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6/17/2026
WordPress was the SaaS stack all along — we just had to build the missing piece

WordPress was the SaaS stack all along — we just had to build the missing piece

Short summary

A developer with 10+ years running a PHP QR code generator decided to package it as a WordPress plugin rather than build on traditional SaaS frameworks. WordPress's ease of setup, built-in SEO, and ability to avoid plugin conflicts made it the better platform. By building native Stripe billing and dashboards directly into the plugin, they turned a tool into a complete SaaS product without external dependencies.

  • •WordPress beats Laravel/Symfony for beginner-friendly SaaS builds
  • •Native plugin billing avoids dependency hell from WooCommerce + payment plugins
  • •Free core + PRO tier model works well for WordPress distribution

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