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Shaping the Space & Driving Change: 56 WordPress Experts to Follow Online
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Shaping the Space & Driving Change: 56 WordPress Experts to Follow Online

Being a newcomer to WordPress can be daunting, especially when you’re a writer, not a developer, and have no great knowledge of the space. As I started this journey (AKA…

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Divi Kingdom Started Selling Through Freemius And Immediately Saw A Staggering 57% Increase In Revenue
Kobe Ben Itamar by Kobe Ben Itamar

Divi Kingdom Started Selling Through Freemius And Immediately Saw A Staggering 57% Increase In Revenue

Today we bring you a very pleasing success story: Abdelfatah Aboelghit created the great WooCommerce Builder for Divi plugin, and had recently migrated it away from WooCommerce and started selling…

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Challenges In Growing A WordPress Plugin Business Without Growing A Team
Milan Petrovic by Milan Petrovic

Challenges In Growing A WordPress Plugin Business Without Growing A Team

My name is Milan, and I am the owner of Dev4Press, a company dedicated to WordPress and bbPress plugins development. Dev4Press was created in 2009 as a side project, and…

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How Benjamin Denis’ Plugin Hit 10K+ Active Installs in just 1 Year!
Kobe Ben Itamar by Kobe Ben Itamar

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…

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How Barn2media More Than Tripled Their WordPress Plugins Sales Without Spending More Time On Support
Alex Castro by Alex Castro

How Barn2media More Than Tripled Their WordPress Plugins Sales Without Spending More Time On Support

Katie Keith and her husband Andy co-founded Barn2Media in late 2009. Initially dedicated to designing WordPress websites for clients, they envisioned building their business around selling products since early on….

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The Complete (and Free) WordPress Plugin Business Book by Freemius
Kobe Ben Itamar by Kobe Ben Itamar

The Complete (and Free) WordPress Plugin Business Book by Freemius

Top selling WordPress plugins make somewhere between 20-80 times more, per year, than an average WordPress plugin! Your plugin’s sales aren’t going to just skyrocket on their own, so as…

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WordPress Developers: How to Beta Test a New Plugin to Ensure a Successful Release
Tom Ewer by Tom Ewer

WordPress Developers: How to Beta Test a New Plugin to Ensure a Successful Release

A high-quality beta testing stage forms the backbone of any successful premium plugin release schedule. One cannot underestimate its value in terms of (a) removing bugs and (b) ensuring your…

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How to Turn Your Buggy Plugin Release into a 5-Star Reviews Machine
Tom Ewer by Tom Ewer

How to Turn Your Buggy Plugin Release into a 5-Star Reviews Machine

Even with a perfectly planned and executed plugin release, it can be tricky getting those all-important five-star reviews in the WordPress Plugin Directory. Drop the ball on a release and…

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5 Future WordPress Plugin Market Opportunities You Shouldn’t Miss
Tom Ewer by Tom Ewer

5 Future WordPress Plugin Market Opportunities You Shouldn’t Miss

We live in interesting times as WordPress plugin developers and a world of wider opportunity is about to open up for the platform. The WP REST API has officially landed…

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How to Decide What Features in Your Plugin Should be Free or Premium
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

How to Decide What Features in Your Plugin Should be Free or Premium

Deciding which features should be free or premium can be a daunting task as a plugin developer.

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5 Common Mistakes WordPress Plugin Developers Should Avoid
Kevin Vadala by Kevin Vadala

5 Common Mistakes WordPress Plugin Developers Should Avoid

When you start off with plugin development, you can make a lot of mistakes. And that’s fine! We all make mistakes and that’s one of the best ways to learn…

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10 Amazing Tools for WordPress Plugin Developers You Can’t Afford to Miss
Kevin Vadala by Kevin Vadala

10 Amazing Tools for WordPress Plugin Developers You Can’t Afford to Miss

Tired of daunting, repetitive work that hinders your productivity when building new WordPress plugins? This article explores 10 game-changing tools designed to supercharge your plugin development process. Whether you’re a…

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