I'm not looking for a plugin -- I'm going to build the functionality myself. Just looking for advice --
How would you use wordpress to show actual product pages?
If possible, I'd like to avoid altering the database, and simply use existing wordpress functions. (But if I have to, I will).
Here is an example of what I will be integrating into my new wordpress site:
I thought perhaps making a special post template would be sufficient, and somehow keeping the product tags separate from the blog site tags.