By TheToe on

Hi, folks. I am standing at the base of a steep learning hill. So far, my project consists of a domain name and some concept mockups. I think Drupal might be the right tool for this project, but I want to be sure before I jump too far in. Also, fwfw, I have outdated, rusty programming skills.

In addition to learning if Drupal is the right tool, I also would love to hear any suggestions for how to get it done (in terms of modules, etc.) and any other advice, etc.

In brief, the project is a resource directory with three main interfaces:

  1. Provider interface - Where resource providers can add their resources to the directory. They will have to fill out a rather lengthy form of features of their resource. Eventually they may have to pay a small monthly fee to add/maintain listings. (In that case, ideally they can do this without having to come back every month to make the micropayment.)
  2. Searcher interface - Where site visitors can select the resource features they want to search on (including geographic proximity), get a list of results, and then get information on the providers of those resources.
  3. Admin interface - Where I can take care of administrivia. I assume/hope the Drupal admin will be sufficient for this.

Thanks!!

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WorldFallz commented

Drupal can do this no problem. Whether or not you'll need any custom code is probably just a matter of whether or not you're a control freak or can be satisfied with existing modules.

Some modules you'll want to checkout:

For simple ecommerce you can see if the lm_paypal module will meet your needs, otherwise you'll want to look at ubercart.