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title: "Core Concepts"
metaTitle: "Vendure Core Concepts: The Building Blocks of Your Commerce Backend"
metaDescription: "Learn the core concepts of Vendure: products, orders, payments, fulfillment, channels, permissions, and more. Each concept page explains how the system works under the hood."
---

Vendure is built around a set of well-defined concepts that together form a complete commerce backend. Understanding these concepts will help you configure, extend, and integrate Vendure effectively.

This section covers everything from how products and pricing work, to orders and fulfillment, to multi-channel setups and access control.

## Merchandising

<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/pricing" title="Pricing" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/products" title="Products" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/promotions" title="Promotions" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/images-assets" title="Assets" />

## Product Discovery

<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/search" title="Search" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/facets-filters" title="Facets & Filters" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/collections" title="Collections" />

## Cart & Purchase

<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/cart" title="Cart" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/payment" title="Payment" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/customers" title="Customers" />

## Order Management

<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/orders" title="Orders" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/fulfillment" title="Fulfillment" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/stock-control" title="Inventory" />

## Internationalization

<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/money" title="Currency" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/zones" title="Zones" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/language" title="Language" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/taxes" title="Taxes" />

## User Access

<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/user-management" title="User Management" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/roles" title="Roles" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/permissions" title="Permissions" />

## System

<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/channels" title="Channels" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/auth" title="Auth" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/email" title="Email & Notifications" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/shipping" title="Shipping" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/job-queue" title="Job Queue" />
<LinkCard href="/core-concepts/healthchecks" title="Health Checks" />
