Hi @arealpolitik,
Thanks for the message. ??
About “There is hardly any documentation on what the (free) version is capable of, which is basically nothing.”
We do offered fully description about what our free version works and steps of how to work, we fully followed wordpress readme standard and offer all details we can offer for the free version, there are no any readme tabs be ignored, If you think there are nothing, could you please tell me which more description should added in for the free version? Thanks. ??
About “I am amazed that WordPress allows this page or plugin to be listed within the plugin repository especially since the pages primary function is to sell the Pro version.”
Hi, in the current time, this is allowed by wordpress, also GPL allow users to get money from their work too. In other open source platform, they allow authors get money from their work and offer the description of the pro version too.
To be honest, I am a poor guy which living by coding, and to be honest, actually my pro plugin did not have a good sells like I hoped, although it is only $9 for single site license. ?? Also to be honest, there are many other author like me hope get money from their hard work too, Sir, I am not a greed guy, at first I offer fully free plugins on wordpress about 6~7 years before, also although I offer 6 plugins on the wordpress platform, actually this is the only one I have a pro version. I think wordpress allow authors promote their hard work is followed GPL and basically I think this is a open platform, wordpress do stopped many things like do not allow add hidden link in themes and plugins to protect users’s safe, but on the other hand, wordpress allow author to promote their pro version so this attract more author offer their free work on this great platform, if some day wordpress team say author can not promote their pro version in their readme.txt, I am happy to follow any rule on the platform and I am still happy offer my free work on wordpress platform. ??
About “Don’t waste your time installing the free version…”
You have right to say it, no matter I am happy or not, I just hope you please do not angry, this is not good for your health. ??
I am sorry I am super busy in last days and I have no time to check this support forum, anyway it is happy to talk with you and hear your voice, I am develop next version and in this version I will offer my original JQuery package in this plugin, also I will share my JQuery plugin with any one needing it, I am happy our world is free and we can all say out our concept loudly, Have a good day. ??
Best Regards,
Tomas
