Description
Platform Build Brief Project context The platform is a client-worker marketplace. Clients browse worker profiles on the website and should be able to unlock contact access only after purchasing a plan. The product should remain lightweight, reliable, and practical for a small founder-led team. The current website is WordPress-based, and the immediate objective is to strengthen the worker hiring flow through reliable payments, gated contact access, matching logic, and website-based telephony. Primary priorities The current implementation priority is: 1. Payment gateway + gated contact access. 2. Matching / recommendation logic. 3. Website-based calling / telephony. Authentication/OTP and CRM/messaging are also in scope because they support the core flow, but the above three areas are the most important for this phase. Existing stack assumptions · WordPress website. · Client and worker profiles already exist or are being created on the website. · Current login/signup flow exists but needs review and stabilization. · The solution should preferably use reliable plugins/custom development with maintainable code. Scope of work A. Payment gateway + gated contact access Objective Enable clients to purchase plans and unlock a limited number of worker contacts for a defined duration. Required work · Integrate a suitable payment gateway into WordPress. · Recommend the best gateway option based on Indian market use case, WordPress compatibility, and ease of reconciliation. · Create plan-