Jetpack marketing monster

  • I get Jetpack ad banners on client websites all the time when I didn’t even install Jetpack…in such a way that clients tend to install and activate “for example “WooCommerce Shipping & Tax is almost ready to go!”.

    I don’t like marketing monsters, especially not in an Open Source software.
    Open Source shouldn’t be all about money.

    • This topic was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by initsolutions.
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  • Plugin Support lastsplash (a11n)

    (@lastsplash)

    Hi @initsolutions –

    I’m sorry that you find these messages to be intrusive. You are seeing them because “WooCommerce Shipping & Tax” relies on Jetpack for its connection to WordPress.com to provide services. If you aren’t using the plugin, you can remove it.

    Additionally, we offer do offer many Jetpack features for free and you are welcome to use them if you do not need or want any of the paid features. You can see a comparison of the different offerings here:

    https://jetpack.com/features/comparison/

    Thread Starter initsolutions

    (@initsolutions)

    “If you aren’t using the plugin, you can remove it”

    -> That is exactly the problem.

    WHY should I remove something?
    I don’t have “Woocommere Shipping & Tax” installed so you should not steal my time and focus with such messages..

    The message is made so that my customers who do not have technical understanding are seduced into using Jetpack…

    If “Woocommere Shipping & Tax” is installed and activated then this message is welcome.

    But the way you do it is what I call “Marketing monster”. It is only about money and not about the customer.

    I hate to see this in OS software it’s just not the right way and Automattic seems to be on a path to maximize turnover instead of serving value. Maybe that is okay for wordpress.com but not for the OS world or www.ads-software.com. I also have the same feeling in regards to Woocommerce… Automattic seems to take lots of time in finding ways to increase turnover. Pop-Ups, price increases, no more developer licenses, lots of “welcome” questions.

    This is a really bad way…not only for WP users but also for the reputation of WordPress.

    Plugin Contributor Stef (a11n)

    (@erania-pinnera)

    Hi there @initsolutions,

    WHY should I remove something?
    I don’t have “Woocommere Shipping & Tax” installed so you should not steal my time and focus with such messages..

    That doesn’t sound about right! It is possible that the plugin hasn’t been deleted completely, or you need to flush your site cache to get rid of the banner upon completely deleting Woocommere Shipping & Tax.

    But the way you do it is what I call “Marketing monster”. It is only about money and not about the customer.

    You don’t need to pay for activating Jetpack along with Woocommere Shipping & Tax. This is not a marketing move to make more money out of it (as in fact you can use the Jetpack Free plugin); instead, this is an alert about a functionality issue that would prevent your site and plugin to work as expected.

    The fact that you don’t have such a plugin installed or active on your site – and you still can see that banner – is another different problem we’ll be happy to investigate. If you’re keen on that, you’re welcome to contact us via this contact form and mention this review URL.

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