Destroy admin panel to have just e-commerce is not good idea, I think that having a dashboard module for hcc is good solution, put on home page and show only for admins or some special roles, in main admin panel see a summary of commerce and some main functional button (shown as module) looks good.
And if admin want to manage shop, go to hcc own panel as before. I think putting a dashboard module is better than destroy standard menus .
Having a module as module instead of menu can be show to non admin roles too and can be implemented by more flexibility any where in template.

I've been thinking about the control panel features a bit more, and I think we could get the best of both worlds by integrating some of the administrative experience into the product & category views themselves. They'd only be available to certain roles, of course.

For example, in the event that the control panel is not available or in use, the header area of the product details page could have an expandable section that shows the same information that's in the control panel today. Most of the code already exists. It can be pulled from the control panel itself. Then, we'd also be able to reduce the code footprint a bit by removing the control panel entirely.

What do you think?

[quote=Will Strohl;243]I've been thinking about the control panel features a bit more, and I think we could get the best of both worlds by integrating some of the administrative experience into the product & category views themselves. They'd only be available to certain roles, of course.

For example, in the event that the control panel is not available or in use, the header area of the product details page could have an expandable section that shows the same information that's in the control panel today. Most of the code already exists. It can be pulled from the control panel itself. Then, we'd also be able to reduce the code footprint a bit by removing the control panel entirely.

What do you think?[/quote]

Love it! Can wait to use it!

And if there is any chance we an tap into the role in the view as well, I am sure I would use it for displaying other things as well.

[quote=Adrian;244]
Love it! Can wait to use it!

And if there is any chance we an tap into the role in the view as well, I am sure I would use it for displaying other things as well.[/quote]

You can already work with roles in the viewset. The entire API of the CMS and Hotcakes is available to you there.

[quote=Will Strohl;245][quote=Adrian;244]
Love it! Can wait to use it!

And if there is any chance we an tap into the role in the view as well, I am sure I would use it for displaying other things as well.[/quote]

You can already work with roles in the viewset. The entire API of the CMS and Hotcakes is available to you there.[/quote]

That's right! Wasn't thikin, just got excited to reply.