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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/14/2019 07:54 AM, David Gewirtz
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cite="mid:CAAvBGx0c+47esEy0r99=x5e0hheuJ0r83iGQFw+ahV2Fsj03Vg@mail.gmail.com">Well,
we could self-host a WordPress site with membership and forum
software. The entire solution can be built out that way. The only
downside is a cost, monthly for good hosting and yearly for some
commercial plugins to lock things down.
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<div>The one gotcha on the site I built was that when we moved it
to a new host, some of the commercial plugins wouldn't
re-register. At the time I set it up, the cost for them wasn't
too high, but they ballooned to a total of over $500, which was
too rich for me this year, so I just moved the site and we're
running old, somewhat out of date plugins.</div>
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<div>Also, I can't really volunteer myself to do the whole job.
Post heart surgery, I'm trying to tone down how much work I
shoulder. But I'm happy to advise.</div>
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<div>--David</div>
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<p>I'm a firm believer in the KISS principle. No disrespect, but I
think those are all good reasons NOT to go that route. <br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dennis Fowler
P. O. Box 70
Otego, NY 13825
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dennisf63@wildblue.net">dennisf63@wildblue.net</a></pre>
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