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Vehicle management
Custom Vehicle Inventory
A tailored vintage car inventory experience built with WordPress and Advanced Custom Fields.
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Automotive · Inventory · eCommerce
Built for thelove of classics.
The Vault brings vintage car listings, automated inventory synchronization, and an automotive parts store together in one custom WordPress experience.
WordPressCustom InventoryACFCron JobsCSV IntegrationWooCommerce
Platform
WordPress
Custom fields
ACF
Automation
Midnight cron
Online store
WooCommerce
01 / Overview
More than an automotive website.
The Vault needed an online presence that could showcase its vintage vehicle inventory while also supporting sales of car parts and accessories.
The solution combines a custom WordPress inventory experience with a scheduled data integration process and a WooCommerce store. Rather than relying on manual website updates, the inventory synchronization workflow uses data exported from the company's existing local system.
Connected operations
Existing inventory data feeds the online vehicle listings.
Integrated commerce
Automotive parts and accessories are available through WooCommerce.
02 / The challenge
Keeping vehicle listings in sync without manual updates.
The company's existing local system generated inventory records as CSV files, along with the associated vehicle photos. These files were automatically uploaded to a designated server directory.
The website needed a process to read these files, recognize existing vehicles, create new records, update changed information, and organize the associated photos so they could be displayed correctly.
The core requirement
Connect the existing inventory workflow to WordPress through scheduled processing, with support for both data updates and vehicle photo handling.
03 / The solution
An automated pipeline built around WordPress.
A custom cron job connects the company's local inventory exports to the WordPress database. It runs every midnight to process the available files and keep vehicle records updated.
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Local inventory export
The existing local system generates CSV inventory data and the corresponding vehicle photos.
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Scheduled file scanning
A cron job runs every midnight and scans the designated server directory for inventory files.
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Database synchronization
New vehicles are inserted into WordPress, while existing records are updated instead of duplicated.
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Vehicle photo processing
Imported photos are moved into the appropriate WordPress uploads directories for website access.
Scheduled automation, not manual imports
The midnight job automates the import workflow. New vehicle records are inserted, existing records are updated, and associated photos are moved into the relevant WordPress uploads directories.
04 / Key features
Custom functionality.One connected platform.
Purpose-built inventory automation paired with the flexibility of WordPress and WooCommerce.
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Data integration
Automated CSV Import
Scheduled processing connects the existing local inventory system with the website database.
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Data synchronization
Insert & Update Logic
Inventory records are created when new and updated when existing, avoiding duplicate entries.
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Media management
Automated Photo Handling
Vehicle photos are organized in the correct WordPress uploads directories and made available to the website.
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Online retail
WooCommerce Store
A dedicated online shopping experience for automotive parts and accessories.
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Unified platform
Integrated Website
Vintage vehicle listings and automotive eCommerce live together on one WordPress platform.
05 / Outcomes
Less manual work.A more connected inventory.
The solution brings the existing inventory workflow and the public-facing website closer together through scheduled synchronization.
Automated daily synchronization
Processes available inventory files on a midnight schedule, reducing the need for manual website updates.
Consistent vehicle records
Creates new vehicle records and updates existing ones rather than simply importing duplicate entries.
Organized vehicle photos
Moves imported photos into the appropriate WordPress uploads directories for website use.
A unified online destination
Combines vintage car listings and a WooCommerce store for parts and accessories on one platform.
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Technologies behind the solution
WordPressAdvanced Custom FieldsPHP / CronCSVWooCommerce
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