Hi, I’m Szabi, founder of WPBay. Along with Stefan, WPBay’s cofounder, we built this platform because we were fed up with how outdated and limiting other marketplaces had become. WPBay is made by developers, for developers – and we’re just getting started.
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Changelog:
v1.0.8 – WordPress.org Compatibility Updates
May 28, 2025
- Added new pricing selector for products, it is more modern and easier to use
- We are working on updating the WPBay SDK, to make it fully WordPress.org repo compatible, we are in talks with WordPress staff
- Added the ability to assign reviewers to asses newly submitted products and to approve or reject them
- We are working on a new Wiki page, which will centralize all information needed, for buyers and sellers, to better understand WPBay’s functionality and details
- Various front end improvements, including the displaying of detected WordPress plugin or theme versions in product sales pages
- Store pages now display also Seller Biography and joining (sign up) date
- Products now can have also an optional “Changelog” tab, set by sellers for each product
v1.0.7 – Trial Periods for Products
May 12, 2025
- Added the ability for sellers to select software licensing type: Split License, 100% GPL or MIT License
- Significant page load speed improvements
- Added the ability to opt-out products from WPBay’s Affiliate Program
- Now the single product editor admin menu has also a ‘Trial Periods’ tab, which will allow you to set an optional trial period for products. Customers will be billed after the trial period is over, regardless of the billing method (one time or recurring)
- Cart abandonment emails set up, to recover potential lost customers
v1.0.6 – Seller and customer interface improvements
May 6, 2025
- Now the ‘Invite A Seller‘ program grants also a 50$ store credit to the inviter
- Allow sellers to set product visibility: public, not listed on site, not searchable, accessible only using direct link
- Added the ability for customers to contact the seller directly, using a contact form from the seller’s profile page
- Seller store page improvements, added followers/following count, product count, badges, ratings to the store page
- Added support for “Direct Checkout Links” for products. You can get them in your Vendor Dashboard, in the product editor interface, ‘Update Pricing’ tab
- Added an info icon next to product licensing options, to make license terms clearer to customers
- Fixed a bug where duplicate comments could be submitted, to the product QA section
- Automatically add rel=”nofollow” to each external link added to products
v1.0.5 – PDF Invoices
April 19, 2025
- Added the ability to bulk download invoice pdfs for orders, from Seller Dashboard
- Added the ability to assign support ticket type, create refund request support ticket type, upload a screenshot image with the created support ticket
v1.0.4 – Invite-A-Seller Program
April 15, 2025
- Added the ability to leave comments for reviewers, on plugin/theme updates
- Added the ability to send email notifications to customers, on plugin/theme updates
- Launched the Invite-A-Seller referral system with unlockable rewards.
- Added community leaderboard for top sellers.
- Improved onboarding flow for invited sellers.
v1.0.3 – Badge System Extension
April 9, 2025
- Added support for custom badge logic using seller meta fields.
- Badge management integrated into seller dashboard.
v1.0.2 – Licensing & SDK Enhancements
March 31, 2025
- Improved plugin/theme licensing SDK with better version handling.
- Separated theme and plugin SDK logic into distinct instances.
- Added error logging with stack traces for easier debugging.
v1.0.1 – Purchase Code & Upgrade Flow
March 15, 2025
- Added unique purchase code generation for each order.
- Introduced one-click upgrade flow from free to paid plugin versions.
- Created `Purchase_Manager` class to manage upgrades and checkout redirection.
v1.0.0 – WPBay Launch
March 1, 2025
- Marketplace for WordPress plugins and themes goes live.
- Vendor dashboard with product upload and support tools.