01
— Hook
A tutor with no portal
Ana runs a one-woman Spanish school. Bookings lived in DMs, payments in screenshots, and parents had nowhere to see what their kid was learning.
The Spanish Club
Ana Maria Wentz
Engagement7-day fixed-budget WordPress plugin build
Total$1,000 (Phase 1 $400 + Phase 2 $600, both paid in full)
Livev0.46.2
Support30 days through 2026-06-19
02
— The constraint
Fixed budget. Live site. No theme edits.
Her WordPress site was already working. The brief was clear — add a parent portal as a self-contained plugin without touching the theme, the existing pages, or her checkout.
03
— The build
One plugin. Seven days.
Custom 6-digit code login (bcrypt-hashed), Stripe with ACH as the default rail, Zoom button that activates 10 minutes before class, Google Calendar two-way sync, and a parent-facing portal in English with Spanish flavor.
04
— The unlock
What Ana can actually do now
Parents book and pay themselves. Recurring weekly slots, family accounts with per-child colors, bundle credits, and scholarship invoicing — all from her phone. Ana stopped being the booking system.
05
— The proof
Shipped, paid, live
v0.46.2 live on thespanishclub.info. Phase 1 + Phase 2 delivered for $1,000 total. 30-day support window included.
06
— Close
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— Want one like this?
One paragraph on what's broken. I read every message and reply within 48 hours.