Category: Payments
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stripe + pmpro: how we built a membership checkout without a saas platform
Most designers reach for Gumroad or Lemon Squeezy — we went a layer deeper and own the whole checkout. The Design Stack membership runs on Paid Memberships Pro (PMPro) connected directly to Stripe, hosted on WordPress. No platform fees beyond Stripe’s standard 2.9% + 30¢. No third-party dashboard to log into. No lock-in. The tradeoff…