Will WordPress suit my needs?

  • stevenatherton42

    (@stevenatherton42)


    10 years, 4 months ago

    Before I set out converting a website to wordpress, I thought I’d ask if WordPress will do what I need.

    Primarily, the website will be a searchable database of gyms, searchable by postcode. I’ll need to allow gym owners to sign up and complete a profile with a post code field. That postcode will then be used to display all gyms within a given radius of a users postcode.

    Within the search results, I’d like to link to the profile of each gym owner, displaying fitness classes, images, a map, contact details, etc.

    I’ll also have a blog (if possible with gym owners contributing).

    At some point, I’d also like a forum for users to discuss and share advice, so a seperate registration and login for normal users may be required, if possible, I’d also like the gym owners to have access to the forum without needing to register as a normal user.

    Any advice would be appreciated.

    Cheers

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  • Jarret

    (@jarretc)

    10 years, 4 months ago

    Yes it could be done in WordPress, how well are your coding abilities? I’d most likely setup the gym owner registration/info gathering using GravityForms and then setting up a custom WP theme or modifying one you already have to pull the information from the database into the directory/search feature.

    You could then use bbPress as the forum component and it will let the regular WordPress users to use the forum without having to have a separate account.

    webbrewers

    (@webbrewers)

    10 years, 4 months ago

    I did something like this though for a directory of therapists. The zip code was entered in a custom field and a custom search set up on that field so users could find “local” offices. So that part is possible, if not perfect.

    Thread Starter stevenatherton42

    (@stevenatherton42)

    10 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks for your replies. My coding is decent. I’ve already coded the post code search, I’ve just never really worked with WordPress.

    webbrewers, I don’t suppose you’d release your code to the community would you? haha worth a try.

    Cheers

    webbrewers

    (@webbrewers)

    10 years, 4 months ago

    I didn’t use much coding. I used a custom field for the zip code and a plug in called WP Custom Fields Search.
    When a visitors enters the first 3 digits of their zip code (which represents state/region in the US), the plug in checks the custom field and returns the therapists whose zip “contains” those 3 digits. Using 3 digits instead of all 5 can cause the occasional bad result, but the client felt a complete zip code narrowed the scope too much.

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