Title: Basic OK but limited even basic plugins expensive
Last modified: April 19, 2018

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# Basic OK but limited even basic plugins expensive

 *  [webism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webism/)
 * (@webism)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-ok-but-limited-even-basic-plugins-expensive/)
 * Disappointed in cost of plugins to actually make package usable.

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 *  Plugin Author [Business Directory Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businessdirectoryplugin/)
 * (@businessdirectoryplugin)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-ok-but-limited-even-basic-plugins-expensive/#post-10198820)
 * Hi [@webism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webism/),
 * I’m sorry you had a negative experience here.
 * We price the plugins in a way that is sustainable for the ecosystem and allows
   for us to continue to provide full support and add features to the plugin. Over
   60% of the plugins on the repository are abandoned or unsupported because their
   authors don’t charge enough to allow them to continue basic support or feature
   enhancement, but we’re not like this. Since 2012, we’ve been providing high quality
   support and enhancements and plan to continue doing so for the foreseeable future.
   It’s impossible to provide things like documentation, email support and ongoing
   feature development for free as we need to support ourselves too…
 * Many other high quality themes and plugins have similar pricing as well (Gravity
   Forms, Easy Digital Downloads, Ninja Forms, WP Simple Pay, and us to name a few).
   We’re a good fit for those who value high quality support and documentation, 
   but understand that we don’t fit in everyone’s budget.
 * We’ll have to agree to disagree about the “usable” part. The core plugin for 
   BD is fully functional and has the capability to accept paid or free listings
   with many features documented here. We have optional premium modules that allow
   you to add on advanced features, but the directory functions on its own without
   them.
 * If you change your mind and want to revisit us again, please us know.

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 * ![](https://ps.w.org/business-directory-plugin/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2901888)
 * [Business Directory Plugin - Easy Listing Directories for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/business-directory-plugin/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/business-directory-plugin/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/business-directory-plugin/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/business-directory-plugin/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/business-directory-plugin/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/business-directory-plugin/reviews/)

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 * Last reply from: [Business Directory Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businessdirectoryplugin/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-ok-but-limited-even-basic-plugins-expensive/#post-10198820)