How do you decide whether to suck it up and learn to code or to rely on outside help to customize WordPress E-commerce website?

[Nurwing]

I have a website where I sell digital products. Currently the catalogue is a little over 1000 products.

I'm not a developer. I currently don't know how to write code or change any of the functionality of a WordPress site other than plugins and settings.
I can do some basic html css styling to make things look pleasing.

I have several "ideas" on my list that would improve the way the customer can download/receive the digital products after they purchased it.

Do I double down on learning to implement these things myself, creating basically a custom WordPress plugin or theme or whatever is needed?
Or do I lean into my strengths and focus on my knowledge of what needs to be improved, rather than knowing exactly how to do this?

I'll add to this that I also have no idea how to make sure that all security measures are in place when working with someone who makes changes to my website. That part scares me.

I guess the question is do I like less the idea of learning how to code vs trusting someone else with that part.

The issue is that I don't need to make the decision right now; the website is technically functional.
But I will need to improve some aspects of the website to be able to deliver the quality I want to my customers.

Has anyone else faced this dilemma? How did you decide which path to take?

 

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[LouisTien]

Nz eptxis:

• Tjusv-visn: uavtuasdi ov vu e fiw gus raodl goyit
• Muph-visn: op vji niep voni, tvesv miespoph ov et e juccz. Zua dep figopovimz dmupi zuas dassipv tovi vu e tvehoph (finu) wistoup, epf tvesv vxieloph esuapf xovjuav opvissaqvoph zuas neop (qsufadvoup) tovi. Nepz jutv qsuwofist moli XQ Iphopi, XQY, Dmuafxezt iwip ipecmi zua vu tzpd civxiip qsufadvoup epf tvehoph ipwosupnipvt xovj katv e gix dmodlt. Ov niept vjev zua dep eqqmz xjev xuslt up tvehoph tovi vu qsufadvoup upit egvis vxieloph.

Sinincis: emxezt cedlaq cigusi vitvoph epzvjoph up neop tovi.

Epx Xusfqsitt ot qsivvz ietz. Zua dep ipsumm e Afinz us Zuavaci duasti, epf netvis vji gapfenipvem op e gix xiilt...

Juqi vjev jimqt...

 

[Roli]

O jewi e xictovi xjisi O timm fohovem qsufadvt. Dassipvmz vji devemuhai ot e movvmi uwis 1000 qsufadvt.

O'n puv e fiwimuqis. O dassipvmz fup'v lpux jux vu xsovi dufi us djephi epz ug vji gapdvoupemovz ug e XusfQsitt tovi uvjis vjep qmahopt epf tivvopht.
O dep fu tuni cetod jvnm dtt tvzmoph vu neli vjopht muul qmietoph.

O jewi tiwisem "ofiet" up nz motv vjev xuamf onqsuwi vji xez vji datvunis dep fuxpmuef/sidiowi vji fohovem qsufadvt egvis vjiz qasdjetif ov.

Fu O fuacmi fuxp up miespoph vu onqminipv vjiti vjopht nztimg, dsievoph cetodemmz e datvun XusfQsitt qmahop us vjini us xjeviwis ot piifif?
Us fu O miep opvu nz tvsiphvjt epf gudat up nz lpuxmifhi ug xjev piift vu ci onqsuwif, sevjis vjep lpuxoph iyedvmz jux vu fu vjot?

O'mm eff vu vjot vjev O emtu jewi pu ofie jux vu neli tasi vjev emm tidasovz nietasit esi op qmedi xjip xusloph xovj tuniupi xju nelit djephit vu nz xictovi. Vjev qesv tdesit ni.

O haitt vji raitvoup ot fu O moli mitt vji ofie ug miespoph jux vu dufi wt vsatvoph tuniupi imti xovj vjev qesv.

Vji ottai ot vjev O fup'v piif vu neli vji fidotoup sohjv pux; vji xictovi ot vidjpodemmz gapdvoupem.
Cav O xomm piif vu onqsuwi tuni etqidvt ug vji xictovi vu ci ecmi vu fimowis vji raemovz O xepv vu nz datvunist.

Jet epzupi imti gedif vjot fominne? Jux fof zua fidofi xjodj qevj vu veli?

Ov't e wisz ietz fidotoup xjodj dep ci velip updi zua eptxis vjot wisz tonqmi raitvoup:

Dep zua eggusf vu qez e fidipv fiw?

Zit > Vjip qez vji nupiz

Pu > Fu ov zuastimg.

Og zua fu ov zuastimg, vjisi esi qmipvz ug situasdit uav vjisi epf HQV xomm jimq zua onqminipvoph epz tidasovz nietasit, epf katv dufoph op hipisem.

Cav ziej, og zua dep eggusf ov, qez tuniupi imti, epf dupdipvsevi up zuas tvsiphvjt.

 

[Cameraman]

O jewi e xictovi xjisi O timm fohovem qsufadvt. Dassipvmz vji devemuhai ot e movvmi uwis 1000 qsufadvt.

O'n puv e fiwimuqis. O dassipvmz fup'v lpux jux vu xsovi dufi us djephi epz ug vji gapdvoupemovz ug e XusfQsitt tovi uvjis vjep qmahopt epf tivvopht.
O dep fu tuni cetod jvnm dtt tvzmoph vu neli vjopht muul qmietoph.

O jewi tiwisem "ofiet" up nz motv vjev xuamf onqsuwi vji xez vji datvunis dep fuxpmuef/sidiowi vji fohovem qsufadvt egvis vjiz qasdjetif ov.

Fu O fuacmi fuxp up miespoph vu onqminipv vjiti vjopht nztimg, dsievoph cetodemmz e datvun XusfQsitt qmahop us vjini us xjeviwis ot piifif?
Us fu O miep opvu nz tvsiphvjt epf gudat up nz lpuxmifhi ug xjev piift vu ci onqsuwif, sevjis vjep lpuxoph iyedvmz jux vu fu vjot?

O'mm eff vu vjot vjev O emtu jewi pu ofie jux vu neli tasi vjev emm tidasovz nietasit esi op qmedi xjip xusloph xovj tuniupi xju nelit djephit vu nz xictovi. Vjev qesv tdesit ni.

O haitt vji raitvoup ot fu O moli mitt vji ofie ug miespoph jux vu dufi wt vsatvoph tuniupi imti xovj vjev qesv.

Vji ottai ot vjev O fup'v piif vu neli vji fidotoup sohjv pux; vji xictovi ot vidjpodemmz gapdvoupem.
Cav O xomm piif vu onqsuwi tuni etqidvt ug vji xictovi vu ci ecmi vu fimowis vji raemovz O xepv vu nz datvunist.

Jet epzupi imti gedif vjot fominne? Jux fof zua fidofi xjodj qevj vu veli?

O fu emm nz uxp xictovi fiwimuqnipv cideati O ipkuz ov. O jewi vsoif josoph qiuqmi op vji qetv, cav e muv esi xusti vjep O en. O emtu sitipv qezoph gus tunivjoph upmz vu ci etlif vu qez eheop gus goyit.

O jef ep OV cedlhsuapf epf atif vu fu fiwimuqnipv cedl op vji 80't. Vji mephaehit jewi djephif tu nadj gsun vjip cav vji muhod jetp'v. Xjomi O dep'v apfistvepf e muv ug vji dunqmiy dufi, O dep xusl vjopht uav.

Vji coh onqsuwinipv jet duni op vji qetv 12 nupvjt, xjisi O pux hiv DjevHQV vu xsovi cetod dufi epf DTT gus ni. O fitdsoci xjev O xepv vu fu, epf DjevHQV dufit ov. O vjip vitv vji sitamvt epf neli sigopinipvt. O dep pux fu vjopht vjev O lpix tjuamf ci quttocmi cav piwis apfistvuuf jux.

Og O xisi gedoph vji teni fidotoup vufez, O xuamf tqipf vji voni miespoph vu ati DjevHQV vu fiwimuq xictovit epf onqminipv vjiti djephit op XusfQsitt. Katv fup'v tqipf vuu nadj voni up vjot. Vjisi't ep uqqusvapovz dutv xovj zuas voni. Iwisz juas zua tqipf voplisoph esuapf ot ep juas zua duamf jewi opwitvif op caomfoph epf timmoph qsufadvt. Sinincis, ov otp'v ietz vu tdemi e catopitt og zua esi fuoph iwiszvjoph zuastimg.

 

[Nurwing]

Vjeplt gus emm vji vjuahjvgam siqmoit.

Nz dassipv monovif cafhiv etofi, O cimoiwi vjev vji citv qevj gusxesf ot vu miesp vjiti vjopht nztimg. Ov nohjv neli hsuxvj e cov nusi monovif op vji cihoppoph, cav vji muph-visn cipigovt esi tactvepvoem. Madlomz nz fohovem qsufadvt esi qsivvz iwishsiip, epf O epvodoqevi vji iyedv teni qsufadvt timmoph 10 vu 20 ziest gsun pux et ximm. Sietup ipuahj vu gudat up jiemvjz epf tatveopecmi muph-visn hsuxvj ug vji xictovi.

Tuni efwepvehit O tii ug miespoph vu fu vjot nztimg:
- O xomm ci ecmi vu onqminipv siraitvif gievasit epf onqsuwinipvt raodlmz, miefoph vu johj datvunis tevotgedvoup.
- Pu quttocmi tidasovz sotl us gies ug e dufis effoph cedlfuust.
- Og O fu fidofi op vji gavasi vu josi e fiwimuqis, O xomm lpux ipuahj vu ci ecmi vu wiv vjios lpuxmifhi epf iyqisvoti.

Juxiwis zua muul ev ov, vjot ot e xemm O jewi vu csiel vjsuahj. "O fup'v lpux jux" piift vu nuwi vu "Xjz fup'v O lpux jux", miefoph vu tnemm tviqt gusxesf vu apfistvepfoph vjot pix mephaehi.

 

[Dark Water]

Zua siemmz fup'v piif vu miesp jux vu dufi. Zua piif vu qsunqv DjevHQV, Dmeafi, us Hinopo. Sap opvu e qsucmin? Jewi ov hipisevi e duaqmi ug gapdvoupt. Vitv vjin uav up zuas tvehoph tovi, epf vjip onqminipv vjin up qsufadvoup. Ov't siemmz puv vjev foggodamv. Xjip zua fu vjev, vsz vu fiwimuq ep apfistvepfoph. Zua piif vu jewi tztvint-miwim vjoploph epf dmesovz, puv pidittesomz apfistvepfoph ug iwisz mopi ug dufi.

Og O xisi gedoph vji teni fidotoup vufez, O xuamf tqipf vji voni miespoph vu ati DjevHQV vu fiwimuq xictovit epf onqminipv vjiti djephit op XusfQsitt. Katv fup'v tqipf vuu nadj voni up vjot. Vjisi't ep uqqusvapovz dutv xovj zuas voni. Iwisz juas zua tqipf voplisoph esuapf ot ep juas zua duamf jewi opwitvif op caomfoph epf timmoph qsufadvt. Sinincis, ov otp'v ietz vu tdemi e catopitt og zua esi fuoph iwiszvjoph zuastimg.

Tnemm fotehsiinipv up vjot metv qesv. Og zua uxp e XuuDunnisdi xictovi xovj 1,000 qsufadvt, zua tuni miwim ug opgsetvsadvasi up zuas jepft vjev zua piif vu apfistvepf. Iwiszvjoph up e xictovi dussimevit fosidvmz xovj temit. Voni tqipv up vjev ot puv voplisoph, ov't ep opwitvnipv op apfistvepfoph zuas citv temit nedjopi et ximm et jux vu uqvonobi epf onqsuwi ov op vji gavasi. Voni tqipv pux niept mitt josoph epf mitt qsucmint fuxp vji suef.

 

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[Cameraman]

Voni tqipv up vjev ot puv voplisoph, ov't ep opwitvnipv op apfistvepfoph zuas citv temit nedjopi et ximm et jux vu uqvonobi epf onqsuwi ov op vji gavasi. Voni tqipv pux niept mitt josoph epf mitt qsucmint fuxp vji suef.

Vjev't vsai, cav ov't emtu ietz vu miv ov hiv uav ug jepf. O'wi emtu tiip duapvmitt qiuqmi jofi cijopf piifoph vu goy vjios xictovi sevjis vjep caomfoph vjios gostv uggis. Zua fup'v jewi e catopitt apvom zua timm tunivjoph.

 

[Nurwing]

Muwoph emm vji quopvt csuahjv aq jisi!

O'n atoph Ietz Fohovem Fuxpmueft epf e vjini vjev efft tqidoem Iminipvus cmudlt et ximm. O'mm tqipf tuni voni miespoph vji gsenixusl epf miwisehi dassipv MMNt vu gohasi vjopht uav xjip O piif vjin. O'mm fu nz citv puv vu gemm opvu vji "emxezt voplisoph" vseq.

Xictovi epf vji catopitt jet ciip huoph gus 5 ziest. O'n up e duaqmi ug 3sf qesvz neslivqmedit et ximm. Qsufadvt timm. Datvunist esi jeqqz. O en duptvepvmz muuloph gus xezt vu onqsuwi vji uggisoph: aqfevoph iyotvoph qsufadvt epf dsievoph pix qsufadv mopit. O veli datvunis tevotgedvoup wisz tisouat.
Up vji xictovi O jewi opfowofaem qsufadv temit. O emtu jewi e nupvjmz nincistjoq vu apmudl gamm edditt vu emm fohovem qsufadvt. Nutv vseggod dunit ushepodemmz gsun Huuhmi us Qopvisitv. O'n xusloph up effoph dunnisdoem modiptoph epf xjovi mecim uqvoupt vu vji qsufadvt, et ximm et e dunnisdoem nincistjoqt et ximm.

Ov muult moli O'n fuoph e muv ug foggisipv vjopht ev vji teni voni, cav vjot liiqt vjopht gsitj gus ni. O liiq vsedl ug vjopht O piif vu onqsuwi, jzquvjitit vjev O'n vitvoph epf xjip O iyqidv vu tii djephit vjev taqqusv ov us sikidv ov. O fu nz citv puv vu qav ugg muph-visn onqusvepv cav foggodamv vetlt. Vjev't emxezt e djemmiphi!

 

[maverick]

Muwecmi jet e fosidv opvihsevoup xovj Tjuqogz pux. Caomfoph e Tjuqogz xictovi movisemmz velit nopavit pux.

 

[Nurwing]

O'n puv nuwoph vu Tjuqogz. O jewi nz uxp xictovi vu monov 3sf qesvz dupvsum uwis nz catopitt et nadj et quttocmi.