Title: Plugin guidelines question
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin guidelines question

 *  Resolved [useStrict](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usestrict/)
 * (@usestrict)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-guidelines-question/)
 * Hi there,
 * We’re building a service to guide both new & experienced WordPress users through
   the process of building an online content-based business. As part of it, we’d
   like to offer a free plugin hosted on wordpress.org — installing it will allow
   us to guide users in a well-defined context. The first version of it would simply
   add links to the user’s WP admin panel (e.g.: process/guide, keyword research,
   forums, etc.). When you select a link, the relevant part of our service would
   be loaded via an iFrame in the main WP admin window.
 * On reading through the submission guidelines:
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/about/guidelines/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/about/guidelines/)
 * We’d expect our Plugin to fall under ‘Serviceware’, but wanted to confirm with
   you that it would not be considered ‘Trialware’ — while the service does have
   a free version with limited access (that could be considered the basic service),
   the plugin itself would not have any restrictions. Moreover, the free version
   does not have any time-based limitations on functionality.
 * Can you let us know if our assumptions are correct?
 * Thanks,
    Vinny

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-guidelines-question/#post-3990887)
 * Hello! 🙂
 * That sounds OK to me as long as you’re upfront about the plugin loading content
   from another site (ie yours) in the plugin’s readme.txt file. There are a few
   plugins already hosted here that offer a cutdown (or “lite”) version of a full
   commercial version. Again, I’d suggest making it very clear that the free version
   only has a sub-set of features in the readme.txt file.
 * The acid test, however, is always going to be submitting the plugin and seeing
   how it goes.
 *  Thread Starter [useStrict](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usestrict/)
 * (@usestrict)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-guidelines-question/#post-3990891)
 * Thanks Mel, much appreciated!

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