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Self-hosted community vs. a SaaS platform — your take?

CA Carlos Mendes 3 months ago

Clients always ask whether to self-host on WordPress or use a hosted community SaaS. I have my biases, but I want to steelman both sides.

What tips your recommendation one way or the other?

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AL Alice Chen

This matches my experience exactly. The hard part is staying consistent once the initial novelty wears off.

CA Carlos Mendes OP

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

DA David Kim

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

LE Lena Fischer

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

AI Aisha Khan

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

NO Noah Bennett

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.