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\"joost<\/a>Our friend Joost De Valk posted back in Nov 2012 about selling premium WordPress plugins<\/a> and it’s caused a bit of a stir among our community so I thought I’d invite you all to leave a comment here and tell us your experiences of buying WordPress plugins. Do you have a favourite premium plugin you just couldn’t live without or do you think all plugins should be free? Are you an author of premium plugins and if so why did you choose to charge for your code?<\/p>\n

Some questions to consider:<\/p>\n

What are the benefits of paying for a plugin?<\/p>\n

Is support usually better for premium plugins vs free?<\/p>\n

Do premium plugins help WordPress grow as a platform or detract from its evolution?<\/p>\n

If you do not buy premium plugins, why not?<\/p>\n

Please leave your comments below and tell us what you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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