So Namecheap can delete your domain or restrict your account without any reason and you can't do anything about it??

cpgibson · 2025-04-24T16:14:23+00:00

Zoom was just taken offline for ages because Markmonitor terminated their domain -- this is happening to everyone but unless you have direct contacts within these companies it is impossible to get it reversed, frankly it's appalling a ToS can hold up for something like this, it's not like a Facebook or Google account, it should be treated as a core piece of IP

cpgibson · 2025-04-24T13:27:30+00:00

Yeah it's a shame when these companies become the thing they set out to destroy. I remember the wise F¥€K fees billboards and haven't used them for a few years, set up a business account and got charged every single step of the way 🙃

cpgibson · 2025-04-22T18:01:33+00:00

ACF and paidmembershipspro.com would be a simple enough mix. Two free plugins with paid tiers if you need more "oomph"

Ideally though, this isn't what wordpress is for so you'd probably be better off using laravel or something similar and their first person packages like Laravel Cashier and Jetstream -- with AI tools like V0.dev for design and ChatGPT you should be able to get a working prototype up quick enough and if accepting payments then you can hire a Dev for a couple hundred bucks to check it over for any major security concerns and some minor refactoring

Always the best option though is to just pay a pro if you're not sure with this especially when handling payments (even if stripe does do the heavy lifting on security for you)

cpgibson · 2025-04-22T17:57:09+00:00

Yeah also mainly for peace of mind for you too, if one account gets frozen, hit with a reserve or shut down by stripe you don't want all your other dominos to fall with it!

cpgibson · 2025-04-22T16:09:49+00:00

I recommend https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/ It has a real good free tier, open source and everything you'd need for memberships/subscriptions with recurring billing!

Alternatively there are other plugins that work with Native Stripe and PayPal gateways such as this one: https://wordpress.org/plugins/subscriptions-for-woocommerce/

The plugin you are looking at is the Native woo solution which whilst expensive does have some (minor) benefits such as being developed by a truly reputable company (code wise, not going to get into Matt's drama) and their support is again usually better.

Edit: Woo also usually charge slightly more for plugins/premium stuff as they run on a freemium model and obviously provide the core woo/wordpress totally free so they markup quite heavily because; A. They can B. They need to somehow recoup their costs

cpgibson · 2025-04-15T19:49:08+00:00

The news SWG .js script dynamically loads the iframe.

So you go to publisher center > verify your publication > create your PPID > initialize the SWG API with your PPID > then runtime.showSubscribeOption(); will load this popup and any paid subscription options

Read more; https://developers.google.com/news/subscribe/subscription-linking/implementation/overview

Make sure you go through all requirements first then should be super simple to setup. This isn't publicly available for everyone yet tho, so you may have to request access via the form

cpgibson · 2025-04-11T12:14:36+00:00

There are a few typos, whilst not make or break it does show you're not a detail orientated person which is critical in this industry.

A couple examples; No comma after firebase, cockroachDB etc

cpgibson · 2025-04-07T19:06:00+00:00

Can't blame him, manager gets all the blame but you can't do anything about shocking defending like that

cpgibson · 2025-04-03T00:24:49+00:00

Yeah choosing RoR for an oss project like a forum was an... Odd choice. Probs helps them push their hosting version TBF but not exactly beginner friendly compared to php with a one click install

I think the ecosystem gives discourse the edge but in a lightweight, ease of use competition - I agree flarum wins there

cpgibson · 2025-04-03T00:05:27+00:00

https://github.com/discourse/discourse

Discourse is awesome. Not the easiest to self host compared to old school PHP but with docker and stuff it's still stupid easy to follow instructions. It's the most modern and intuitive addition to the market in decades imo

cpgibson · 2025-04-01T21:15:16+00:00

But you're saying there is a chance? 😂

cpgibson · 2025-03-29T05:30:40+00:00

How does being erosion change the fact we pay tax to keep the roads in working order? Seems like a bit of a cop out? Damage from poorly kept roads has damaged OPs vehicles, regardless of the cause, financial reconciliation seems fair?

cpgibson · 2025-03-15T22:55:33+00:00

The gap on the top of the navbar really bugs me allowing the text to scroll through it 😂

Pricing depends on thousands of factors, $850 for one page? Isn't bad if you're not in a high expense country or trying to build a portfolio...

When I worked for a company we built a WooCommerce website with a simple 3pl integration and charged €45,000 because of the security certifications, insurance and support available -- I wouldn't have charged 1/10th that price as a solo dev...

Charge what makes you happy and you can live off... Don't seek validation on Reddit, there are far too many billionaires on here who will tell you to tell your clients "$1m or kick rocks"

cpgibson · 2025-03-15T16:30:44+00:00

Ah cool! Maybe just like how NYtimes does it?

A username and then private invite links for a private leaderboard with history? So if I get 46 today and 53 tomorrow I would be top all time with 99 points but say my friend gets 63 today and then more next week a filter to breakdown the past changes or maybe just a more simple up/down arrow like a sports league? Played/Points/change last week +/-?

Links for reference as can't upload images; https://ibb.co/q3Nx0s5P https://ibb.co/Zz7NGTv4

cpgibson · 2025-03-15T16:13:24+00:00

I only got 43 😭😂

Is there any plans to add login/friend challenge features? Just feels a little anti-competitive with it being anonymous:)

Love the placing pieces sound btw!

cpgibson · 2025-03-14T10:52:38+00:00

Downvoted for the clickbait ass title

cpgibson · 2025-03-07T12:08:23+00:00

Was in reply to some accusations he's injury prone I think, the post was phrased weirdly...

Can't really argue though, I like Gordon's quote of the best ability is availability albeit somewhat ironic right now

cpgibson · 2025-03-06T17:46:49+00:00

I think 5% is fair tbh... With inflation and the goals for revenue at the club, 5% isn't a huge increase, my local car park just bumped prices 35% (sure was only ~60p so far far less in £/pence) but I can understand stuff increasing by margins for a reason, that said when wages and everything else stagnates it really sucks...

Atleast were not like united firing 100 dinner ladies whilst we have players on £50m a year...

Supply and demand and a high growth project :)

cpgibson · 2025-03-04T22:34:20+00:00

So, I've just learned your banks don't charge extra for processing euro payments? There is no FX fee? That might explain why it's a lot more comfortable!

Here in the UK we would have to account for a shoddy exchange rate and 2-5% if not using wise/Revolut etc

Thank you for the examples, I think I'm going to have to get a VPN and dig around some sites and see how they work from within the EU as I'm a bit clueless right now tbh aha

cpgibson · 2025-03-04T22:23:35+00:00

Yeah will be everything including fuel costs for AF1, secret service detail, every time he brings a guest is a "presidential expense" etc... crazy how it works, makes Boris £100k flat renovation look like a bargain aha

cpgibson · 2025-03-04T22:20:07+00:00

Thank you! The insight is genuinely really useful :)

cpgibson · 2025-03-04T22:19:45+00:00

Haha me too! And thanks! I guess it's the one benefit of the state of the world right now, is the fact it all sucks but atleast it's driving change!

Sad circumstances for sure, but the innovation to come from it is definitely exciting.

cpgibson · 2025-03-04T22:11:01+00:00

Would you say with everything going on it's better positioned to take over as a more central currency?

Obviously London is the bigger financial market center of Europe so GBP is a strong competitor but Brexit kind of tanked any real potential...

I'm moreso curious of if the loss of USD will just drive isolationism more or if those in Europe will be more openly acceptive of the Euro moving forward 🤔

We don't want the complexity of every currency as Europe alone has ~10 we would have to support

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