While the debate over supporting authors of WordPress plugins goes on, I’m continuing my effort – launched a month ago – to compensate the developers of plugins that I use. Two or three plugins a month, between ten and twenty dollars per plugin, assuming that the author has made an appeal for donations and set up a payment mechanism (like a PayPal page).
Today, the authors of cforms, CommentLuv, and FD Footnotes have a little something from me in their PayPal accounts.
The list thus far:
Advanced ExcerptAuto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and TrackbacksBad BehaviorcformsCommentLuvFD Footnotes- Google XML Sitemaps
- Recent Comments / Post-Plugin Library
- Shadowbox JS
- Subscribe to Comments
- Thesis OpenHook
WMD Editor- WP Ajax Edit Comments
Six Seven down, six to go.1 We’ll pick up where we left off next month.
And we’ll reiterate that if you’re using a plugin and haven’t donated even a couple of bucks2 to the developer, you’re just a deadbeat. I know that for a fact, because I used to be like you.
But not any more.
- I hadn’t included WMD Editor on the ‘to pay’ list earlier because I hadn’t found a donation note on the plugin page, but last night found a hint of one elsewhere on the author’s site and contacted him to verify it. Donation sent! See, that’s how it’s done, people. ↩
- Yes, I equate “gratitude,” “respect,” and “thanks” with dollars. Or Euros. Or quatloos. Whatever. Your gratitude, while touching, doesn’t pay the electric bill. ↩
After I read your first post on this topic, I asked Son #2, who has dabbled in developing plugins and phone apps, what he thought about it. His reply was something along the lines of...most developers would do it anyway, just for the satisfaction.
Although I'm sure the money is appreciated.
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