Wordpress plugin dev - bitcoin ecommerce specialists anybody can recommend?

[johnny508]

I have a wordpress woocommerce plugin that i am looking to get customized to fit a storefronts needs.  I suspect the changes are minor but i am no developer.  Theres a few other php scripts ive seen on github that do parts of what im trying to do.  But i have no experience in roping them all together.

Can anybody recommend a company or a person who has specific skills like this?  Ive had a few convis with people on this board mpbut they mostly just disappear.  And i tried elance but i didnt get the feeling that they were all that skilled in what i needed to do and i wasnt particuarly thrilled that they were offshore.

Anybody point me in the right direction? 

Also, how might u budget for this type of thing?  Do i just pick a number im comfortable paying and give it to them.  Or is there some standard i should be prepared to pay?

If anybody is serious about doing this and has past work on github they can show me, please contact me. 

I would open source whatever changes are made too.

Heres the broad scope:
Bitcoinway.com / gesman has a script that allows u to use mpk in electrum 1.9.8 to directly accept payments to unique addresses.  There is no middleman which is the key thing.

I would like script brought up to compatibility with elec 2.1 mpk (xpub format)
And i would like some customization on the way it looks at confirmations and changes order status.
Lastly, i would like a few fields populated upon pressing a button or running a cron job of some sort.

Im shocked this script hasnt gotten more attention or that other ecommerce platforms dont have similar solutions (at least mot that im aware of).

Thanks!

[vm1990]

id suggest looking through woocommerce read me on wordpress. there are some features in there that allow the app to accept bitcoins. not had a proper dig through it yet but theyve coverd almost every angle you can think of

[icanscript]

Contact me on skype, I have experience with woocommerce, icanscript@outlook.com

[locopao]

I don't really understand what you are trying to do.

You are already using the Bitcoinway plugin, and you need to update it? Or just some css tweaks to change the appearance of the check out page?

I ve been using this plugin as a payment method for woocommerce for almost every project, and everything works fine as is, out of the box.

Please explain exactly what do you need and maybe me or somebody else in here will be able to help you.

[Abdussamad]

i wasnt particuarly thrilled that they were offshore.

Please mention your country so that only developers who are on-shore apply for this work.

[johnny508]

could be right.. i agree it functions and i can use it and i haven't had any critical problems.  Heres what Id like to see updated/customized:
1. upgrade to use new elec v2 MPK
2. look at the blockchain for payment / wallet balance (not confirmations + balance).  I feel this would be a quicker and consistent way to keep order status up to date.  Order status customized names would be nice too as it relates to bitcoin payments.     For example, I only care that the current wallet being presented to buyer has never had any tx done it before.  Then as long as they pay the order total btc amount within a few mins then i would like status changed to PAID - PENDING ORDER FULFILLMENT if btc paid = order total.  I would like to flag confirmation issues later just to be through. 
- The buyer should have a button saying "I have paid in full" button which triggers the paid amount vs order amount check.  Giving them a tx # would be possible at this point too, I believe.
3. Shop admin checks queue and has an action/script that updates a few more things when they start to fulfill orders.  Things like confirmation count, transaction #, etc. 
4. Mechanism for deleting unpaid orders via a trigger button.
5. Rounding to the 4th or 5th digit 0.12345 btc.

So I agree that it works out of box with older 1.9.8v of electrum but it could be better.  Are you totally satisfied with the way the cron job and order status jives with payments?  I am also a lil scared that blockchain.api could break/change and cause issues at some point in future so I'm hoping whoever helps out can guide me thru some of what happens behind the scenes with these scripts and POST GET calls from the apis ( hopefully I'm speaking the right verbiage as this is new to me and I'm using it as a learning endeavor at same time).

And why do u think more people dont like this script?  Bitpay uses a fork is a million times more popular.  I don't get it..  This script seems to be what bitcoin is all about..

I don't really understand what you are trying to do.

You are already using the Bitcoinway plugin, and you need to update it? Or just some css tweaks to change the appearance of the check out page?

I ve been using this plugin as a payment method for woocommerce for almost every project, and everything works fine as is, out of the box.

Please explain exactly what do you need and maybe me or somebody else in here will be able to help you.

[johnny508]

i wasnt particuarly thrilled that they were offshore.

Please mention your country so that only developers who are on-shore apply for this work.

USA - and I'm nor against offshoring but i haven't seen much demo / sample work from the elance offshore applicants and i figured the hours conflicts would be an issue.  But if ur offshore and can help at reasonable price and show me some of ur past work, I'm more than open to any part of the world if we can make our timing for communications work..

[johnny508]

I've searched ALOT.. theres a few scripts out there for most commerce platforms but 99% of them involve middlemen (bitpay and coinabase and a few smaller middlemen).

This bitcoinway script was the only solution i found that allowed u to use ur mpk to issue direct wallets per order and receive direct payments per order.

bitshop (btcfreak on this forum) has a shopping cart interface that is kind of similar but not woo commerce and not mpk-based.

i figured there would be LOTS of choices in this sort of thing but i only found these two and they both only get me 90% of the way to where id like to be with the process..  I need somebody guidance or somebody custom dev work and Ill be golden i think.

id suggest looking through woocommerce read me on wordpress. there are some features in there that allow the app to accept bitcoins. not had a proper dig through it yet but theyve coverd almost every angle you can think of

[Bitcoin_BOy$]

Hi , I will recommand you a plugin provided by Bitpay https://bitpay.com/bitcoin-for-ecommerce . its  the official that mean
its more safe than any others and here the link to the plugin for wwocommerce : https://github.com/bitpay/woocommerce-plugin .
If you have any problem or don't know to install it I will try best to help you .

Respeects ,
Bitcoin Boy.

[johnny508]

doesnt bitpay and gouri scripts require third party processong?  Thats the most crucuial part that needs to be a firm requirement.  Nobody should have access to provkeys or be taking a commission,.

https://admin.gear.mycelium.com

As luck would have it, this was announced today and kind of seems like something thatd work..

[Gleb Gamow]

I have a wordpress woocommerce plugin that i am looking to get customized to fit a storefronts needs.  I suspect the changes are minor but i am no developer.  Theres a few other php scripts ive seen on github that do parts of what im trying to do.  But i have no experience in roping them all together.

Can anybody recommend a company or a person who has specific skills like this?  Ive had a few convis with people on this board mpbut they mostly just disappear.  And i tried elance but i didnt get the feeling that they were all that skilled in what i needed to do and i wasnt particuarly thrilled that they were offshore.

Anybody point me in the right direction? 

Also, how might u budget for this type of thing?  Do i just pick a number im comfortable paying and give it to them.  Or is there some standard i should be prepared to pay?

If anybody is serious about doing this and has past work on github they can show me, please contact me. 

I would open source whatever changes are made too.

Heres the broad scope:
Bitcoinway.com / gesman has a script that allows u to use mpk in electrum 1.9.8 to directly accept payments to unique addresses.  There is no middleman which is the key thing.

I would like script brought up to compatibility with elec 2.1 mpk (xpub format)
And i would like some customization on the way it looks at confirmations and changes order status.
Lastly, i would like a few fields populated upon pressing a button or running a cron job of some sort.

Im shocked this script hasnt gotten more attention or that other ecommerce platforms dont have similar solutions (at least mot that im aware of).

Thanks!

Hey, Johnny, did you get it to work?

I just wanted to let you know that this dude - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=73260 - (his real name is Gleb - not related) built that plugin and runs this site: http://www.mensk.com/about/

I stumbled upon this post via searching for woocommerce, moreover, gesman, to be precise.

[johnny508]

no, unfortunately i couldn't get anybody to actually commit to the project/work..

I've had a few forum chats with gasman (the original creator of that script) and i think he said that a crowd fund of $4000 would get the script up to par.  But he wasn't sure he'd have time to manage it.

So I think we'll see the script die off.

Right now, I am pretty close to being satisfied with a new solution.  GoUrl.io payment gateway along with their coin box plugin seems to do the trick.  Theres no fee, no middleman touching the coins and it works perfectly as far as validating/confirming tx confirmations, wallet balances and then updating woocommerce fields.

The downsides:
a) GoURL.io does require registration for using their API.
b) GoURL.io coin boxes are on their site which is where the MPK values are plugged in.  I believe theres ways around this like for example u can use there API which works very well and then use a totally different wallet management approach.
c) Likely, they will charge a fee at some point like bitpay / coinbase.  Avoiding a 2% charge should be a main goal of the community if using bitcoin for payment.  It adds up and scripts have proven that it can be automated. 
** I do understand the need to charge some fee for maintenance of any product tho but 2% of a lifetime store earnings seems a bit much.

lll keep this thread updated with where we land..  Its getting close to finalized I hope but unfortunately, the bitcoinway/gesman script is out unless somebody can integrate it with GoURL.io.  Im still not fully sure what the heck im doing so i don't really want to start customizing the plugin code where it deals with money payments. But ideal word - the gasman script manages wallet creation, takes the payments and the gourl api uses their block explorer and plugin to confirm payment and update woo orders.

So only ur server has the MPK value accessible (not Gourl's website).

[johnny508]

So we now have two options confirmed working:
1 cryptowoo - paid plugin but support is excellent and thisis my top choice
2. Bitcoinway gesman plugin - dev is back and released update last mnnth.  Havent quite got it working yet but im close.