Is it possible to upload a plugin free?

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  squarecominfo · Member · May 27, 2019 at 7:33 pm

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  I just want to develop paid word press plugins, I don’t want to sign up for a business plan at $10 a month.
  Is there a development page or anything similar?

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · May 27, 2019 at 10:22 pm

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  Hi there,

  You do not need a WordPress.com site or account, let alone a paid plan on a site in order to create a plugin. Please visit the Codex page if you are interested in creating plugins for WordPress:

  https://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin

  Thanks,

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  squarecominfo · Member · May 27, 2019 at 10:52 pm

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  Thank you staff-doublebassd I should have been more specific, to put it onto the market place do I need a plan?

  https://imgur.com/Gazu8eX

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · May 27, 2019 at 10:58 pm

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  Yes, you will need a WordPress.com Business Plan to add plugins to your WordPress.com site: https://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/adding-plugins/

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  squarecominfo · Member · May 28, 2019 at 2:04 am

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  Thanks staff-blorbo I’m just looking to sell plugins, do I still need the plan or is there a developer account?

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  fstat · Staff · May 28, 2019 at 7:21 am

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  Hi there,

  I think you’re confusing us with the WordPress software. We are WordPress.com, the hosting provider. If you want to develop and sell plugins read the instructions staff-doublebassd provided above.

  If you want to know more about the differences between WordPress.com and the open source WordPress.org software you can read this article:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

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  squarecominfo · Member · May 28, 2019 at 2:42 pm

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  @fstat, no I don’t think I’m confused, I’m specifically asking if there’s a way to NOT pay for a business account to upload and sell plugins, I’ve already wrote the plugins I don’t need information of the development just the way to bring it to market.

  I just want a developer portal, is there such a thing?

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · May 28, 2019 at 3:10 pm

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  Howdy –

  This is the process required to add a plugin to the WordPress repository. It does not happen through WordPress.com.

  Rather, you need to work through the open source WordPress community.

  Add your Plugin

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · May 28, 2019 at 3:13 pm

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  Oh, to answer the part about the business plan….

  No you do not need one at this time. You might consider one so you can test your plugin after it is approved for the WordPress repository. The plugins that are approved for WordPress should also work with WordPress.com. There are a few exceptions. It’s possible that you build a plugin which is approved for WordPress repository but it won’t work on WordPress.com due to our managed environment. That criteria is covered on this page: https://en.support.wordpress.com/incompatible-plugins/

  I think this answers your question, but if not, write back.