I am on the free plugin and want to add Pro now. Do I install Pro alongside free, and does my existing data carry over untouched?
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I am on the free plugin and want to add Pro now. Do I install Pro alongside free, and does my existing data carry over untouched?
I respectfully disagree on one detail. In my setup the opposite held true, though I suspect it comes down to community size.
Appreciate the clear steps. The dry-run tip in particular saved me from a mistake I would not have caught otherwise.
For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.
One caveat for larger communities: keep an eye on the indexes. At a few thousand rows the difference is night and day.
Tried this on a staging copy first and it behaved exactly as described. Confident enough to roll it to production now.
We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.
Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.
Appreciate the clear steps. The dry-run tip in particular saved me from a mistake I would not have caught otherwise.
Could you say more about how you measured the result? I want to try this but I am not sure what success would look like.
We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.
This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.
Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it — the kind of thing I will want to reference again in a month.
I respectfully disagree on one detail. In my setup the opposite held true, though I suspect it comes down to community size.
Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.
Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.
For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.
Appreciate the clear steps. The dry-run tip in particular saved me from a mistake I would not have caught otherwise.
Solid breakdown. The only thing I would add is to back up before making the change — better safe than sorry.
This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.
Solid breakdown. The only thing I would add is to back up before making the change — better safe than sorry.
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