“He cited WordPress.org’s lack of a straightforward way to alert users to important updates, users abusing the Reviews section to file issues, the inability to disable support, and the cumbersome plugin release process.”

Echoing my sentiments exactly.

I use Git(hub) for all my premium plugins, so having to switch back to SVN, just to publish a release on WP.org is just lame.

I’ve built in my own notification system, to make sure users read an important news bulletin before updating, or to check their settings after e.g. a database upgrade has run. Compare that to platforms like Magento 2, and they have ready made APIs to take care of stuff like this, so you can focus on your plugin’s features.

Users abusing the reviews section to file issues is terrible, too. I’m always of the opinion that “It doesn’t work” is no reason to write a 1 star review. Instead, that’s a subject for a support ticket, but try explaining that to someone that is not a techy. IMO, the WP.org moderators should do a little more to prevent this, maybe a little notice above the review submission form.

Now, on topic, I’ve used WP2Static in the past and thought it was a really cool way to speed up (and secure) WordPress. Once my requirements for my site became of a more dynamic nature (e-commerce) I had to drop it from my configuration. However, congrats with the acquisition, Leon!

I’m wondering, was it something you’d always hoped for/worked towards?