Four stars — great product with real potential to be something special

I’ve been using SureDash since it launched, initially as a beta tester, and I can say with confidence that this team builds software worth paying attention to.

For my use case — running an online guitar academy with courses, resources, and ongoing student communication — SureDash solved something I couldn’t find elsewhere: a platform that looks genuinely good out of the box, without needing custom CSS to make it presentable, and that combines courses, discussion spaces, and access control in a way that actually works together. The SureMembers integration is seamless.

The feature that has changed my workflow most is the MCP integration with Claude. I can post updates and lesson notes to my students without ever opening the site. For a one-person operation, that kind of automation is a genuine gamechanger.

A few things I’d love to see:

Per-user resource sharing. You can already share a post with a single user — I asked for that, and they built it. But for resources like PDFs and MP3s, sharing is currently limited to access groups. For coaching, being able to share a file with one specific person is important. The functionality feels close — it just isn’t there yet for resources.

Search and categorisation. With hundreds of videos and growing, discoverability is becoming a real issue. Either native categories and tags, or an ACF integration, would go a long way.

Video messaging. The ability to record and post a video directly in a comment or post would be huge for coaching workflows. A special integration with PrestoPlayer and Bunny CDN might work here.

Plugin integration clarity. Running SureDash alongside SureMembers and SureCart, there are moments where it’s genuinely unclear where to do certain things. Login is a good example — SureMembers has its own, SureDash creates another. When someone is running all three plugins, there should be clear guidance on how to handle login, page restriction, downloads, and access in a unified way. These products are stronger together, and that should be more obvious.

This team listens — the single-user post sharing I mentioned above is proof of that. I have genuine trust in where this is going. Four stars because there’s real work still to do, but I’m watching closely and I expect that to change.