Just my 2 cents
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Hi there,
Congrats on your new plugin. I have actively been following all achievement/point plugins for a few years now, and as such i am always skeptical when a new one pops up. That said, i figured i’d leave a few thoughts here.
1. Please consider commercializing your plugin as soon as you can. Every single free point/achievement plugin up to date has failed and was abandoned. Most likely because the developers started the project with a lot of ideals and time, only to have life get in the way. If you make money with the project it is more likely you will stay motivated and we will get a plugin that lasts.
2. Please think as specific as possible while developing conditions. One of the few surviving free plugins (MyCred) has managed to stay alive because it offers ways to reward users for very specific actions (i.e reading a specific post/category, claiming an offline code/voucher etc.). There are already enough plugins that reward users for logging in, sharing or commenting in general.
3. Consider early on which profile plugins to support. Users only care about achievements (i.e. Badges) if they have the ability to show them to others. As such, take a look at ultimate member, buddypress etc. and plan ahead.
I could go on, but what i’m mainly trying to get across is that coding and more importantly maintaining a robust achievement/point system is a huge undertaking. It’s a perfect example of a ‘go big or go home’ activity. I applaud you for giving it a try and hope to see your plugin grow to a professional product. If it does, i will certainly be using it.
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