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@NogDogMar 10.2017 — #Regarding #3, WordPress is far from being the only CMS out there you could consider. Yes, it's popular. Yes, there are many, many plug-ins out there, a few of which *might* provide functionality you are looking for -- but in so doing, you are essentially duct-taping things onto a blogging CMS to turn it into some other sort of CMS, which can make for a bunch of bloated code you neither need nor want. Just in terms of open-source CMS's, you could poke around www.opensourcecms.com just to get an idea of the variety of things out there you might consider.@NogDogMar 10.2017 — #
Depends on the CMS: how it's coded, user base (impacts likelihood of getting questions answered and availability of add-ons such as visual themes)
Since they're open-source, in theory you should be able to do whatever you want to them -- but you should read through their licenses just in case. ?
Building a website like Fiverr.com
I’m interested in building a website similar to Fiverr.
It would have similar options (a number of categories, sellers and buyers, no shipping, just digital transactions).
So in general, a marketplace.
I’m wondering where I should start?
What do I do to begin with?
Do I use websites like WordPress, do I code from scratch (this is probably not a great idea since it would be very hard and would take a long time) or use built in function websites for online marketplaces?
Also, how long would this take and can it be done by a team of 3 people with mediocre skills in web development?
Thank you!
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@NogDogMar 10.2017 — #Regarding #3, WordPress is far from being the only CMS out there you could consider. Yes, it's popular. Yes, there are many, many plug-ins out there, a few of which *might* provide functionality you are looking for -- but in so doing, you are essentially duct-taping things onto a blogging CMS to turn it into some other sort of CMS, which can make for a bunch of bloated code you neither need nor want. Just in terms of open-source CMS's, you could poke around 0
@NogDogMar 10.2017 — #That's a great idea thank you.
Now let's say I choose one of the CM systems from the website you provided and want to link it to my html & css template. Can that be easily done?[/quote]
Depends on the CMS: how it's coded, user base (impacts likelihood of getting questions answered and availability of add-ons such as visual themes)
Also, how much freedom do I have in changing and modifying those systems and adding new things?[/QUOTE]
Since they're open-source, in theory you should be able to do whatever you want to them -- but you should read through their licenses just in case. ?