HPOS and WooCommerce block checkout.

✨ Project Highlights

👟 Purpose-Driven Commerce

• Item-donation flow for authentic sneakers, quality apparel, accessories, and collectibles
• Curated WooCommerce shop with cart, checkout, customer accounts, and secure payment flows
• Sponsorship and partnership pathways for brands, athletes, collectors, artists, and organizations
• Impact storytelling tied to vision, dental, hearing, education, STEM, and community support
• Responsive Elementor layouts with English-language switching and social integrations

🔨 Custom WooCommerce Auctions

• Proxy bidding with private maximums and deterministic bid increments
• Live auction state, countdowns, bid history, and REST-powered polling
• Anti-sniping rules that extend closing time after last-minute bids
• Auction-only, Buy Now, and combined auction-plus-fixed-price sale modes
• Product, service, and experience listing types with value, location, donor, and story fields
• Winner checkout through the normal WooCommerce cart and payment system

🧾 Operations and Reliability

• Auction management dashboard with bids, leaders, winners, payments, and state-aware actions
• Seven WooCommerce email notifications for bidders, winners, reminders, and administrators
• Payment deadlines, checkout holds, next-bidder offers, cancellation, and relisting workflows
• Row-level database locking for concurrent bidding and request-side price validation
• HPOS and Cart/Checkout Blocks compatibility

🛠️ Technology Stack

• CMS & Builder: WordPress, Elementor Pro
• Commerce: WooCommerce, WooPayments, variation swatches
• Custom Development: PHP 7.4+, JavaScript, WordPress REST API
• Auction Engine: Proxy bidding, InnoDB row locks, WooCommerce Action Scheduler
• Integrations: Custom Elementor widgets, WooCommerce emails, GTranslate, MetForm
• Compatibility: WooCommerce HPOS and block checkout

📲 Contact Info

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📩 E-mail: r.azwar42@gmail.com
🧳 Linkedin: Rao Azwar Lin
👨🏻‍💻 GitHub: Rao Azwar

Made with 🖤 by @raoazwar