Revamping InvoicePedia: From Basics to a Polished Full-Stack App
How I transformed an old invoice app into a sleek, fully functional full-stack platform while sharpening my frontend skills.
🧾 InvoicePedia — From Plan to Progress
“I had a vision. Then I sat down and built it.”
A while back, I shared a blog post about InvoicePedia, my full-stack invoice management project. In that post, I laid out some next steps I wanted to tackle to take the project to the next level. The plan was ambitious, but I was excited to make it real.
📅 Previously Planned Next Steps
Here’s what I said I wanted to work on:
- ✅ Improve UI/UX with better layout and styling
- ✅ Add PDF download/export for invoices
- 🔄 Enable recurring invoice creation
- 🔄 Build a better dashboard and analytics
- ✅ Fix deployment and ship a live demo 🚀
💪 What I Actually Delivered
And here’s what I’ve successfully shipped so far:
🎨 Improved UI/UX
I gave the entire app a fresh, modern look using Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui components. The layout is now clean, responsive, and feels professional.
🌐 Live Demo is Live!
I fixed all deployment issues and deployed the app on Vercel. It’s now available for anyone to try out:
🧾 A Quick Recap of the App
InvoicePedia is a modern full-stack invoice management tool designed for individuals and teams. It lets you:
- Create, view, and manage invoices
- Handle payments via Stripe
- Support both personal and organization accounts
- Authenticate securely with Clerk
- Use a clean UI powered by Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui
🔧 Tech Stack
| 🧰 Tech | 💼 Purpose |
|---|---|
| Next.js 15 | React-based web framework (App Router) |
| Tailwind CSS | Utility-first CSS framework |
| shadcn/ui | Reusable and accessible UI components |
| Drizzle ORM | Type-safe SQL and schema management |
| PostgreSQL | Relational database |
| Xata | Serverless data platform |
| Stripe | Payment processing |
| Clerk | Authentication and user management |
| Vercel | Deployment platform |
🚧 What’s Still on the Roadmap?
Some features are still in the works:
- 🔁 Recurring invoice creation
- 📊 Better dashboard and analytics
- 🌍 Multi-language support (maybe soon?)
I’m learning a lot as I go, and I’m excited to continue improving the project.
👨💻 Final Thoughts
Taking a list of features from “just an idea” to “I built this!” feels incredibly rewarding. InvoicePedia has come a long way — and I’m not done yet.
Thanks for following along! Feel free to check out the live version and let me know what you think. 🙌