Why do we recommend a yearly membership?

The team behind Themeisle is maintaining about 10+ products for both free and paying users. On top of that, we are adding new features to them and building new themes and plugins.

This requires a dedicated team and a lot of knowledge and energy, but nothing will be possible without our paying customers. They sustain all of our efforts to build high-quality products that are easy to use.

Yearly membership versus Lifetime membership

This is why most of our premium product licenses are available for a defined time frame, depending on the package you choose.

Most of our products have a yearly license. During this period, you will receive security updates and support, quick fixes, and new features.

However, the product will continue to work even after one year and you have full rights to use it as it is. You paid for it, it is yours! Here you can find more details about what happens if you decide to not renew after that one year.

A couple of our products do have a lifetime license. This is mentioned on the pricing page of the product.

So, why should you get a yearly membership?

You care about your website (this is probably the main reason)

Being up to date with the latest updates is the best way to keep out those nasty hackers. However, it is known that WordPress core updates, plugin updates, or even theme updates tend to break websites.

This is why a PRO product will receive a quick update and these situations shouldn't be a concern. Without an active license, it is impossible to troubleshoot these issues because you will not receive any updates.

The price of developing a website

The cost of a website can easily skyrocket. You will need plugins, you will want to make custom changes and tweak many other small things. By going down the subscription road, you will make sure that your website is in good hands by getting support and documentation for those changes.

Without new customers, a product is deemed to die

If you like a product you should help the authors to continue the development process to offer updates and support.

Even if you are using a free product, at one point, the author could discontinue it. We all know at least one example of a great product that had to shut down because of non-paying users. If you like a product, you should sustain it.

Keep in mind that you can also cancel anytime you want so you don't pay time and time again.