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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.

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.

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.

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

Solid breakdown. The only thing I would add is to back up before making the change — better safe than sorry.