Comments on: Have you made a donation to your Wordpress Plugin Developer?

By: How Can BuddyPress Developers Earn a Living?

How Can BuddyPress Developers Earn a Living? — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:35:39 +0000

[...] donate button for each plugin, accept consulting gigs, or accept advertising on their website. But donate buttons rarely provide much support and providing consulting services to clients is not for everyone. Furthermore, for me, I do not [...]

By: GPL and WordPress Plugins | blondish.net

GPL and WordPress Plugins | blondish.net — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:41:38 +0000

[...] plugins. I like this idea about the themes, but I have to agree with people like Joost de Valk and Justin Parks that plugin developers should be included. These special plugins give that extra oomph to make your [...]

By: Kevin Eklund

Kevin Eklund — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:40:50 +0000

Hey Justin,
I just posted a follow-up article that goes a little more in-depth and discusses some alternatives as well as difficult issues developers are facing. It would be great if you stopped by and shared your thoughts with us. Here it is:

http://tomuse.com/matt-mullenweg-automattic-wor...

By: Kevin Eklund

Kevin Eklund — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:40:50 +0000

http://tomuse.com/matt-mullenweg-automattic-wor...

By: Kevin Eklund

Kevin Eklund — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:40:50 +0000

http://tomuse.com/matt-mullenweg-automattic-wor...

By: justinparks

justinparks — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:54:12 +0000

Unfortunately the evidence is on your side so I have to agree.

To be clear though, its not about the want of making money by developers, its us showing a little appreciation, or at least more appreciation than is currently being dished out to help developers and encourage them continue.

By: Andreas Nurbo

Andreas Nurbo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:44:29 +0000

I really think the donations route is crap.
You'll never get enough people to donate to developers that will cover developer cost/time and the amount of support that might come with it.

Charging money for the plugin in one way or another is really the only way to go if you want to make money from your plugins.

By: wptavern (wptavern)

wptavern (wptavern) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:32:12 +0000

@clearskysnet Yeah Justin Sparks has a good write up about this issue as well – http://tinyurl.com/leqmz5

By: goddess_dix

goddess_dix — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:23:31 +0000

You read my mind – I was thinking this morning I wanted to post on this issue. I don't donate to the developer for every plugin I download, but I do regularly pick a plugin especially helpful to me, and make a donation. While my donations are often modest, they are a concrete expression of thanks for the work that goes into terrific plugins that help my blogs run. Off to make a donation right now! :)

By: justinparks

justinparks — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:56:19 +0000

I deserved it Kevin, completely and absolutely.

It was the kick in the arse I needed and the realisation that I depend on these plugins an incredible amount. I admit I was under the impression that a lot more donations where being made "by other people" although this is far from an excuse not to have donated earlier.

Its even more of a sin to me as I have have worked in the industry for quite some time and fully realise the time, effort and support these types of things require.

i have a few other ideas actually in regards this subject. Will get in touch with you on twitter to brainstorm them.