Using wordpress or not

  • devwaleed

    (@devwaleed)


    9 years, 9 months ago

    Hi, recently I was given a task to make a customized wordpress website using the multisite. Descriptions which were given to me included that I need to create a form to save materials, and that material data will be saved in custom materials table. For this i created a form through code and wrote my own PHP code using WP native functions like connection etc, and I made the script to insert data.

    They demanded a custom theme, they gave me some styles. They want a custom a panel for suppliers to upload/update material info.

    I used WP user registration system for authentication and I still need to implement a membership script.

    Now my question is, what’s the point of using WordPress if I have to write my own code. I can’t use form plugins as the form I have currently submits data in a custom table.

    EDIT: I still need to implement pagination for the page where all the materials are shown, and again I had to write a custom PHP script to retrieve that data. I still need to work on the panel for users so they can update material info and buy membership.

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  • catacaustic

    (@catacaustic)

    9 years, 9 months ago

    Now my question is, what’s the point of using WordPress if I have to write my own code.

    You had to write the code for your own custom functionality, but that’s only a small part of your overall system. It would be the same no matter what base system you started with. Without a “base” you’d have to do everything from template displays, error handling, user administration, blog/CMS functionality, etc, etc, etc… Starting off with WordPress gives you all of that out-of-the-box ready to go, and you can easily add to itto make yor site do what you want to.

    I can’t use form plugins as the form I have currently submits data in a custom table.

    A lot of good form plugins have hooks that would allow you to save out the data that’s entered in forms, and that would let you save out that data to where ever you need it stored. The one that I normally use does just that, but it’s a commercial version (still pretty cheap for what it is in my opinion).

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    9 years, 9 months ago

    Would you consider using WordPress as a Content Management System?

    Geekzone

    (@photones)

    9 years, 9 months ago

    Use wordpress as CMS . It will be very beneficial for you .

    Geekzone

    (@photones)

    9 years, 9 months ago

    @andres Nevins , Sir i have question which is off topic from this thread . Sir how to comment like you so that we can have a link to an external site on our name keyword , like you have on your forum name ” Andrew Nevins ” and the link goes to “www.andrewnevins.co.uk” .

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    9 years, 9 months ago

    @photones, You just have to help out more

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