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👀 Take the first look at Clips — our upcoming short video experience for phpFox communities.

Designed to boost engagement, Clips brings a familiar short-form video experience right into your community.

✨ Swipe navigation with autoplay
🔔 Instant alerts for new short videos
🎬 And more exciting features on the way

🚀 Ready to see it in action? Take the very first look here: https://www.phpfox.com/clips-sneak-peek-2-take-a-first-look/

This is it. Last chance. 🇺🇸

Our Memorial Day Sale ends tonight — and after that, it's back to full price.

If you've been thinking about owning your niche community platform, this is the sign you've been waiting for.

Up to 25% off. See all available deals here
👉 https://www.phpfox.com/memorial-day-deals-are-live/

Most brands are still building customer communities on platforms they don’t actually own. 👀

Facebook Groups, Discord, Slack — they help you gather people, but the data, reach, and customer access are still controlled by someone else’s ecosystem.

That becomes a problem when:
→ algorithms change 📉
→ engagement drops overnight ⚠️
→ platform policies shift 🔄
→ you can’t fully access your own customer insights 🔒

Stop relying on a platform you don't control. 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 is becoming one of the most valuable assets brands can own in 2026.

𝗔 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 gives businesses 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 — without depending entirely on third-party platforms. 🚀

If customer retention and long-term growth matter to your business, this shift is worth paying attention to.

📖 Read the full blog: What Is a Self-Hosted Community Platform & How It Helps Increase Customer Retention.
👉 https://www.phpfox.com/what-is-a-self-hosted-community-platform/