Title: Canonical Plugins
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Canonical Plugins

 *  [alvarix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alvarix/)
 * (@alvarix)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canonical-plugins/)
 * A difficult thing about WordPress is it’s hard to rely on plugins.
    Most are 
   free, and there is no guarantee that the plugin that is giving you the functionality
   you need will still be around a year from now.
 * Around 2009 Automattic floated the idea of moving the better plugins into a core-
   like space, where there was an implied guarantee that the plugin would be actively
   developed.
 * Anyone have any idea if the concept’s been abandoned?

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 *  [wp_seo_02](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpress_seo_02/)
 * (@wordpress_seo_02)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canonical-plugins/#post-2513404)
 * Implied guarantee for FREE? Good luck making that happen. The good news is that
   there are often multiple options for every plugin which does the same thing. 
   They will keep being developed some something comparable will always be around
   🙂
 *  Thread Starter [alvarix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alvarix/)
 * (@alvarix)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canonical-plugins/#post-2513483)
 * Interestingly, it looks like the _canonical_ idea has just resurfaced, but like
   wp_seo guy implies, it is for the for-profit side of Auttomatic clients:
    [Automattic Debuts Vetted And Featured Third-Party Services For WordPress.com VIP Sites](http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/14/automattic-debuts-vetted-and-featured-third-party-services-for-wordpress-com-vip-sites/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29)

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 * Last reply from: [alvarix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alvarix/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canonical-plugins/#post-2513483)
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