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WordPress App Store Launched
- bradt 14y agoI'm the founder of WP App Store and would love to hear first impressions, suggestions, etc. from the HN community. Happy to answer any questions as well.
- tnorthcutt 14y agoLooks interesting. I'm curious - what's your financial arrangement with sellers?
- bradt 14y agoVendors take 70% of each sale, 30% goes to the WP App Store.
- tnorthcutt 14y agoSecond question: have you considered any negative repercussions regarding the use of the phrase "app store" in your name?
- bradt 14y agoYes, I did discuss this with my advisors and we did consider rebranding to avoid potential legal issues. In the end, we decided against it, mainly because others are using the term "App Store", like Amazon and Shopify. Last I checked, Amazon was winning their battle with Apple as well.
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- vmitchell85 14y agoDo you have plans to list free items?
- bradt 14y agoYes, we're exploring the idea of allowing free themes and plugins in the store. It would allow easy upgrades to PRO versions. I also like the idea of making donations easier for free theme/plugin developers. So instead of "Buy & Install", it could be "Donate & Install" where the user would have to explicitly skip donation before installing the theme or plugin. All of these are just ideas at this stage though, no plans yet.
- vmitchell85 14y agoHave you talked to Wordpress about building this into the next version or anything of the sort?
- bradt 14y agoThe concept of the WordPress App Store does not align with the philosophy of the WordPress Foundation, so it's very unlikely.
- philderksen 14y agoVery clean design and I like the purchase flow in a popup. Great work. Are there plans or a timeline for search and ratings features?
- bradt 14y agoYes, both search and ratings/reviews are high on the priority list.