Will Schmierer | BuiltWTF 🪠 🛠️ 👨‍💻

Support Projects While They're Here We recently closed ChangelogWP. It wasn't an easy decision. At the end of the day, even passion projects need support. After announcing its closure, I received several emails saying things like, "Oh, bummer. I loved it and would have paid for it." Money was never the primary goal. It was about giving back to the WordPress community. But passion doesn't eliminate the time, effort, and infrastructure costs involved. Sometimes, a simple "Hey, ChangelogWP is great because..." would have gone a long way. People want to know their work is making a difference. The comments above about ChangelogWP are entirely my own. — — — This brings me to InfluenceWP. Another passion project, and one I'm building as a solo founder. I've created something unique in the WordPress space: a way for product creators to reach a wider audience, typically for free, WITHOUT A SINGLE AFFILIATE LINK. One of my goals was to create a trusted source for legitimate deals after seeing countless people burned by fake deals driven by affiliate incentives. Is IWP perfect? No. And I won't pretend it is. But I know it's helping people. I've heard it in conversations and seen it in the emails I receive. Can I promise you a massive newsletter list? No. A huge Facebook group? No. A YouTube channel with 100K subscribers? No. But I'm here, putting in the work. What I can offer is something different: a genuine partnership. You're not just a transaction. I'm here when you need another set of eyes, someone to bounce ideas off, or simply someone in your corner. My door is always open. A massive newsletter, a huge Facebook group, or a 100K-subscriber YouTube channel can't replace that kind of personal connection. What InfluenceWP needs is much like what ChangelogWP needed: Support while it's here. influencewp.com