Title: Would not answer basic questions Last modified: May 2, 2024 --- # Would not answer basic questions * [jabbamonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jabbamonkey/) * (@jabbamonkey) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/would-not-answer-basic-questions/) * I sent WP STAGING a question that would help me make a decision regarding purchasing their software … they avoided answering, were rude, and said that I needed to purchase their software if I wanted “support” (note: I was asking questions about the software’s capabilities, not asking for help using their software). If this is how they treat potential customers, I can only imagine how they treat their actual customers (once they already have your money). I recommend looking for solutions elsewhere. Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Plugin Author [Rene Hermenau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renehermi/) * (@renehermi) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/would-not-answer-basic-questions/#post-17729464) * Hello [@jabbamonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jabbamonkey/) * I’m sorry that my last reply seemed rude. That was honestly not my intention. As my colleague already answered in your first request, we plugin authors are not allowed to answer questions about our pro versions on wordpress.org. This may lead to exclusion from membership here. * This forum here is for free questions only and we must accept this or we can be banned. * My colleague has asked you to send us a ticket via the contact form on our website regarding your pro question. Then we could have answered it in detail and informatively. * But after our initial response, you sent us another pro question here and I just couldn’t answer it. * We never asked you to buy the Pro version first to get support or the information you needed. This is not true, and while I understand if you were annoyed by my short answer, I would be grateful if you would correct this. * Please get in touch with us via our contact form so we can answer your question about the Pro version with all the details and information you need. * This is the contact form: [https://wp-staging.com/contact-us-presale-and-premium-support/](https://wp-staging.com/contact-us-presale-and-premium-support/) * Link to your original ticket: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-name-transfer-and-staging/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-name-transfer-and-staging/) * Thank you very much * René * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/would-not-answer-basic-questions/#post-17730709) * [@jabbamonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jabbamonkey/) Your review will remain, but I want to point out some things that a causal reader _should_ understand here. 1. [This site is never for _customer_ support or pre-sales](https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#do-not-post-about-commercial-products). You don’t seem to understand that and Rene’s reply was good and explains your mistake. 2. They were not rude. Not even a little. Perhaps you should set your expectations appropriately in the future? This is an opensource community and you are not _anyone_‘s customer here and you never were. Have you read the forum [guidelines](https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/) and [FAQ](https://wordpress.org/support/forum-user-guide/faq/)? Now may be a good time. 3. While you “can only imagine how they treat their actual customers”, I can assure you that they treat opensource users well and with respect. Perhaps you should check your level of entitlement. * _*Drinks coffee and re-reads reply. I am sure I have typos and grammar mistakes.*_ * I am leaving this review in place because a 1-star review here does not matter much. The developer’s reply does, and Rene’s reply was good. Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) The topic ‘Would not answer basic questions’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-staging/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2972932) * [WP STAGING - WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-staging/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-staging/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-staging/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-staging/reviews/) * 2 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * Last activity: [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/would-not-answer-basic-questions/#post-17730709)