Is ThemeForest a Good Place to Sell Your Premium WordPress Theme?
In this article, I’m going to have a thorough look at the most popular theme marketplace for WordPress themes. We’re going to try and understand the pros and cons of…
MailChimp Integration and Seamless Freemium Checkout with 1-Click Auto-Install
Release Notes is our monthly update that highlights the recent product improvements we’ve made, so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new. Here’s what we launched in…
Interview: Aleksander Kuczek – CEO of Perfect Dashboard & VP of Joomla
The first time I met with Alexander Kuczek was through Adam Warner from FooPlugins, a common friend, who introduced us in a lunch we had during the last WordCamp US….
Think Big, Learn Fast, and Listen: My Lessons from Building a WordPress SaaS Product
A year and a half ago when I started thinking about what my next side project would be, I couldn’t have imagined the success that it would have. While it…
How Imagely Optimizes User-retention & Keeps ‘NextGEN Gallery’ Popular
This time I want to bring forth a special success story of the very popular WordPress plugin: NextGEN Gallery, by Imagely. In fact, it’s our most popular plugin maker here…
How to Outrank Your Competitors’ SEO on the WordPress.org Plugin Repository
The new WordPress plugin repository was officially released, replacing the old “legacy” one. Many community members (including me) feel that most of the issues that were addressed during the feedback…
Dunning, New In-Dashboard Checkout & Site Trials! – March Product Release Notes
Release Notes is our monthly update that highlights the recent product improvements we’ve made, so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new. Here’s what we launched in…
This WordPress Agency Turns Its Custom Plugins/Themes Into a Recurring Income
At Freemius, we work closely with our makers, so we get a unique opportunity to encounter some very interesting monetization use cases and business models. Today I’d like to share…
ThemeForest Or CodeCanyon: Should WordPress Devs Sell Plugins Or Themes?
This is the final part (Part III) in our series of WordPress themes & plugins market analysis, where we’re looking at the unit economics of Envato, the company that owns…
CodeCanyon By The Numbers: Can You Pay Your Bills Selling Premium WordPress Plugins on CodeCanyon?
Owned by Envato, a digital marketplace conglomerate, CodeCanyon is the leading marketplace for selling premium WordPress plugins. The marketplace grossed over $70,000,000 since 2009, processed 2.3 million sales of WordPress…
Trials, Upgrade Flow, 100% Coupon Code & Editable Billing Information – December Product Release Notes
Release Notes is our monthly update that highlights the recent product improvements we’ve made, so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new. Here’s what we launched in…
ThemeForest By The Numbers: Thought The WordPress Theme Gold Rush Was Over? Think Again!
Envato’s ThemeForest and CodeCanyon are de-facto the leading marketplaces for WordPress plugins and themes. With a growing community of over 7 million subscribers, both marketplaces sound like a lucrative place…
Jason Lemieux from Postmatic: Balance Life & Business
Jason Lemieux is an expert WordPress developer and the founder of Postmatic, a nifty and not to mention stylish plugin that allows users to engage in and respond to posts…
Localization, Feedback Form, After Upgrade Instructions & Mobile Friendlier – September Release Notes
These are the release notes for a major release (more than 80 commits) with a bunch of enhancements and one crucial license related bug fix for developers who monetize with…
Licensing, Billing, Themes Support, Bug Fixes – August Release Notes
This is a major version release (89 commits) with many important bug fixes and significant enhancement of the licensing mechanism for the paid plugin authors. Bug Fixes Quotes Localization: I’m…