How to Submit Plugins to the WordPress.org Repository
Hosting a plugin on the WordPress.org repository is one of the most popular (and effective) ways of kickstarting a successful freemium business. If it’s your first time submitting a plugin…
Tag: wordpress.org
From Side Project to 200K Users: The Bootstrap Success Story That’s Disrupting WordPress Theme
We’ve had the pleasure of talking with two amazing young guys from the Republic of Moldova, Sergiu and Andrei, the creators of Blocksy and the founders of CreativeThemes. Blocksy started…
ThemeForest vs. WordPress.org Theme Review Process
Submitting your WordPress theme for review can be a tedious process. I’ve personally spoken with many theme developers who have been rejected from both ThemeForest and WordPress.org for reasons they…
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…
Jose Vega’s Story Tripling Plugin Sales Revenue with WP Sheet Editor
Jose Vega is a young entrepreneur from El Salvador and the lead developer of several successful plugins. His featured plugins are WP Sheet Editor and WP Frontend Admin, which he’s…
How Benjamin Denis’ Plugin Hit 10K+ Active Installs in just 1 Year!
This time we are interviewing an exciting entrepreneur from France. Benjamin Denis is the creator and owner of several WordPress plugins, who focuses (when he’s not working full-time at a…
How GIFs Increase Your Plugin’s Conversion Rate in The WordPress.org Repository
Plugin marketing pages are the most valuable resource for getting your plugin into the hands of your users. Regardless of which type of business model you follow, the quality of…
Insights for WordPress Themes by Freemius
Today, we’re officially announcing the release of our insights and analytics solution for WordPress theme authors: Freemius Insights for themes – yeah baby! In case you have never heard of…
A Guide to Optimizing Your Plugin’s WordPress.org Page (In 6 Steps)
With over 38,000 plugins in the WordPress directory, it can be difficult to make yours stand out and get people hitting the ‘download’ button. Your plugin page is really the…
Why Free WordPress Plugins are Bad for Everyone
We all love free stuff right? It’s hard to look past the benefits of a free product when it comes to web development, whether that means a plugin, or a theme….