Theoretically you shouldn’t need to, who buys a plugin is entitled to its source code because it must be licensed under GPLv2 or later due to Wordpress’s own licensing.
Despite that, I haven’t dug much, but I am surprised I haven’t found an alternate store that redistributes plain plugins without the paywall.
Are you sure you need the paid-for plugins, or could you get away with free (gratis) ones?
That sounds pretty awful, don’t know what to say really.
I should consider myself lucky that I touched WordPress only for a short period of time, the development experience felt really clunky to me. That also means I’m not terribly experienced, so I hope someone more knowledgeable can chime in
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There’s no way to “clean” them. Trust, I understand the desire, but I’m not sure using pirated plugins on production e-commerce sites is the best idea. If your website gets malware from it, your customer data is at risk along with the business itself.
Some plugins have simple variables to check if you purchased, and you might be able to change it in the plugin editor and get the full features. This won’t work for plugins that phone home.
The issue is, that unlike movies, games and others, these plugins are no harder to pirate, but way harder to hide. It’s not like a “Yeah, you could get in trouble.”, but more like a “If anyone catches you, you are not going to financially recover.”, which given the scope of clients (Fam, friends and yourself) and the fact, that these Websites are likely to be on the internet, is incredibly likely. Why not use a free and open source alternative?
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Theoretically you shouldn’t need to, who buys a plugin is entitled to its source code because it must be licensed under GPLv2 or later due to Wordpress’s own licensing.
Despite that, I haven’t dug much, but I am surprised I haven’t found an alternate store that redistributes plain plugins without the paywall.
Are you sure you need the paid-for plugins, or could you get away with free (gratis) ones?
I only do free plugins for now, but many of them are outdated, paywalled, etc
Sometimes I just want some feature, but have to forget about it because it costs $499 for adding a switch style button to somewhere, you know
By the way, yeah, why don’t we still have an alternative market
That sounds pretty awful, don’t know what to say really.
I should consider myself lucky that I touched WordPress only for a short period of time, the development experience felt really clunky to me. That also means I’m not terribly experienced, so I hope someone more knowledgeable can chime in
cheap smile humour but move pain hospital range law fork lock glove comb boot low rule shut card sad feeling stamp song example street blow among hat bath comb wing powder hanging insurance keep keep different pocket see selection morning cut pleasure on potato number record sister mist sky business
Bro posting his Monero wallet mnemonic seed or smth
There’s no way to “clean” them. Trust, I understand the desire, but I’m not sure using pirated plugins on production e-commerce sites is the best idea. If your website gets malware from it, your customer data is at risk along with the business itself.
Some plugins have simple variables to check if you purchased, and you might be able to change it in the plugin editor and get the full features. This won’t work for plugins that phone home.
This is the best comment so far! Interesting
And if your client (or client’s insurance) is just half-way competent, they will notice that some stuff have no activated license.
You will end up in a world of pain.
Just don’t do that.
I make websites mostly for myself, everything else for friends, or neighbors, etc
Please, don’t teach me where I will end up, everything is good 😬 especially in a piracy community
The issue is, that unlike movies, games and others, these plugins are no harder to pirate, but way harder to hide. It’s not like a “Yeah, you could get in trouble.”, but more like a “If anyone catches you, you are not going to financially recover.”, which given the scope of clients (Fam, friends and yourself) and the fact, that these Websites are likely to be on the internet, is incredibly likely. Why not use a free and open source alternative?
I’m a foss guy myself, running graphene os with no proprietary apps except pirated games in a separate profile
Very sad to hear that pirates are afraid of something, I never get in trouble
It’s really interesting to see somebody makes assumptions about me, especially strong assumptions 😄
Where did I make assumptions about you?
Very bad idea.
Very unhelpful reply
No, I would argue incredibly helpful reply.
Very unhelpful reply
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stamp match pull measure book thumb snake snake company white surprise nut smooth put jewel dry arch relation red building earth window bottle sheep then worm grass different library sand nose industry see memory chance building drop servant secret mouth carriage end record fruit approval rub print square chief basket
name kiss possible attraction year every moon mist payment different train glass feeble till argument egg there cork base discovery whip great house shoe tax experience solid tendency line memory finger basket up married even bone button cow angry industry drain finger false door trick group breath earth attraction shirt
winter skin law than unit public water humour circle now danger much do ornament father insurance discovery the competition clean see stomach size goat adjustment metal neck side natural long yesterday then pencil blade son statement existence kind increase cart butter colour or crack fowl news finger red amount far
strange memory sister number fork harbour sleep motion base ice shake see at invention strange complex north open by foot wound church female talk manager judge wound representative farm unit dress berry protest rest mouth stamp join loose trade get cork fight insect loss base possible moon tight engine bell
nation powder end any brown limit horse snake fall down smoke bell chance orange but may now oven far stone side far father black comparison plate tomorrow ornament bag desire great fruit music angry well mark expert picture effect eye thin smile stem apparatus science way smile screw ornament cruel
news tax bent last fold mind get turn lead air bag kiss present butter comb wound poison different brother why hanging minute daughter porter stage window same net out give story shame form meeting dog judge foot morning harmony cover damage relation support middle power earth as exchange pleasure experience
hour wide range punishment hard drink example possible power right comfort bucket arch shelf brass trick at record blood see after lock drink out insect paint ready jelly about reading branch finger seem son false iron crush brown clear jelly hope have stocking across death long death acid chain approval
pull destruction rat porter second plough doubt brother chief teaching oil long bath error potato door that self loud arm machine summer adjustment need past join tight seed let shelf ray fire hospital political food left let dependent grey dress healthy pleasure kick list bite though word sudden frame brass
structure destruction and walk branch nail hook journey cake grain how ice suggestion hate mark sweet farm cause rub rain stitch boy sex not record fact new hate basket let cook old slow separate fish west knee liquid sponge reason belief let behaviour danger elastic have root fall now snow