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what if fb is built on wordpress?

by visimedia
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do you think some type of real business being built on wordpress is viable? for examples:
-facebook
-fiverr
-warriorforum
-freelancers
-etc
with that level of user base, and everyday use?


I think the best input should come from programmers perspective here
#built #wordpress
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
    If you are talking about one guy setting up a WP site on a cheap web host, no it will never happen at that level.

    If you are talking about a team with the resources to do so, it can and is being done by large companies.

    https://wordpress.org/showcase/
    https://winningwp.com/examples-of-bi...ing-wordpress/
    https://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/...ing-wordpress/

    Interestingly the FB newsroom (their blog not the part where millions of users are posting at the same time) is on the list.

    Mark

    Originally Posted by visimedia View Post

    do you think some type of real business being built on wordpress is viable? for examples:
    -facebook
    -fiverr
    -warriorforum
    -freelancers
    -etc
    with that level of user base, and everyday use?
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  • Profile picture of the author savidge4
    Originally Posted by visimedia View Post

    do you think some type of real business being built on wordpress is viable? for examples:
    -facebook
    -fiverr
    -warriorforum
    -freelancers
    -etc
    with that level of user base, and everyday use?


    I think the best input should come from programmers perspective here
    The really short answer to this question is NO ( with an exception ). look at the examples you have listed.. are ANY of them built with Wordpress... that in itself is the answer to your question.

    Interesting that you put Warrior Forum in the list, because it is built with vbulletin. Granted it has been heavily modified, but you can buy the base software for $400? So this one could be done ( theoretically )

    The business' you have listed have created "Platforms". Platforms by design ( programming ) employ more back end than front end if that makes sense. WordPress in all of its glory ( cough ) simply doe not have the ability to be transformed into a platform as much as people try.
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  • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
    Originally Posted by visimedia View Post

    I think the best input should come from programmers perspective here

    Well, your sig says you offer WordPress tech support - what do you think?
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  • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
    FB is mostly fabricated from the best an' the worst of Nirvana & the Abyss.

    In my view, the best of frickin' neither.

    Gotta hope this helps sumone.

    Hey, an' if'n you are that sumone plz can you kinda help back bcs where is my phone?

    Myootyool. Irrrelevant. Deniable.

    Mebbe this applies to WordPress also.
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  • Profile picture of the author WF- Enzo
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    No, Wordpress just isn't enough.
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  • Profile picture of the author professorrosado
    Just because you build something on one platform doesn't mean you're committed for the rest of history. Simply, for any business / platform to start, wordpress is definitely enough. The big platforms are big not because they don't use WP, but because they have mass usage.

    The question is can you get massive adoption to your platform? You can always port to a "heavily modified" anything once your user base is sufficient enough - which is true with just about anything.

    A FB type WP plugin is Peepso. I use it on one of my FB rebel sites. It works for me, but sheeple can be frustratingly illogical. LOL!
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