How do I upgrade from free to Pro mid-cycle?

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

Strong agree. Good defaults beat a wall of toggles every single time.

One caveat for larger communities: keep an eye on the indexes. At a few thousand rows the difference is night and day.

Tried this on a staging copy first and it behaved exactly as described. Confident enough to roll it to production now.

This matches my experience exactly. The hard part is staying consistent once the initial novelty wears off.

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.