Ways to create a paid wordpress plugin?

I can't find a lot of information on google about creating a paid wordpress plugin. I'm already versed into plugin development, but what are my options to have a freemium model ? I would like to restrict some parts of my plugin to paid users but obviously, as every wordpress plugin source code is free, is that really possible ? How do plugins like Gravityforms protect their plugin from being redistributed to the wild ?
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Warning: This page allows direct access to your site settings. You can break things here. Please be cautious!

I am currently developing a wordpress theme and it has 2 custom admin settings sub pages which is created with wordpress settings API. However, in first sub page i can apply settings and save without any problem. But in second subpage, when i click 'save changes' button i get an error like this. "Warning: This page allows direct access to your site settings. You can break things here. Please be cautious!" Does anyone know sort it out? I have no …
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Does a single theme license work on multisite?

I am trying to create a multisite network and I want all of the sites in that network to look similar. So, I am planning to install a single premium theme in the whole network. My question is, will the same license work for all the sites in the network or will I have to purchase individual license?
Category: Web

Offering a freemium plugin (a free version + paid version)

I am developing a super-awesome plugin for WordPress. I'd like to offer a free version and a paid version. As far as I am concered, and please correct me if I am wrong, it is not allowed to host "paid software" on the WordPress Plugin Repo, even though parts of it is free. So if I am going to offer "premium features" I have to seperate this code, and make sure it is not hosted on the WordPress repo - …
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WP Plugin with Upgrade option

I'm working on a Wordpress Plugin and I'm looking for a way to include a free version and a premium version in one plugin. I do not want to check "if(isPremium){} else{}" every view lines of codes, instead I'd like to download some additional files and replace one or two old once as soon as a premium license is activated. Can anyone give me a hint on how I could realize this functionality? Best regards Macuser
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WordPress Premium Plugin (3rd Party Github User)

I just started to setup my WordPress worklow with Composer. After hours of research I found a Github User, that is hosting "some" Premium Plugins on his Account. My Question's are: It is allowed? Can I use this Repos for my Composer Setup? Should I use this? Why nobody notice that?
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Problem About GPL Licence And WordPress Products

I copied following answer from this question. Since WordPress is GPL code, all code publicly distributed must also be licensed either as GPL, or GPL compatible. The GPL states you cannot charge for code, but you can charge for distribution. So when you buy gravity forms, you're not paying for the plugin, you're playing for the downloading and acquisition of the plugin. Once you have the plugin it is perfectly legal to burn it to a CD and mail it …
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How to keep cache files after plugin update?

I've got a premium plugin and setting up a custom solution to serve updates. However I've got a question regarding how contents are managed. Wordpress just remove old plugin folder and install the new one. But what about cached files? Assuming plugin has got two folders full of files and I must keep them: how should I proceed? Is there a way to tell Wordpress to ignore those elements?
Category: Web

Twenty Fifteen Premium Theme

I am wondering if GPL License allow us to make premium theme from Twenty Fifteen Wordpress. Can We customize such themes and sell? Please let me know. Thank you!
Category: Web

How to create a Full RSS feed (secret URL) for certain users, short for the rest

I'm running a Patreon campaign for my blog and one of the rewards will be a full RSS available for users that contribute to that campaign, with the rest having only a short RSS Feed. I'm experimenting with the SB RSS Feed Plus plugin, but I've just installed it and I'm not sure it will do what I ask. I wonder if there is an alternative to get what I want, specifically: A special, secret URL for the full RSS …
Category: Web

Wordpress premiuim

Is there any way to download aspact- a creative agency theme for free.i have seen that on themeforest and they are offering me a premium version for $60.however if anyone knows that from where i can find the cheapest version would also be helpful
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How Do I Protect My Premium WordPress App Theme from Copying?

They say WordPress is GPL, and therefore all plugins and themes made with it are supposed to be GPL. Fine, but if I spent three months coding an extremely complex app theme with the intent on selling it repeatedly for profit, such as a medical office scheduling system theme, then how can I protect my investment, if even a moderate amount?
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Depending on third party plugins for theme functionality

I am building my own theme (first premium theme) and I admit there is lots and lots of decision making involved. One such decision where I am currently stuck is about using open source plugins for achieving certain functionality in my theme. Most of the times the functionality we need to provide to our customers is already available in the form of plugins. And I also know it is perfectly okay to use third party code in my theme by …
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Managing users, blogging, chat

will Wordpress let me create users that I can manage so they can blog? Is there a limit on the number of users you can have? Is it easy to link it to an existing GoDaddy .COM domain? One last question, does Wordpress support chat?
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How do I allow anyone to edit a post -- but not access dashboard

I have a a business directory using premium press theme ---- I want all registered users -- to be able to edit and publish, upload images to any listing that has not been secured by payment. I do not want them to be able to delete and I do not want them to be able to access that dashboard. I have front end edit and update api -- but WP expects them to be the owner of the post to …
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Wordpress Premium Theme download

I want to use the theme in the http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/organization/ But I don't want to use it with a wordpress.com blog. This is a premium theme and I would like purchase, download and use it on my own domain. But I can't find a download link. Is it possible?
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