WORD-PRESS EXPERT Needed - Simplify Sign-Up Process

chrisrankinson · 8th Sep 2012, 06:45 AM

Hi,

I have a Client with a wordpress business directory listing site and I'm needing a wordpress expert or developer to Simplify the advertiser sign-up process and make it more streamlined.

Budget is not enormous but it's something I just need to get completed right now as traffic is increasing to the site and the current process is far too complicated.

It's a business directory listing wordpress theme - so everything is built in (more or less).

I'm looking for someone experienced with wordpress and if you have done this type of work before then it's a big bonus.

1) Send a email with your experience directly to chrisrankinson at gmail dot com

I can't respond to PM's due to post count.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS URGENT and an Immediate start is needed as behind schedule with this currently. I thought I had this covered with another provider but unfortunately not.

Look forward to hearing from you.

IMcoder · 8th Sep 2012, 07:57 PM

Hi Chris,

I'm a bit of a wordpress expert, so I can definitely help you out. There's a few things involved in getting this working.

First, you're right, a database needs to be set up. Do you have data for the business listings ready to go? How many records? It's extremely important to know how many rows of data we need to be able to handle as MySQL will become progressively slower with each additional row of data added... it's lighting fast when there's just a few hundred rows, snappy at a few hundred thousand, over a million... the site can become unusable with requests timing out before MySQL completes the search and returns results. If this is going to be an extremely large database, then we need to add sphinx search on top of MySQL to handle the lookups. That's what craigslist uses on top of MySQL, and you can see that results are returned almost instantly on queries against an EXTREMELY large data set.

Second, for auto-complete... jQuery will do the trick by sending a query via ajax to a PHP script that actually interfaces with the database and returns results. Every time a key is pressed, it will fire off a request, and return a list of matching results, and populate the search field with those.

Third, in addition to importing the initial listings... I'm assuming that you're wanting to be able to have people submit new listings, pay for upgraded listings and so on? If so, how do you plan to have that handled? Is there already a payment processor in place, signup forms, account management area, etc. or does any of that need to be developed?

Fourth, any additional information about specifications and project scope that neither of us have touched on already. Please provide as much information as possible... and point me to the URL of the site you're working on so I can get a better idea as to what we're actually dealing with.

Finally... budget? I know my stuff and I charge accordingly... so we need to make sure that the scope of the work can actually be done for what you're wanting to pay... if not, then we'll have to look at scaling things back and then adding non-essential functionality at a later date in order to make the cost more manageable. In any event, let's talk and see if we can work something out.

Thanks,
Sean

chrisrankinson · 8th Sep 2012, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by IMcoder

Hi Chris,

I'm a bit of a wordpress expert, so I can definitely help you out. There's a few things involved in getting this working.

First, you're right, a database needs to be set up. Do you have data for the business listings ready to go? How many records? It's extremely important to know how many rows of data we need to be able to handle as MySQL will become progressively slower with each additional row of data added... it's lighting fast when there's just a few hundred rows, snappy at a few hundred thousand, over a million... the site can become unusable with requests timing out before MySQL completes the search and returns results. If this is going to be an extremely large database, then we need to add sphinx search on top of MySQL to handle the lookups. That's what craigslist uses on top of MySQL, and you can see that results are returned almost instantly on queries against an EXTREMELY large data set.

Second, for auto-complete... jQuery will do the trick by sending a query via ajax to a PHP script that actually interfaces with the database and returns results. Every time a key is pressed, it will fire off a request, and return a list of matching results, and populate the search field with those.

Third, in addition to importing the initial listings... I'm assuming that you're wanting to be able to have people submit new listings, pay for upgraded listings and so on? If so, how do you plan to have that handled? Is there already a payment processor in place, signup forms, account management area, etc. or does any of that need to be developed?

Fourth, any additional information about specifications and project scope that neither of us have touched on already. Please provide as much information as possible... and point me to the URL of the site you're working on so I can get a better idea as to what we're actually dealing with.

Finally... budget? I know my stuff and I charge accordingly... so we need to make sure that the scope of the work can actually be done for what you're wanting to pay... if not, then we'll have to look at scaling things back and then adding non-essential functionality at a later date in order to make the cost more manageable. In any event, let's talk and see if we can work something out.

Thanks,
Sean

Hi Sean,

Thanks for getting in touch.

Could you please let me know your email or alternatively send a blank email to chrisrankinson at gmail dot com and then I can respond. We can perhaps take this to skype or something to talk about. I don't want to mention all the specific details on this thread.

I'll respond here though briefly to your questions so you know where I'm coming from.

1) It's a brand new business directory listing site with large potential for growth. Yes, data already exists on the site for around 50 advertisers at the moment.

2) Yes, I was told about ajax by another developer too.

3) Yes, everything is built into the wordpress theme. However, to be honest the whole sign-up process and development etc needs to be looked at (that's next priority).

4) Yeah, we'd need to talk about this. To cut a long story short I've been made to look like a bit of a "goose" to my Client. I had a developer tell me what I wanted was achievable within "x" budget but now he has come back to me and said it's not possible. So right now my priority is keeping the client happy and yes potentially scaling this back. I just have to provide something suitable. I can't go back and say well actually we can't do this and we can't do that when I said so..also it's brand new client.

Sure that all makes sense to you. Basically need urgent help and would have more work to offer.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks
Chris

chrisrankinson · 9th Sep 2012, 03:44 AM

Hi guys,

Just to let you know I'm still looking for some responses on this.

Thanks
Chris

Marie Cruz · 10th Sep 2012, 08:21 AM

Hey Chris!

I have sent email.

Looking forward to your response.

Thanks,
Marie

chrisrankinson · 12th Sep 2012, 05:53 PM

Hi,

Just an update: I still requite assistance with this. I'm looking for someone that is not only an expert but a great communicator to help me simplify the sign-up process.

Please email: chrisrankinson at gmail dot com

Thanks,
Chris

parvinvaidhya · 13th Sep 2012, 09:29 AM

I can help you please mail me full detail or add me on skype.

Thanks & Regards
Parvin Vaidhya
Skype: parvin.vaidhya
Mail: parvin.vaidhya@gmail.com

8th Sep 2012, 06:45 AM	#1
chrisrankinson Warrior Member Join Date: 2012 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	WORD-PRESS EXPERT Needed - Simplify Sign-Up Process Share on: Hi, I have a Client with a wordpress business directory listing site and I'm needing a wordpress expert or developer to Simplify the advertiser sign-up process and make it more streamlined. Budget is not enormous but it's something I just need to get completed right now as traffic is increasing to the site and the current process is far too complicated. It's a business directory listing wordpress theme - so everything is built in (more or less). I'm looking for someone experienced with wordpress and if you have done this type of work before then it's a big bonus. 1) Send a email with your experience directly to chrisrankinson at gmail dot com I can't respond to PM's due to post count. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS URGENT and an Immediate start is needed as behind schedule with this currently. I thought I had this covered with another provider but unfortunately not. Look forward to hearing from you.

8th Sep 2012, 07:57 PM	#2
IMcoder Warrior Member Join Date: 2012 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Business Directory Listing "Search Feature" - DEVELOPER NEEDED (URGENT) Share on: Hi Chris, I'm a bit of a wordpress expert, so I can definitely help you out. There's a few things involved in getting this working. First, you're right, a database needs to be set up. Do you have data for the business listings ready to go? How many records? It's extremely important to know how many rows of data we need to be able to handle as MySQL will become progressively slower with each additional row of data added... it's lighting fast when there's just a few hundred rows, snappy at a few hundred thousand, over a million... the site can become unusable with requests timing out before MySQL completes the search and returns results. If this is going to be an extremely large database, then we need to add sphinx search on top of MySQL to handle the lookups. That's what craigslist uses on top of MySQL, and you can see that results are returned almost instantly on queries against an EXTREMELY large data set. Second, for auto-complete... jQuery will do the trick by sending a query via ajax to a PHP script that actually interfaces with the database and returns results. Every time a key is pressed, it will fire off a request, and return a list of matching results, and populate the search field with those. Third, in addition to importing the initial listings... I'm assuming that you're wanting to be able to have people submit new listings, pay for upgraded listings and so on? If so, how do you plan to have that handled? Is there already a payment processor in place, signup forms, account management area, etc. or does any of that need to be developed? Fourth, any additional information about specifications and project scope that neither of us have touched on already. Please provide as much information as possible... and point me to the URL of the site you're working on so I can get a better idea as to what we're actually dealing with. Finally... budget? I know my stuff and I charge accordingly... so we need to make sure that the scope of the work can actually be done for what you're wanting to pay... if not, then we'll have to look at scaling things back and then adding non-essential functionality at a later date in order to make the cost more manageable. In any event, let's talk and see if we can work something out. Thanks, Sean

9th Sep 2012, 03:44 AM	#4
chrisrankinson Warrior Member Join Date: 2012 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Business Directory Listing "Search Feature" - DEVELOPER NEEDED (URGENT) Share on: Hi guys, Just to let you know I'm still looking for some responses on this. Thanks Chris

10th Sep 2012, 08:21 AM	#5
Marie Cruz HyperActive Warrior Join Date: 2011 Posts: 176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Wordpress Expert Needed - Business Directory Listing "Search Feature" Share on: Hey Chris! I have sent email. Looking forward to your response. Thanks, Marie

12th Sep 2012, 05:53 PM	#6
chrisrankinson Warrior Member Join Date: 2012 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: WORD-PRESS EXPERT Needed - Business Directory Listing "Search Feature" Share on: Hi, Just an update: I still requite assistance with this. I'm looking for someone that is not only an expert but a great communicator to help me simplify the sign-up process. Please email: chrisrankinson at gmail dot com Thanks, Chris

13th Sep 2012, 09:29 AM	#7
parvinvaidhya Web Application Developer Join Date: 2012 Location: India Posts: 16 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: WORD-PRESS EXPERT Needed - Simplify Sign-Up Process Share on: I can help you please mail me full detail or add me on skype. Thanks & Regards Parvin Vaidhya Skype: parvin.vaidhya Mail: parvin.vaidhya@gmail.com
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