Understand listing plans, tool slots and promotion

The price of a product and the cost of its directory listing are different things. A free package can choose additional visibility, while a commercial product may have a paid listing requirement. Keeping those ideas separate makes the WirePackages pricing and management screens easier to understand.

This guide explains the choices currently offered by the app and where to manage them. Check the pricing page and the checkout summary before making a purchase, because those screens show the option you are actually selecting. A directory listing is not a licence to use the product it describes, and buying visibility does not replace editorial review.

Begin with the product's pricing category

The pricing category on a listing describes the package, starter kit or tool itself. Free means a reader can use the product without buying that product. Paid indicates a commercial offering. Freemium describes a product with a free offering and additional paid capabilities. Choose the category that matches the current official product information.

Be precise about what is included. If the core package is open source but a related hosting service costs money, explain the distinction in the description. If a desktop tool has a useful free tier and optional subscriptions, do not present every feature as free. Readers use the category to decide whether to investigate further.

The directory's purchase controls concern the listing's visibility or eligibility. They do not change the upstream product's licence, billing system or support agreement. A reader who wants to buy the product should use the official website linked from its entry.

Understand yearly listings

The app offers a yearly listing option. For commercial packages and starter kits, publication depends on meeting the listing payment requirement. Other listing types have their own eligibility rules, so follow the information shown for the entry you are managing rather than assuming every section works identically.

The yearly option currently appears on the public pricing page at twenty-nine US dollars per year. Treat that page and the checkout summary as the current offer. If an existing subscription has different terms, review the subscription details attached to your account. Do not infer a renewal date from when you last edited the listing.

A successful payment and an approved submission are separate steps. Paying for eligibility does not mean that incomplete descriptions, broken links or unsuitable projects bypass review. Prepare the entry first so that a reviewer can evaluate the product on its merits once the submission is ready.

Understand tool slots

Tools have a weekly free-submission allowance shared across the directory. The application checks that allowance when deciding whether a tool needs a paid slot. This is not a private quota reserved for each account, and availability can change as other tools are submitted during the week.

If the free allowance has been used, the form and checkout flow explain the available paid option. The configured tool-slot price is twenty-nine US dollars. Review the specific option before continuing, because a weekly tool slot and a yearly listing represent different arrangements. A payment for one should not be mistaken for the other.

An editorial entry added by the WirePackages team can already be present before its owner claims it. Claiming transfers management of that existing entry. It does not silently start a subscription, charge a card or purchase a tool slot. Any later purchase remains an explicit action from the owner's account.

Understand front-page promotion

Front-page promotion gives an eligible listing a period of additional visibility. The current promotion period is thirty days, and the configured price is ninety-nine US dollars. The app limits available promotional positions, so the checkout flow checks whether the requested placement is available.

Promotion should be understood as visibility rather than a rating or endorsement. Reviews still come from users, and the product description still needs to be accurate. A promoted project should not claim that its placement proves better performance, stronger security or official framework approval unless those claims have their own evidence.

The launch bundle combines the supported listing and promotion benefits at the price shown in the app. Read its checkout summary to see exactly what is included for your listing. If you already have an active benefit, check the dates and purchase details rather than assuming a new option will restart everything in the same way.

Manage recurring options from your account

My listings is the starting point for an owner's entries and related subscriptions. Where a recurring option is active, the app provides controls for the supported cancellation and resumption flow. Billing details can be managed through the billing portal when that option is available for the account.

Cancelling a subscription and deleting a listing are different actions. Read the state and dates shown after cancellation so you understand the remaining period. Similarly, resuming an eligible subscription changes its renewal state; it does not rewrite the product's description or automatically approve a pending submission.

If a payment fails, review the account's billing information and any notification describing the problem. Do not repeatedly buy a different option simply to make a warning disappear. The existing subscription or payment record is the best starting point for understanding what needs attention.

Check the public result

After a listing is approved or a visibility option changes, visit the public page and review the displayed state. Confirm that the product's pricing category is still correct and that promotional labels describe the directory placement. Check links and screenshots at the same time, especially if a new release prompted the purchase.

Keep a record of the option you selected and the dates shown in your account. If something looks inconsistent, give the team the listing URL and the relevant purchase reference rather than payment credentials. Clear information makes it easier to distinguish a publication issue from a billing issue and resolve the actual problem.