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6/19/2026
I Built a Search Engine & Internet Portal on Top of WordPress Using PHP and Cursor AI — Is This a Good Practice?

I Built a Search Engine & Internet Portal on Top of WordPress Using PHP and Cursor AI — Is This a Good Practice?

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The author built Niriv, a complex WordPress portal accelerating development with Cursor AI, discovering that while AI excels at boilerplate and refactoring, architectural decisions require human judgment. This raises a critical question: are features being built because users need them or because AI makes them fast to create? The experience highlights both AI IDE productivity gains and the risk of unintended feature bloat.

  • •Cursor AI dramatically accelerated WordPress feature development through boilerplate generation and code refactoring
  • •AI excels at tactical coding but cannot replace architectural decision-making or product strategy
  • •Risk of feature creep: developers must remain intentional about product scope when AI makes building effortless

Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.

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