WordPress App Store Launched

by philderksen • 14 years ago

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bradt6• 14 years ago

I'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.

tnorthcutt2• 14 years ago

Looks interesting. I'm curious - what's your financial arrangement with sellers?

bradt6• 14 years ago

Vendors take 70% of each sale, 30% goes to the WP App Store.

tnorthcutt2• 14 years ago

Second question: have you considered any negative repercussions regarding the use of the phrase "app store" in your name?

bradt6• 14 years ago

Yes, 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.

vmitchell852• 14 years ago

Do you have plans to list free items?

bradt6• 14 years ago

Yes, 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.

vmitchell852• 14 years ago

Have you talked to Wordpress about building this into the next version or anything of the sort?

bradt6• 14 years ago

The concept of the WordPress App Store does not align with the philosophy of the WordPress Foundation, so it's very unlikely.

philderksen• 14 years ago

Very clean design and I like the purchase flow in a popup. Great work.

Are there plans or a timeline for search and ratings features?

bradt6• 14 years ago

Yes, both search and ratings/reviews are high on the priority list.

WordPress App Store Launched

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