Connect bubble to external database of products

Questions
1

Hi there,

I have a database of products that I want to connect a frontend in order to show case them.

Was thinking if getting one on bubble e-commerce or marketplace templates and connect it to my DB.

I’m a newbie in no code, but I seen that there is a db connector plugin.

Is that a good practice?
If so, I’d appreciate recondition on a relevant template or any other idea on how to fast connect my db to a frontend.

My initial needs aren’t complicated and I plan to develop more complex features over time.

For now I’ll need to fast implement:

  1. Catalog page
  2. Search product by text
  3. Filter products by attributes/ specs
  4. Filter products categories
  5. Nested categories implementation
  6. Sidebar with all filters
  7. Responsive design
  8. Product page
  9. A nice home page

I don’t need any payments or carts integration. This is only to catalog the products.

Thanks for everyone who will help :pray:

2

Sure Bubble SQL Plugin will help you to connect and go fast not just for simple features also for complex one, but the most important thing to take care is your database design .

3

Thanks for the input!
Anything special to take care in my db design?
I have a few basic tables:

  1. Products
  2. Categories
  3. Category - product map table
  4. Specs
  5. Specs + product map table
4

Try to follow standards for design like normalization, Storage, Indexing …
As it will help you to save workload and scale in short time .