{"id":74734,"date":"2023-07-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=74734"},"modified":"2023-09-08T15:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:59:37","slug":"community-vs-commercial-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/community-vs-commercial-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"Community vs Commercial Plugins: What’s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, WordPress announced a change to the way it categorizes plugins. So now, when you browse them in the directory, you’ll see that tools are sorted between community vs commercial plugins<\/strong>. However, you might not know the difference between these two groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Luckily, there are some key differences between community vs commercial plugins, making them a good match for different users. For instance, the former are meant to be 100% free all the way, whereas the latter provide their main\/basic feature set for free, while also offering a paid upgrade with additional features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, we’ll take a closer look at \ud83d\udd0e community vs commercial<\/a> plugins. Then, we’ll discuss the reasons for the divide<\/a> and explore the impact this may have on developers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An introduction to community vs commercial plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In late 2022, WordPress introduced a new way to sort plugins and themes in the directory. Rather than browsing all plugins and themes available, you can filter through the options using the community or commercial tabs:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Community plugins<\/a> are those that are designed by members of the WordPress community<\/a>. This means that they’re completely free and open-source, created by passionate individuals that want to share their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, community plugins are a great choice for WordPress users that want a high-quality, affordable option for their website. For instance, knowing that they’re going to get the entire package of features in a way that’s not limited, small businesses<\/a> might prefer to get started with these free tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Popular examples include the WordPress Importer<\/strong> plugin that enables you to import posts, pages, comments, categories, and more from a WordPress export file. Or, Force Regenerate Thumbnails<\/strong> by Exactly WWW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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