So for today
I am talking about unpopular ideas in WordPress today and I have a New Plugin review, some News tips, plugin extras and more all coming up on Plugin Pulse: WP Plugins A to Z Unplugged.

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Todays in depth discussion about:
This is a discussion about a comparison of this site https://pluginsly.com/directory/ to what Ryan over at InfluenceWP.com has built and why his is better and provides more for the community.
Here is the X thread that started it https://x.com/PineDigitalCo/status/1991856536264540173

Summary of thread


Ryan, a WordPress enthusiast and creator of InfluenceWP, vents frustration about a shady WordPress directory site. It charges $300 per listing, enforces strict rules on updates, and slaps extra fees on any edits. Worse, it acts as an “affiliate” for listed products, skimming ongoing commissions without providing any real support or value—essentially profiting off creators’ hard work. Ryan built InfluenceWP as a direct response to this “insane” exploitation, offering a fairer alternative for WordPress product creators. He links to his site and ends with a teaser: “If you’re a WordPress product creator, there is a better way..


probs with other site:
no index to search
most seem to be put in by site author in hopes the dev will claim it
ridiculous pro listing prices https://pluginsly.com/pro/
Editing listing first time free after that it will cost you $50 per edit
The also insist they use an affiliate link if you have one so they double dip

Benefits of InfluenceWP.com
Listing is free you only need to offer a deal equal to your best one offered
edit till your content with listing
and many more benefits
https://influencewp.com/partner-membership/


My big bitch
Talk about the annual black Friday/cyber Monday sale and try and understand why they will give these great deals to new clients up to 65%off and not offer any like that for their current clients and well why don’t more do what Katy over at Barn2 does for Easy Digital Downloads and simply cancel and then create a new account at the deep discount.

Look at this thread by KatieKeith https://x.com/KatieKeithBarn2/status/1994040929007640853 where she talk about cancelling here EDD license only to renew it again on a black Friday sale. Now how often does this happen and how many other are doing this and why don’t plugin devs simply have a fair price all year long