Or you could actually pay for the plugin instead of finding ways to get it for free.
Why should you do that? Allow me to enlighten you....
A developer invests time, money and effort to produce a plugin which delivers a certain value to the person using it.
The developer sells that plugin to make money because, like any business, they need to make money for things such as;
1) paying the running costs of their business
2) investing money back in to the business to develop new plugins
3) being able to further develop the plugins they're already selling.
If the developer is lucky he will have money left over (a profit) to pay themselves a wage as well as paying their rent/mortgage, to buy food and to pay their household bills.
If no one buys that plugin then fair enough and that would be the fault of the developer for getting something wrong somewhere along the lines.
However, when the developer hits a home run and makes a plugin that people are willing to buy then why would it be fair for you to think that you're entitled to get that developers plugin for free?
For every plugin that is used by someone who didn't pay for it is money that is taken from the pocket of the developer who, at the end of the day, is just trying to make a living and provide for his family.
Maybe you think that by you not paying for the plugin won't make any difference at all, but you're not the only one thinking that.
When there are 1,000 people thinking like this and getting the plugin for free then that is a huge amount of money taken from the developers business.
- It's money that he could have used to improve the plugin you are getting for free.
- It's money that he could have used to pay for more staff to help support his existing customers.
- It's money that he could have used to develop new plugins.
- It's money that he could have used to make sure his family are fed, housed and clothed!!
If you can't afford to buy the WP plugin that you want then that means you can't afford to buy it. It also means the developer can't afford to give it away either.
Do what it takes to make the money to buy the plugin or what ever product you want. And if your come back to this is "
hey, this a Black hat forum" then I assume your interpretation of 'black hat' means being able to obtain products without paying for them.
That's not black hat!!!