There's an event management plugin for that... right?
November 22, 2015 10:16 PM Subscribe
WordPress hivemind, please – a client has requested a website based around ordering a service available at events from several different people. Oh, and they need ratings / reviews too. More after the jump.
(I'm restricted from mentioning the company's name or industry, sorry. It's not in any adult-oriented or illegal industries, though.)
They're starting from scratch, and after a few hours of research I'm a bit stumped on the best way to proceed.
The ultimate goal: a person orders a service through the website (one of a few). They can choose from a number of people to provide the service, each with a profile and rating and reviews. Once the order process is complete, the chosen one gets an e-mail with the specific service and date/time requested. We process the payment and pass on their cut once services are rendered.
My first instinct was to look at something like Bookly or another event management sort of plug-in. (It will be a self-hosted WordPress site, and should ideally be a plugin or iframe solution). Most of these are predicated on the service being provided by a single provider, though – and ratings don't easily factor in. I looked at several different solutions the all-powerful Google offered up, including a number of rather pricey options, but nothing seems to handle it all. A patchwork of systems or a much more manual process is currently the leading option... which is why I come to you, hivemind.
Suggestions or ideas most welcome. The more that can be automated the better =)
(I'm restricted from mentioning the company's name or industry, sorry. It's not in any adult-oriented or illegal industries, though.)
They're starting from scratch, and after a few hours of research I'm a bit stumped on the best way to proceed.
The ultimate goal: a person orders a service through the website (one of a few). They can choose from a number of people to provide the service, each with a profile and rating and reviews. Once the order process is complete, the chosen one gets an e-mail with the specific service and date/time requested. We process the payment and pass on their cut once services are rendered.
My first instinct was to look at something like Bookly or another event management sort of plug-in. (It will be a self-hosted WordPress site, and should ideally be a plugin or iframe solution). Most of these are predicated on the service being provided by a single provider, though – and ratings don't easily factor in. I looked at several different solutions the all-powerful Google offered up, including a number of rather pricey options, but nothing seems to handle it all. A patchwork of systems or a much more manual process is currently the leading option... which is why I come to you, hivemind.
Suggestions or ideas most welcome. The more that can be automated the better =)
That seems doable with Gravity Forms, GravityView, and the Ratings & Reviews extension. Depending on the number of providers and how frequently they change, you could either keep the checkout options in sync manually, or write a bit of code to do it automatically.
posted by djb at 12:52 PM on November 23, 2015
posted by djb at 12:52 PM on November 23, 2015
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posted by backwards guitar at 6:01 AM on November 23, 2015