In this episode, we focus on creating the checkout success page—the page users land on after successfully purchasing a product. Before diving into the full checkout flow with Stripe (which is coming up in the next episode), we take care of this essential step so the user has somewhere to be redirected after payment.
We start by generating a dedicated controller under the user’s subdomain, naming it something descriptive so it’s clear what it handles. The idea is to keep everything organized and easy to maintain. Once the controller is set up, we make sure the routing structure matches the view structure, keeping things tidy and intuitive.
Next, we build a simple view for the success page. The page is straightforward: it thanks the user for their purchase, shows the product name, and mentions who they bought it from. We pull in the relevant product and user info, handling relationships cleanly to display accurate details. A bit of styling goes a long way here to make the success message stand out, and we even add a link back to the user's marketplace for easy navigation.
To wrap up, we add a confirmation message letting the user know that a download link has been sent to their email address—a little touch that sets the stage for the follow-up features we’ll implement soon.