How to optimize speed when syncing new members to personalized Webflow dashboards using Make.com or Whalesync? Answered
In syncing between Memberstack, Airtable, and Webflow I'm trying to decide if I should use Make.com or Whalesync. One major factor is speed since I'd like Member sign-ups to trigger the creation of /redirect to a personalized Member dashboard CMS collection page. Any suggestions? Is there a speed difference between the 2?
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Make could be faster in firing things off between all the parts, however, setting the the syncs takes a lot of time and it’s not bi-directional, meaning you have to have an event to trigger the update on both sides.
I’ve used Memberstack, Airtable, and Webflow together using Whalesync on a project and we just had to recognize that there’d be a small delay of 15-20 seconds in getting member data synced from Airtable to Memberstack (most of that delay is caused by a 5-10 second hold in Whalesync to let people finish typing in fields, look up how Airtable autosaves data—every character is a autosaved so each one can be a triggering event).
A few ways we solved for this:
Make might be faster but it’s much harder to keep things in sync because you need all the events dialed in. Whalesync is easier on the set-up and, if you know the limitations, you’ll be fine.
Awesome suggestions. Implementing some strategic delays sounds like a good path forward. Maybe a generic welcome screen with some membership guidance. or forcing an email verification step. Thanks for taking the time, Jordan.
Hello. Having a tough time cracking this one. I have a user dashboard that includes a link to the user own public profile page. It works perfectly, but never appears when I redirect a new user to their dashboard the first time. The link is generated and adding to their MS profile via Make, and I'm trying to create enough time to allow that process to run while the link is generated. Here's the flow:
Still there's no button on page load. Hit refresh and it immediately appears.
Hey Bill Utaegbulam,
Can you check this cloneable and take inspiration from the code to have a script on the welcome page where it checks if the custom field where you store the link via make is present and then redirects the user.
Here's a memberscript that you can combine with the script you can find in the cloneable's Success page and customize it as per your use-case to keep checking the custom field with the link in a timely manner and redirect the user once it's filled out.
You can test this approach out and let me know if it helps.
Incredible! Managed to get that concept working. No longer a need for the button either. Much smoother UX than my original plan. Thank you!
Amazing, glad it worked.
Welcome 😇
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