It was more than a shock when I read on one of the WordPress blogs, that pricing has changed. No discussions, no warning, just an announcement that the company was moving from a 5 plan structure to a simpler 2 plan. There was to be a ‘Free’ plan and a ‘Pro’ plan. All other plans would go. So no Business Plan, no Premium Plan, no Personal Plan and no eCommerce Plan. The cost would be (here in the UK) £7.00 per month for the ‘Pro’ plan. This would almost double the price I was currently paying.
I did a quick email to support, explaining that ‘… I neither needed nor desired …’ to upgrade to any other plan, so what did it mean for me? The reply was quick to arrive:
“… you do not have to switch to the new WordPress.com Pro plan if you don’t want to. All existing users will be able to keep their current legacy plans and no further action is required on your end for this.”
My feeling is that it is safe for now, but wonder how long before one of the ‘happiness engineers’ decide that the ‘legacy’ plans have to go?
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From the keyboard of Tony 
This is so weird, isn’t it? I have the free version and was worried about the media storage that was supposed to go down to … I can’t remember, 1GB and the old photos would be deleted no matter what or something (If I remember correctly).
It is still the same, so I wonder whether they will keep the people who are alraedy running a free blog under the old conditions, too …. nevetheless, I shuld have a look at options for storing my photos online.
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