I'm hoping for a free trial at some point that will allow me to test it out. I don't think I'll upgrade to any of the new tiers though and will stick with the normal PS Plus option. I think it's called Essential now
Very true. That's why I like sites that let you customise the appearance. I know it's hard to implement but being able to choose the site colours or simply being able to switch between a light and dark theme is very nice.
I think it just depends on the niche sometimes. I've always been a fan of darker themes but they just don't suit certain forums like promotion or webmaster forums.
I've tested both Joomla and Drupal a very long time ago and I wasn't a huge fan of it, to be honest. It felt like it was a complicated CMS that was difficult to manage. Maybe that has changed of course but I wouldn't bother trying it out again
I don't bother with VPNs right now. I do have to use one for work, which of course is a paid one that they provide. I wouldn't bother with any free VPNs either, to be honest, unless it was built in to the browser
USHost247 for my general discussion forum and my personal portfolio. I have another WordPress project that is hosted on InterServer as well. I would definitely recommend both