I Built a Search Engine & Internet Portal on Top of WordPress Using PHP and Cursor AI — Is This a Good Practice? (opens in new tab)

Over the last few months, I've been working on a project called Niriv, a custom WordPress-powered internet portal that goes far beyond a traditional blog or news website. What started as a WordPress theme gradually evolved into something much larger: Search engine features News aggregation Business directories Knowledge panels Weather information Horoscope sections Classified listings Chatrooms Movie content Event pages Custom archives and search experiences Various portal-style services The ...