Case Study: Poppies Art & Gifts

The Problem

Poppies Art & Gifts is a brick-and-mortar gallery in Ojai, California. They were paying for ConnectTeam ($40/mo) for scheduling, plus a separate POS system, plus spreadsheets for inventory. Three systems that did not talk to each other.

The Solution

We built four custom Sigil CMS plugins:

• Poppies POS — Point-of-sale register with Stripe Terminal integration, product grid, cart, cash/card/split payments
• Shifts — Employee scheduling with shift swaps, coverage requests, and calendar view
• Messaging — Team chat rooms and direct messages (replaced group text threads)
• Notifications — Push notifications for shift reminders, coverage requests, and announcements

The Result

All four plugins run on the same Sigil CMS instance that powers their website. Zero additional monthly cost — the plugins are part of the platform. The team manages their schedule, processes sales, and communicates in one place.

What Made It Work

Sigil's plugin architecture meant we could build POS, scheduling, and messaging as isolated plugins that share the same database, auth, and admin panel. No new infrastructure, no new logins, no integration headaches.