Title: Violating WordPress Guidelines
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Violating WordPress Guidelines

 *  [Ren Ventura](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engagewp/)
 * (@engagewp)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/violating-wordpress-guidelines/)
 * I came across this plugin and was planning to test and type up a review for it.
   However, it doesn’t work at all without a paid API. Therefore, it is violating
   WordPress plugin guidelines. It has no functionality whatsoever without purchasing
   an API key. See #5 from the Plugin Guidelines:
 * > you cannot “cripple” functionality in the plugin and then ask for payment or
   > provide a code to unlock the functionality.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/about/guidelines/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/about/guidelines/)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/excel-like-product-manager-for-woocommerce-and-wp-e-commerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/excel-like-product-manager-for-woocommerce-and-wp-e-commerce/)

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 * Last reply from: [Ren Ventura](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engagewp/)
 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/violating-wordpress-guidelines/)
 * Status: not resolved