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Wordpress Plugins I Would Buy if Available

by SendCards
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Seems like if you can think of it as an extension of WordPress you can find almost any kind of website application/php/functionality you could want or need from a plugin.

I have been looking for a plugin that acts like a phone dialer/contact manager. Opt-in leads that have been collected (Users) with phone numbers could be placed in a contact manager and could be called with just the click of a button through Skype, Google Voice or Twilio, etc.. Notes could be maintained in the plugin along with call scheduling and maybe other info activity fields. For heavier usage owner could upload his/her call lists to the admin area somehow and it could be set up like a predictive dialer. Seems like WordPress would be able to handle this through a plugin.

Anyway this is a plugin I would buy if it was available.

Anyone have this or wanna partner up on it?

Cheers!
#buy #plugins #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Neil M
    That's a really interesting idea....would be great for managing clients through your website.
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    • Profile picture of the author SendCards
      It does seem doable doesn't it Neil ??

      Cheers!

      C
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  • Profile picture of the author Suze Thomas
    It is a good idea! Might even be worth finding someone on the programming forum and seeing how much they'd want to make a plug-in like that...you could use and also sell it too.
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by SendCards View Post

    I have been looking for a plugin that acts like a phone dialer/contact manager.
    I have been looking for a pickup truck that has a popcorn machine as a factory option. Wouldn't it be cool if you could go out to your pickup truck and make popcorn? I like popcorn. Sure, you could just go out and buy a popcorn machine, but that wouldn't be the same. I mean, when the popcorn machine is part of the pickup truck... wherever you went in your pickup truck, the popcorn machine would be right there with you! Because it's attached to the pickup truck! Isn't that awesome?

    (Building a contact manager into WordPress is pointless, and anyone smart enough to know how to do it is not stupid enough to actually do it.)
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    • Profile picture of the author SendCards
      Originally Posted by CDarklock View Post

      I have been looking for a pickup truck that has a popcorn machine as a factory option. Wouldn't it be cool if you could go out to your pickup truck and make popcorn? I like popcorn. Sure, you could just go out and buy a popcorn machine, but that wouldn't be the same. I mean, when the popcorn machine is part of the pickup truck... wherever you went in your pickup truck, the popcorn machine would be right there with you! Because it's attached to the pickup truck! Isn't that awesome?

      (Building a contact manager into WordPress is pointless, and anyone smart enough to know how to do it is not stupid enough to actually do it.)
      Tell me more, do you just hate the idea or do you see no use for it?

      I have built a business on WP why not be able to have a contact manager accessible from the web at all times??

      Chris
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      • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
        Originally Posted by SendCards View Post

        Tell me more, do you just hate the idea or do you see no use for it?
        You're not getting it.

        A pickup truck is useful.

        A popcorn machine is useful.

        A pickup truck with a built-in popcorn machine is STUPID.

        There are dozens of web-based contact managers out there. They aren't WordPress plugins because there is no damn point to making them WordPress plugins. It's a dumbass idea.
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        • Profile picture of the author SendCards
          Originally Posted by CDarklock View Post

          You're not getting it.

          A pickup truck is useful.

          A popcorn machine is useful.

          A pickup truck with a built-in popcorn machine is STUPID.

          There are dozens of web-based contact managers out there. They aren't WordPress plugins because there is no damn point to making them WordPress plugins. It's a dumbass idea.
          Still don't get why it is a dumbass idea to you. And I don't want a pickup truck with a popcorn machine, I want a contact manager built into the lead generator I use that is already based on WP, what is so stupid about having everything in one place and please let go of the built-in popcorn machine analogy, that really is stupid..... or just run along...

          C
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  • Profile picture of the author mobetman
    I've been looking for the same thing. It makes complete sense that if you're collecting data through your Wordpress website, why have to export that data to do something with it.

    In my research, I've seen systems like you described but they are stand alones. I imagine because it's easier to develop the software that way. While I love Wordpress it does have limitations.

    You'll notice that there aren't too many CRM and PM plugins available for Wordpress (a few but not that many and not that advanced). And I haven't seen any with a predictive dialer.

    However, given the huge number of Wordpress users I think there has to be a big demand for what you and I are both talking about.
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    • Profile picture of the author SendCards
      Originally Posted by mobetman View Post

      I've been looking for the same thing. It makes complete sense that if you're collecting data through your Wordpress website, why have to export that data to do something with it.

      In my research, I've seen systems like you described but they are stand alones. I image because it's easier to development the software that way. While I love Wordpress it does have limitations.

      You'll notice that there aren't too many CRM and PM plugins available for Wordpress (a few but not that many and not that advanced). And I haven't seen any with a predictive dialer.

      However, given the huge number of Wordpress users I think there has to be a big demand for what you and I are both talking about.
      I know a lot of folks in network marketing that would love such a solution, this may be a project we need to farm out to a coder. Thanks for your thoughtful reply mobetman.

      Cheers!

      C
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