Discoverability vs. Monetisation

I don't speak much about WordPress on this blog, but it's a very important part of my life. I've been working in WordPress for nearly 20 years! I've contributed to core, run releases, spoken at WordCamps, built and sold businesses on WordPress. I recently spoke about the WordPress Plugin repo at WordCamp Brisbane 2025. The session was recorded and is now available to watch on YouTube. The…