Title: Should I code or use a plugin?
Last modified: September 1, 2020

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# Should I code or use a plugin?

 *  [rabox66](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rabox66/)
 * (@rabox66)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-code-or-use-a-plugin/)
 * Hi,
 * I have a question about an affiliate site. however, it is not one of the usual
   affiliate programs. So I would like to know if any plugin can realize this scenario
   or if I should code it myself. Of course, a plugin would be faster and cheaper.
   😉 Here is my scenario:
 * Several animal shelters join forces and want to create a joint project for animal
   sponsorships. It should look like this: each animal shelter can present individual
   animals. Users can sponsor these animals by paying money to animal shelters.
 * Technically it would all be very simple (a kind of web catalog with animals),
   the problem is the financial processing: Let’s assume a user buys a sponsorship
   for an animal for 100 euros. The following sub-steps must be completed:
 * 1) USER:
    The user sees an interface in which he can enter his address. After
   the data has been entered, he sees an interface for the payment process. He pays
   the 100 euros for the animal.
 * 2) SHELTER: The shelter that presented the animal receives $ 90 in its account.
   The animal shelter must be able to create an invoice and send it to the user 
   via the website.
 * 3) THE SITE OPERATOR: The operator of the website receives a credit of 10 euros
   on his account. The site operator automatically bills the shelter for $ 10
 * Sounds difficult. 😉 But maybe there is already a premade solution. (?) Does 
   anybody know if there is a plugin that can realize this scenario? It would also
   be OK if the plugin can only take over part of the tasks and the rest would have
   to be programmed.
 * Glad for any suggestions!
    Thanks Raphael
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by [rabox66](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rabox66/).

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 *  [Liew Cheon-Fong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lcf/)
 * (@lcf)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-code-or-use-a-plugin/#post-13354930)
 * sounds like multi-vendor setup
    check out Dokan
 *  Thread Starter [rabox66](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rabox66/)
 * (@rabox66)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-code-or-use-a-plugin/#post-13355925)
 * Thank you! I will have a look at Dokan.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-code-or-use-a-plugin/#post-13355925)
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