Database/Directory/Reviews PHP Script
 

I need something that would be like a catalog/database of items (but not a shop) with comments as reviews, each reviver can rate the item.
Extensive item search capabilities by full-text search, tags, custom fields etc, with sorting..
Categories and subcategories and subsubcategories.

I would like something that could be very solid, robust, scalable... in terms of performance but also as a base for rebuilding and extending it to something larger and more complex with custom coding.


Probably Wordpress + Woocomerce + bunch of plugins would do that... maybe,
but I'm not a fan of Wordpress and I would like something more tidy and performance wise, something more... monolithic...

I would be grateful for any piece of advice. :helpme

My advice based on what you said is that while you may be able to cobble together something to do all this with off the shelf scripts that you will find having a custom coded from scratch solution will be a better idea.

Thank you. Yes, however, the problems with larger custom coded scripts are that the initial cost is much higher, and that even if the coders are solid there will be still many bugs, loopholes and issues that will be revealed with time and they will need to be addressed. This would cause possibly more additional costs and website downtimes...
Widely used scripts, especially open source ones with many users are constantly fixed, improved, modernized, updated, and other coders, web developers and users are contributing to make them better...

The site you described, while fairly specific, is easily achieved with a framework like Laravel and some open source composer packages available, it's just that you would need to have a competent coder to put all that together and write code for the features that can't be provided by existing open source packages. There's no need for complexity.

Template Builder can build directories. It uses Advanced Custom Fields Pro and Custom Post Types for the backend data management and SiteOrigin Page Builder for the front end.

Everything is drag and drop so no code required, works with any theme and can be extended as per the WP and ACF actions and filters.

Disclosure its my plugin and is released on 7th.

https://echelonso.com/

What you're describing is actually fairly simple to achieve in Wordpress using custom post types, taxonomies and advanced custom fields.

head over to code canyon product review or property maybe? i can hunt something down for a small fee :)

I've been to code canyon, I've searched for something that would possibly match my needs for many days... and I'm not a bad googler too I think. But thank you for your offer. :thumbsup


Yes, I've actually been considering it. Or starting with wp for now and then data migration once I got everything planned in smallest detail and enough funds to hire a good coder.

Thank you guys! :)

Did you end up finding a solution?