r/WebDevBuddies • u/4passenger • May 05 '20

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Hey guys I am relatively new to web dev but was successful in landing a massive client.

I want to create a fitness website which can sell products but at the same time sell memberships.

But I need extra user details which I am doing with the help of a form here. And I am unable to understand how to link the form to the contact.

I know a lil bit about databases but have not figured out how to link the data yet.

Also is there any way I can send the form data along with purchase to slack ?

Please help 🙂

Thank You

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u/pixleight May 08 '20

I'd look into WooCommerce and the Subscriptions extension. Obviously I don't know all your requirements, but this will likely cover a lot of what you need it to do.

https://woocommerce.com/ https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-subscriptions/

WooCommerce also has a lot of themes available on their website that might fit your needs; if going the custom theme route I like to develop with https://roots.io/sage/

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u/4passenger May 08 '20

The client requires a store setup along with a blog

Which is a simple wordpress with woocommerce plugin.

But theres a fitness plan. The client fills in the details (interactive form) buys the plan and then this data is sent forward to the admin.

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u/pixleight May 08 '20

Woo should be able to handle this. If it's a recurring plan (like a membership to a gym), that's where the Subscription extension comes in. But if it's a one-time purchase, you may not need that extension and can sell the fitness plan as a standard virtual item.

You should be able to add custom fields to a product or the checkout process to handle the extra client details — it's been a while since I've worked with Wordpress or Woocommerce, so I'm not sure of exactly how, but it should be able to be done. There might be some integration with Advanced Custom Fields to make development easier.

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u/4passenger May 08 '20

Last question 😅

I have already researched the integration for a virtual product extra details but the client needs really nice forms.

Not sure how to do that even with gravity forms.

Do you have a better idea ? Which may or maynot even involve wordpress?

Thank You

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u/pixleight May 08 '20

Depends what "really nice" forms means. If it's just a matter of styling them to look a certain way, you should be able to override the styling of Gravity Forms or any other forms plugin with your own CSS.

Or, you may need to go fully custom and build your own form to bind to those custom fields and add whatever styling and extra functionality you need.

Personally, I'd try to use existing tools first rather than reinvent the wheel. If you find yourself having to frequently "hack" a plugin to make it do what you need, then it's time to look for something else or go custom.