Donating To Wordpress Plugin Creators

It’s your humble narrator’s opinion that we should always consider making a donation to the creators if we use their Wordpress plugin (if they have donation link we can use). I think it’s only fair to pay them something in return. Even $5-$10  is a nice way of saying thank you.

Of course, if you can’t install the plugin, you’re poverty stricken, or it doesn’t solve your problem, then a donation to the creator is never expected or required. As a matter of fact, a donation is NEVER expected or required — I just think if they’ve created an application that enhances your blog, and possibly creates you more traffic and money, then it makes sense to return a gesture of gratitude.

Here is a good post over at Urban Semiotic, entitled No Thanks From Wordpress Plugin Creators. David Boles has another slant on the subject of donating to Wordpress plugin creators. At the time of this post, he was disillusioned with the whole donation process, due to the fact that most creators don’t send a thank you email for the donations they receive. I left my comment (opinion) in his comments section, in which I express no need for a return thank you email from the WP plugin creator. I would much rather see creators using their time to create Wordpress plugins then spend it sending off “warm and fuzzy” emails to every blog owner that donated a buck a or two.  

I agree with David in that begging for donations is a big turn-off, and I notice the savvy WP plugin creators don’t ever come across needy. I would also agree that it’s not difficult to send an auto-responder email to contributors that donate. A very simple task that show appreciation for the donation — but personally, I don’t need the pat on the back for making my donation.

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