Title: Developing a complex website in WordPress (request for advice)
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# Developing a complex website in WordPress (request for advice)

 *  [tlong9034](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tlong9034/)
 * (@tlong9034)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/developing-a-complex-website-in-wordpress-request-for-advice/)
 * I am considering making a website in WordPress that would be comparable in complexity
   to something like match.com. In order to do something like this I may need to
   utilize many different modules and possibly modify them. I reviewed popular sites
   made in WordPress and did not find anything that was to this sort of complexity
   and wanted to see if there might be reason why. Please help me answer the questions
   below. Appreciate everyone’s input.
 * – **Security**: due to the complexity and need to make modifications, would I
   have any security concerns?
    – **Performance**: this is also tied to the complexity
   component. If I am piecing together a bunch of modules and possibly modifying
   them would there by any concerns for poor performance of the site? – **Design/
   usability**: if I’m piecing together a bunch of separate modules might I have
   any troubles with design or usability as a whole? –** Other concerns**: does 
   anyone else see any other unforeseen concerns that may not be mentioned above?

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 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/developing-a-complex-website-in-wordpress-request-for-advice/#post-8296695)
 * **Security**
 * This comes down to how well each part is programmed. The WordPress core code 
   is updated all the time to plug security issues, and all of the good theme and
   plugin authors do the same. Anything custom would be something that who ever 
   has programmed it needs to keep up with.
 * **Performance**
 * There is a big possibility of performance issues. It all depends on how complex
   the system is. Sometimes this can be avioded by good coding practice and system
   design, but sometimes things just take a lot of resources to run.
 * If performance becomes an issue there’s always options of caching, dedicated 
   servers, cluster servers, server farms, etc. It all depends on hwo far you need
   the system to go. Just remember that it doesn’t take that long for a complex 
   system to outgrow a shared hosting service.
 * **Design/Usability**
 * That’s completely up to you. Almost any design can be implemented in WordPress,
   so it’s up to having a good designer that can make the site look good and make
   sure that user experience is just as good.
 * **Other concerns**
 * There’s always more to think about, but it’s hard to say without tyring. YTou
   will find things as you go along, but you will get that with any system.
 *  Thread Starter [tlong9034](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tlong9034/)
 * (@tlong9034)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/developing-a-complex-website-in-wordpress-request-for-advice/#post-8313981)
 * Thank you for your reply, very helpful and useful information for me to consider!
   Appreciate it.

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