Argo Books Website

Introduction

This is the website for Argo Books, accounting software with receipt scanning, predictive analytics, inventory management, and more. This website serves as a platform for users to download the software, purchase license keys, access documentation, and has an administrative system for managing licenses, user accounts, and viewing analytics.

You can view the live website here: www.argorobots.com.

Technologies Used

Frontend:

• HTML5 and CSS3: Structure and styling
• JavaScript and jQuery: Interactive elements and dynamic content loading
• Chart.js: Data visualization for analytics dashboard

Backend:

• PHP: Server-side processing
• MySQL: Database for storing licenses, user accounts, and analytics data
• Two-factor authentication (TOTP): Enhanced security for admin access

Core Features

Public Website

• Product information and marketing pages
• Free version download
• License key purchase system
• Comprehensive documentation
• Community page for feature requests and bug reports
• Support/contact system
• About us and legal information

Admin System

• Secure admin dashboard with two-factor authentication
• License key generation and management
• User account administration
• Statistics tracking and analytics dashboard

Getting Started

To run the site on your own machine (Windows with Laragon, or macOS with Homebrew), follow Local development setup.

Documentation

Reference docs live in read-me/.

Operations

Document	Read it when
Deployment	Shipping to production, or a push did not land on the server
Cron jobs	Adding a scheduled task, or one has stopped running
Admin guide	Checking payment processor fees, switching between sandbox and production, rotating payment keys, or creating an admin account
Refund block response procedure	The refund system has hard-blocked someone and emailed you

Setup

Document	Read it when
Local development setup	Installing and running the site on Windows (Laragon) or macOS (Homebrew)
Local email setup	Setting up MailHog so local mail does not try to reach a real server
Payment provider setup	Configuring Stripe, PayPal or Square, for the portal or subscriptions
Cloudflare Turnstile setup	Working on the free receipt scanner's bot protection
Google Ads campaign setup	Building a new Google Ads campaign, step by step

Testing

Document	Read it when
Payment provider testing	Running sandbox payments through any provider
First-run install tracking	Checking that installs attribute back to the originating ad click
PHPUnit suite	Running or adding backend tests. Covers the financial and licensing flows

Marketing

Document	Read it when
Email outreach	Running or changing the outreach pipeline
Google Ads economics	Deciding whether to spend, and what a click is worth. Keep the figures current