PHP script for Micro job site like fiverr

[skferdous]

we are planning to create a micro job site like fiverr and found pre built script online, to be specific, codecanyon. we need to make some changes in the script and add few feature. Would it be difficult task to do that?

 

[Ashk881]

Depending on the feature and the nature of the script you bought. Something like this would range from easy to build to near impossible.

If this project is hapazardly made (most codecanyonn scripts are) and you want to add a complex-feature (think 2FA auth or QR login). Chances are that you or your dev would have to rewrite most of it anyways.

If i were in your place i would employ a Laravel or Symphony dev instead. Complete apps on codecanyon aren't usually designed to be Production-ready and are mostly for a quick Proof of Concept or MVP.

 

[Ashk881]

Things might have changed now tho. My personal opinion about codecanyons quality of code comes from a handful of purchases i made a few years ago. Those were complete python websites and were so disorganised that i had to reimplement most of them so I would maintain them.

 

[OccultKingdoms]

If i were in your place i would employ a Laravel or Symphony dev instead. Complete apps on codecanyon aren't usually designed to be Production-ready and are mostly for a quick Proof of Concept or MVP.

How is a bespoke Laravel developer better than Codecanyon Laravel developer apart from the fact they're going to code features you actually need?

I saw much worse code going to production in small companies than in some Codecanyon projects.

I had downloaded about 20 projects and 3 seemed okay. Only Laravel and React were bearable.

Also, if you have experience in this field, where would you sell (or buy) code if not on Codecanyon? They have extremely high fees.

 

[Ashk881]

How is a bespoke Laravel developer better than Codecanyon Laravel developer

What's a "CodeCanyon Laravel Developer"? I never said a developer who publishes their templates is inferior to a bespoke developer you hire. Both are Laravel Devs and the who publishes their templates on Codecanyon is likely equally skilled as the one you hired.

All i meant to say is Codecanyon templates by their nature are very tightly coupled. There will be features you won't need which you'd have to refactor out. And if you were to add major features, usually the only way is to rewrite large parts of the template. So why bother with it anyways? Instead build it from scratch.

I dunno if you can hire Devs directly from Codecanyon now but if you can, they would likely be as good as a bespoke dev. It's just that when you get a template, it wasn't designed for your usecase and was made for a variety of usecases which make them hard to adjust to your needs.

 

[Ashk881]

Also, if you have experience in this field, where would you sell (or buy) code if not on Codecanyon? They have extremely high fees

There are several alternatives but Codecanyon happens to be the largest. Also selling complete apps as templates doesn't really work out well. It makes sense for stuff like plugins and html templates but complete apps as templates are usually either too broad or too narrow with their usecases.

If you have a complete application. Try getting some revenue and sell it as a business on Flippa or likes.

 

[OccultKingdoms]

All i meant to say is Codecanyon templates by their nature are very tightly coupled. There will be features you won't need which you'd have to refactor out. And if you were to add major features, usually the only way is to rewrite large parts of the template. So why bother with it anyways? Instead build it from scratch.

Examples of things that seem to be sold there frequently are systems like CRM, CMS and e-commerce systems.

Basically things to manage businesses.

Most of these scripts have very similar logic across them. They differ sligtly - mostly by tech stack.

They can be easily extended in my experience. So I think we were talking about slightly two different things.

 

[Ashk881]

They can be easily extended in my experience. So I think we were talking about slightly two different things.

Yea, back then when I used to shop around for stuff in CodeCanyon. It was mostly jQuery and php plugins.

A few folks started offering stuff like micro sass websites at template rates (so you'd get like an entire file converter website for just 20 bucks) maybe thinking that they would make a lot of sales.
And that stuff was horrible.

 

[Blofeldz]

If you are not planning or expecting to make many changes to the site as you go forward then an off-the-shelf package might be good enough.

If you have plans for new features/changes, you need an application built on a framework (Laravel the best IMHO for a general PHP application) (OctoberCMS or at a push Wordpress if your site is primarily CMS based),

 

[ipolic]

Modifying a pre-built script like from Codecanyon can be manageable, but complexity depends on the required changes and customization.

You may need a developer experienced in PHP, JavaScript, and the script’s framework. Custom features may increase complexity significantly.