Addressing Datastar Pro Pricing Concerns and Community Feedback
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Summary
This article addresses community concerns about Datastar Pro pricing and allegations that features were moved behind a paywall. The author clarifies that Datastar remains MIT-licensed and free, with only a handful of convenience plugins moved to the Pro version. The original code is still available in the repository, and the same outcomes can be achieved using standard APIs with the free version. The article explains what changed, who the Pro version is for, and how to accomplish similar functionality with the free version.
Key quotes
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For v1, we moved a handful of convenience plugins into Datastar Pro.
The old code is tagged in the repo. Fork if you want.
The same outcomes are possible with the freely available version using standard APIs.
We use the same API that everyone else uses.
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