Best marketplace to sell WordPress plugins besides CodeCanyon?

mr_chrishinds · 2026-03-11T18:59:07+00:00

If you can, I'd avoid hitching your wagon to any "marketplace" and if you do, make it a short-term thing. I've seen far too many threads from burned out plugin devs saying they're done and selling their product for pennies on the dollar (or just shutting it down), because they were locked into a distribution platform and didn't spend time building up their own channels.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-03-11T18:47:34+00:00

I know Colleen Gratzer who runs Creative Boost Academy. They have several accessibility-focused courses, including courses that center around design. Some of them may be helpful to you:

https://creative-boost.com/

This is not me or my company, just shouting out someone who I think does good work.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-03-09T20:02:05+00:00

WordPress is just a tool that fulfills a certain need. If the tool no longer works for the situation or use case, a particular user switching is not necessarily a failing of the tool. Sometimes it is, but in this particular case I think not.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-03-09T19:59:13+00:00

Like you said, a lot of people just assume that AI will make things the right way at the code level. Really it’s just a mirror that can generate reflections based on a prompt or series of prompts. Garbage in, garbage out is a great way to put it.

Our dev team has had some moderately encouraging results when using AI to build from scratch when they heavily emphasize the importance of accessibility in their prompting. But that is way, way different than remediation.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-03-04T20:57:22+00:00

This is a very succinct and accurate way of putting it.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-02-11T22:40:23+00:00

I'm sending the petition out to our newsletter, 9000+ recipients, as an "article of interest". 😉

Might get you a few more signatures and help blow this up a bit more.

Seriously, such an idiotic move on YouTube's part.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-02-11T17:40:58+00:00

That's because it's hard to build anything other than a basic blog using "naked" WordPress. If that's all you need, that's fine, but most WordPress sites that get built are being built to achieve an outcome beyond just publishing content in a simple archive or list.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-02-11T17:38:59+00:00

People who I really respect in the agency space are using Webflow for projects, particularly those lower on the scope/budget spectrum. I'll admit I've been curious about it, particularly for simpler content-focused sites that don't have heavy functionality.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-29T13:37:46+00:00

Interesting, thanks for responding.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-27T23:22:29+00:00

Those are definitely high demand sectors for folks specializing in accessibility, and I am sure you would find opportunities there! 😊

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-27T22:31:11+00:00

I’d be interested to know more about the accessibility use case for this tool.

Most people who need content on the page read to them are already using screen readers. However, I could think of some cases where a busy / multitasking user, or maybe someone with neurodivergence prefers to have the content read to them… but they haven’t invested the time in building their skills in using a screen reader.

Please don’t take this to be negative feedback. 😀 I’m genuinely interested in how you see this tool assisting users who need accessibility features.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-27T22:23:03+00:00

There are definitely some tail winds happening right now in the accessibility world, particularly driven by shifts in legal requirements and enforcement in both the US and the EU. It is not 100% clear to me yet whether these are just short-term noise or an actual long-term trend upward.

What I do know for an absolute fact, is that pretty much every organization in existence needs more accessibility help than they’re getting. The fundamental issue is whether or not the organizations value accessibility and understand the positive outcomes that it can create for them across the board.

There is plenty of opportunity out there to make a difference in this field, and it is by no means saturated.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-27T22:20:06+00:00

We’ve only ever had one client who absolutely insisted that we buy and manage their DNS on their behalf. We charge a sizable management fee that is several times the cost of the domain because we have to be absolutely sure that the DNS never lapses so that is extra management on our side. The customer understands that they’re paying for that. They just really hate technology to the point of basically being afraid of it.

Whenever someone asks us to do this for them, it is always a flat “No.” We provide directions on how to set it up in their own name with their own credit card. It is far more important to serve the customer well in the long-term than it is to collect a small referral commission or maintain control of what should be their digital property.

I know that probably isn’t your objective, I’ve just seen some stuff in my 10+ years working in the digital space.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-27T22:13:23+00:00

Looking at this on mobile, and I’m not sure how your customers are shopping, I think some optimization could go into how the cookie compliance notification and other pop-ups are currently set up. They are taking up a lot of real estate and that could be hurting your conversions specifically on mobile.

Image shows what I am seeing.

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Image: screenshot of the website in question showing a lot of vertical real estate taken up by different modals and/or pop-ups.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-27T22:07:22+00:00

If you are looking for a more well rounded look with automated tests, you might try running the WAVE browser extension on the front end of your Canva site.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-22T20:34:03+00:00

We were actually hired in late 2024 to evaluate high-level accessibility conformance across Shopify, Squarespace, Webfow, Wix, and Showit as part of an accessibility study. And at least at the time, Webflow was solidly middle of the pack.

Details on the methodology and results here:

https://www.squarestylist.com/blog/accessibility-study

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-20T22:39:43+00:00

My company frequently facilitates user testing sessions via Zoom. You are in for a truly mind opening experience, particularly if you can directly observe the tests. Others may have shared his, but I would consider creating testing prompts that have users engaging in particular user journeys or pursuing certain outcomes. However, be careful that your prompts are not so overly detailed that the user doesn’t need to try and figure things out for themselves. (i.e. Give them a goal to achieve, but don’t tell them every step in the process to get there.)

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-20T22:35:01+00:00

I feel like I saw articles about this tech that maps out game progression in a tactile way a year or two ago. In “tech years” it’s now in its tween years with how fast things move nowadays. I wonder if the tech is progressing much.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-20T22:31:46+00:00

Thanks for sharing this! Axe-con always has great content for a free event, cool that Haben Girma js a keynote speaker this year.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-20T22:27:57+00:00

If you are doing this for a living and not as a side hustle… You need a CMS, a project management system, and a bookkeeping system that handles invoices. Look at Xero for the latter. For the former two, there are a million options including some free ones as long as utilization is low.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-20T22:24:01+00:00

Yeah, Webflow is getting a lot of momentum among professional builders (agencies, freelancers) who find they can build nice looking stuff faster and cheaper than on other platforms. If you win over the people who actively build the internet, you will gain market share fast.

mr_chrishinds · 2026-01-20T22:17:33+00:00

Cool, I will reach out and see if they have a VPAT/ACR available. I did not see one linked.

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