• Finally the Great Jetpack Paywall has arrived. I really can’t justify £6.95 a month for a stats widget on my homepage. Not sure who made up the Maths on this one…

    I’m sure you little devils were all laughing in a blue-themed board room when you concocted the plan to steal our data from us all, lock it in a room and make us pay a toll each time we want to visit…

    I’m also sure there’s a trail of a dozen broken promises you made to us… since we signed up nearly a decade ago…

    …I liked Jetpack tho ?? with your ugly design, and weird layouts and 100 useless options to go through and turn off… maybe it’s just nostalgia though… I’ve always known Jetpack is a bloated hog, but I kept you anyway, loading you alongside my real-stats ?? it’s a shame…

    Alas, plenty more GA stats plugins in the sea and one less script to load going forwards…

    Bye bye Jetpack… it’s been a blast!

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  • letto1

    (@letto1)

    What are you using instead?

    Plugin Support Bruce (a11n)

    (@bruceallen)

    Happiness Engineer

    Hi there,

    Thank you for sharing your feedback about the recent changes to Jetpack Stats. We understand that pricing changes can be frustrating, especially for long-time users.

    We strive to continuously improve our products while balancing sustainability. The new pricing model allows us to invest in enhanced features, security, and support. However, we recognize it may not fit everyone’s needs or budget.

    We appreciate your loyalty over the years and the constructive criticism. Your feedback helps us improve.

    While we’re sad to see you go, we respect your decision and wish you the best with your site going forward. If you have any other questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re always happy to discuss options or provide clarification on our products and policies.

    Thankfully the wordpress developer community has many free alternatives for the basic Jetpack features we installed this plugin for in the first place.

    Alternatives I use:
    Security: Wordfence, Cache: WP-Optimize, Backup: UpdraftPlus, Stats: Site Kit by Google, MonsterInsights or Independent Analytics

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