Stack picker
What would a dev do?
A few questions about what you're building, then the playbook a developer would reach for — and when to skip it.
A dev would reach for
WordPress + managed hosting
Hard to beat when non-developers must publish daily and the budget favors plugins over engineers.
Why this fits
- Membership plugins cover gated content and roles for editor-run sites.
Common trap
Letting the members area grow into an application. Once it has app-like state, move that part to a web-app stack.
Check this before you commit
Skip if the product is an application rather than a site — app-like state in WordPress means fighting the platform every sprint.
Read the playbook