In reply to Nick.

Hi Nick,

1) is sure a big benefit but it is surpassed by the downside of only 2 – 7 days lifetime of a install.

I rather prefer setting it up locally with like f.e.

https://kinsta.com/devkinsta/
xampp, dockers, vmware etc etc.

For me setting up a multisite, single site, multiple php versions etc is no issue and easy as is and since i am using it for a long time development but also for debugging and moving websites to another hoster this is no solution for me. 200MB is too small for moving a old existing website and start redesigning it.

Users testing wordpress for the first time have no idea about multisites, domain mapping, subdomains, and subdirectory installs and/or the mu-plugins folder, redirecting the 404 in mu install etc.

ssl, switching php etc is not difficult at all.

8) can be accomplished with a plugin !

I like the 10) reason but even that i can do with a click and move my local install into a live url.

What i do not like is my designs, plugins, themes and test running on a server i have no control about what is done with that after it is deleted.

Further more if i would setup a website on that testing ground and be away for week or maybe 2 it would be gone.

and then last but not least many hosters offering webspace they have, when running cpanel or any other admin hosting area, the one click wordpress install. which setsup a wp install in a minute. Most of them have multi php versions on can set and select with a click also.

I understand that this is ideal for new beginners, but not for website designers, theme or plugin developers. They need more then 2-7 days, but I can see the use and benefit for people who have never used wordpress.

If this had a ability to keep it alive for 3 months or so i would definitly try and use it. But for now this is no option and will skip it.