• I am getting increasingly annoyed by pluginss that pretend to be free, but that in reality are commercial. Is WordPress really going to permit that kind of hidden marketing on their sites? In many countries around the world, for instance in the Scanidinavian countries, where I come from, some of the types of marketing used here are actually illegal.

    Look for instance at “All in one SEO” and “WP Ajax Edit Comments” plugins. One pushes you to look at their offerings every time you upgrade, the other one forces you to register on their site and promotes a “professional version” there.

    In my opinion these and similar plugins should be banned from marketing via the WordPress channels, or at the very least be marked clearly as “for pay” or “commercial products” or something of this kind. I am strongly against marketing where things are presented as free which when they are not!

    Sincerely
    Peter Ohlsson

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