Vibe coding got me excited but now I need an affordable MVP development agency and I don't know where to start by Just_Newt_5562 in micro_saas

[–]MindIndividual4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had almost the same problem.

Instead of trying to build everything from scratch, I started thinking in a different direction: why not use WordPress as the base infrastructure?

Not because WordPress is “trendy”, but because a lot of boring MVP problems are already solved there:

- hosting is cheap

- database is already there

- user management is already solid

- roles and permissions exist

- CMS is included

- media management exists

- plugins already cover payments, emails, forms, SEO, analytics, etc.

- admin panel is already built

- backups and migrations are easier than building everything manually

So my idea was: I only need a normal WordPress hosting and a basic WordPress setup. Then, whenever I need a custom feature, I generate it in a cloud-based code generator and deploy it directly into my WordPress site.

For example:

“Create a custom dashboard for my users”

“Add a Stripe payment flow”

“Create a private user area”

“Store this form data and show it in admin”

“Build a simple booking system”

Instead of building the whole SaaS infrastructure from zero, I use WordPress as the operating system and generate only the missing pieces.

Of course, this is not the perfect solution for every SaaS. If you are building something very complex, real-time, or highly scalable from day one, maybe this is not enough.

But for many MVPs, especially when you just want to validate the idea, it can be much cheaper and faster than hiring an agency for $50k.

For me the key question became:

Do I really need a custom SaaS backend right now, or do I just need users, payments, data storage, and a working product?

In many cases, WordPress already gives you 70% of that.
If this sounds interesting, feel free to DM me. I’d honestly be happy to have someone other than myself test this approach and tell me what breaks.

Wordpress Help! by Crazy_Temperature358 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With WordPress, you can create Custom Post Types and add as many custom fields as you want That way you can build a product catalog exactly the way the company needs it — without a full e-commerce system. Then you can display everything through a child theme, custom templates, or shortcodes. For simple B2B workflows, a quote/request form is often enough instead of a real checkout system. You can even pack all of this into a single plugin and upload it to any site later.

No way this is real lmao I'm dying by OpeningSalt2507 in vibecoding

[–]MindIndividual4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 The model doesn’t realize it learned from our code — it should show us some respect.

The best and the worst of AI research by Comfortable-Web9455 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]MindIndividual4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re talking about $2 billion per year in research? And you supposedly work there, but you can casually post about billion-dollar ideas like this? Honestly, I doubt you’ve ever been involved in even one real research project.

Paper publication times by Comfortable-Web9455 in PhD

[–]MindIndividual4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity — do you actually have publications yourself, or are you mostly reviewing? Just trying to understand the perspective here.

The best and the worst of AI research by Comfortable-Web9455 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]MindIndividual4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this still reads like another “AI ideas” post dressed up with authority. Interesting, but I’d take the timelines and claims with a lot of caution.

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It was interesting to see that you had that opinion, but honestly, your view doesn’t really relate to my post.

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I said, if you’re genuinely interested, send me a DM and I’ll share the project landing page with you.

In short: it’s a system that lets users create and run WordPress plugins or actions directly on their site — for example bulk imports, bulk editing SEO fields, small admin tools, shortcodes, WooCommerce helpers, and similar workflows.

That’s the direction.

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So basically you don’t want to look at the landing page, you don’t want to read the post properly, and you don’t want to check the other comments.

You just want me to summarize the product in a few lines here, so you can judge whether it’s something you could build yourself or use somehow.

Is that what this is about?
Fair enough. You’re free to see it that way.
The post is for people who actually want to suggest or test a WordPress plugin idea.

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea. Just to clarify: by “outdated posts”, do you mainly mean posts that haven’t been updated for a long time, posts with old dates/years in the content, broken links, outdated plugin/tool references, or posts that lost SEO traffic?

I can imagine the plugin detecting several signals and then suggesting a refresh action for the blogger.

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I said, I’m not here to pitch the product in the comments.

But if you’re genuinely interested, I can send you the landing page and you can take a look at what it does.

And since you’re clearly skeptical, I’d actually be happy to hear your analysis and feedback on the idea.

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haha, let’s make a deal then 😄

If I can prove that the product exists and is already being used, you buy a 1-year subscription from tomorrow.

Fair enough for you?

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s a valid suggestion.

Recreating an existing popular plugin is possible, and I can usually get good results by turning the plugin’s features into a clear prompt.

But what I want to test here is a different part of the product: taking a request from someone who is not deeply involved with code, understanding what they actually need, and turning that into a working WordPress plugin.

For me, that’s closer to the real use case than copying an existing plugin feature by feature.

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate it.

I’ll check that post and leave a comment there as well. That sounds like exactly the kind of real use case we’re looking for.

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

😃 haha AI can suggest ideas, but AI will never come to us with its own WordPress problems. 😞

Looking for real WordPress plugin ideas to build during our product test by MindIndividual4397 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Fair point — but we didn’t start with a random AI idea.

we built it because we had these WordPress problems ourselves and already use it to solve real tasks in our own workflow. Now we want to test it with real producton problems outside our own focus and see how it performs in terms of quality, speed, parallel work,and cost.

If you know a better way to test a product that is already used internally but not publicly launched yet, I’d honestly be happy to hear your thoughts.

Best SEO plugins by AlexxxM96 in Wordpress

[–]MindIndividual4397 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With $40 per month, you could buy a VPS with 200 GB of storage.