Title: Using wordpress or not
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Using wordpress or not

 *  [devwaleed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devwaleed/)
 * (@devwaleed)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-or-not/)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-or-not/#post-7519876)
 * > 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-or-not/#post-7519877)
 * Would you consider using WordPress as a Content Management System?
 *  [Geekzone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photones/)
 * (@photones)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-or-not/#post-7519949)
 * Use wordpress as CMS . It will be very beneficial for you .
 *  [Geekzone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photones/)
 * (@photones)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-or-not/#post-7519951)
 * [@andres](https://wordpress.org/support/users/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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-or-not/#post-7519981)
 * [@photones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photones/), You just have to 
   help out more

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 * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-or-not/#post-7519981)
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