Security Best Practices for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers
As a WordPress developer, there are many decisions you have to make about what to work on. Your primary interest and priority are to build an amazing theme or plugin,…
BFCM 2020: 5 Ways to Promote Your WordPress Plugin or Theme Without Reducing Average Sale Price
Many folks have had a dramatic year due to coronavirus – not just in our personal lives, but also in our plugin and theme sales. The massive rise in working…
Nailing First Time User Experience (FTUE) for WordPress Plugins & Themes
Did you know the #1 reason users deactivate a WordPress plugin or theme is that they couldn’t figure out how to use it? This thought makes me toss and turn…
James Farmer, CEO at WPMU DEV’s Shares Their Transformation from Tons o’ Plugins to Premium Agency Solution
I recently had a video chat with the founder of WPMU DEV, James Farmer, to ask all about their transition from managing over 100 plugins and themes to focusing on…
SDK 2.4.0 Release Notes – New Pricing Page, License Activation Improvements, Bug Fixes and More
We’ve got a pretty cool update this time around – a new ReactJS pricing page for the WP Admin will be shipped soon directly with the Freemius SDK! Besides that,…
Growth Hacking Your Product Launch with Hot Tips
I want to share some secrets about how I’ve been growth hacking with daily “Hot Tips” leading up to the launch of my Landing Page Masterclass. This is a unique…
How Aaron Bowie Left His IT Job to Build a Full-Blown WooCommerce Extensions Business
This month, I had the chance to interview Aaron Bowie, a super-chill guy based in the UK who like many of us, made the transition from IT guy to plugin…
Contextual Discounts to Increase Conversion Rates and Reduce Churn
eCommerce is booming now more than ever. The space evolves every single day and we are here to make sure our makers stay at the edge of modern practices. This…
Saving Plugin & Theme Developers Time with Freemius’ New Reactive Contact Form
As part of our ongoing efforts to help plugin and theme developers optimize the support experience for their customers, we’re excited to share a brand new contact form in the…
Is AppSumo Worth the Hassle for WordPress Plugin Developers?
Building a WordPress plugin and launching it are two different things. As developers, we are always fascinated with the idea of building something meaningful and solving a problem. But, a…
Account Successor Feature Tributed to Our Own Tevya Washburn
This is a particularly difficult post to write during a hard time in the world. One of our friends and community members, Tevya Washburn, has recently passed away, leaving behind…
Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur Founds Rapidly Growing WordPress Security Plugin
This is a truly unique success story about plugin developer Sagar Patil, who created SSL Zen. Sagar is an entrepreneur who successfully started and sold 4 different companies, and this…
Announcing Late & Partial Refunds, Improved User Filtering, Affiliate Links in the Developer Dashboard, & Gifts from Freemius!
We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy in these wild times 😷 The team has been hard at work (albeit in quarantine) with some awesome new features 🚀 around…
New Payments Distribution Charts, WordPress SDK 2.3.2, Privacy + Transparency Improvements, Account Ownership Transfer, and more!
We’re excited to share our latest WordPress SDK and platform upgrades with the community! Of particular note is that we’ve taken significant steps in being more flexible and transparent about…
CEO Kim Gjerstad: How MailPoet Became the Email Leader for WordPress
Just as I was leaving the Freemius + WP Engine Makers Meetup last year at WordCamp US in St. Louis, Founder and CEO of MailPoet, Kim Gjerstad, stopped me at…