Title: Complete and Utter Garbage
Last modified: September 2, 2016

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# Complete and Utter Garbage

 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-8960782)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/complete-and-utter-garbage/)
 * This plugin is complete and utter garbage and should not even be allowed in the
   WordPress plugin repository.
 * First off this plugin is trailware. You cannot get any tutorials without first
   signing up to their website. Not even basic free tutorials are offered.
 * Second, the plugin calls home without the users knowledge. From loading images
   from 3rd party sites to forcing the user to register to actually get access to
   any tutorials. The tutorials are then loaded from their server instead of being
   provided in the plugin.
 * This is the kind of plugin I would expect the WordPress plugin team to not allow
   through. Basically save your time and don’t even bother downloading this garbage
   and go search YouTube or read the Codex. You will be better off.

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 *  Plugin Author [wptrainingmanual](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptrainme/)
 * (@wptrainme)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/complete-and-utter-garbage/#post-7853892)
 * The plugin is not trialware. Users get **full and non-expiring access** to dozens
   of highly detailed WordPress step-by-step tutorials for FREE once the plugin 
   has been activated using an authentication key which is also provided Free of
   charge.
 * WordPress’ own Akismet plugin requires signing up for an activation key in order
   to access their service. Our plugin authentication process simply tells our server
   which user has signed up for a Free or Premium account and delivers them the 
   correct tutorials for their plugin edition. No advertising banners or pop-up 
   messages asking users to upgrade display in the tutorials.
 * As explained in our FAQ section, all tutorials are hosted on our server as this
   allows us to keep all of the content up-to-date. This is especially important
   given the fact that WordPress changes quite frequently and the tutorials need
   to reflect those changes, otherwise users _will_ end up with a garbage plugin
   full of outdated content.
 * Our tutorials contain thousands of detailed screenshots, which need to be kept
   up-to-date. The only way to do this is to host all of the tutorial content, images,
   videos, downloadable files (templates, checklists, flowcharts, etc.) centrally
   on our server.
 * I strongly disagree that users would be better off searching YouTube or reading
   the Codex. Our plugin is designed to help users avoid wasting their valuable 
   time scouring the net searching through hours of YouTube videos, and the tutorials
   were specifically created to make learning WordPress easy for non-technical users.
 * The Codex is great for web developers and people who like sifting through technical
   content, but many non-technical users find it hard to use.
 * We have spent over three years to date and thousands of hours working on creating
   a complete WordPress ‘A-Z’ step-by-step training system with original content
   that non-technical users can follow to learn how to gain full control of their
   online presence. The Free tutorials alone provide users with more in-depth knowledge
   of WordPress than most of the basic WordPress tutorials for beginners being sold
   or made available online.
 * Finally, the plugin provides users with exceedingly high quality training content,
   as can be attested by the many great testimonials we have received from users(
   see [http://wptrainme.com/testimonials](http://wptrainme.com/testimonials) for
   details).
 * I sincerely encourage anyone who wants to learn WordPress to download the Free
   version of the plugin and give WPTrainMe a fair go. We are committed to providing
   the best WordPress training available and we are always open to suggestions for
   improvement.
 * Thank you for giving me the opportunity to reply.
 * Martin Aranovitch

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