Build for the trades. Keep 80% of every sale.

How it works

• Build a WordPress plugin (or a theme, template or script) that helps stores sell more.
• Upload the .zip in your developer dashboard. Automatic safety checks run on every upload.
• Submit for review. We test it and approve it, or tell you exactly what to change.
• Sell: approved plugins are listed on our Plugins page. Free or paid - you set the price, up to $1,000.
• Get paid: 80% of each sale, sent monthly to your bank account.

Get started

• Create a free account, then open the developer dashboard.
• Connect your bank account for payouts (bank-grade secure onboarding).
• Create an API key under API keys if your plugin talks to the platform.
• Press New listing, fill in the details, upload your .zip and screenshots, then Submit for review.

Build a WordPress plugin

Your zip must hold exactly one folder with your main plugin file inside it:

your-plugin/
  your-plugin.php      <- the main file, with the header below
  readme.txt           <- description, FAQ, changelog
  includes/ ...

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: Your Plugin
 * Description: One sentence on what it does.
 * Version:     1.0.0
 * Author:      You
 * License:     GPL-2.0-or-later
 * Text Domain: your-plugin
 */
defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;

• Prefix every function, option and class with your plugin's name, so it never clashes with others.
• Check permissions (current_user_can) and nonces on every admin action; sanitize input and escape output.
• Use $wpdb->prepare for every query built from a variable.
• Load translations from a languages/ folder so stores can translate it.
• If your plugin calls an outside service, say so in readme.txt: what is sent, when, and links to its terms and privacy policy.

Test environments

A separate test environment for every platform - open them from your developer dashboard. Nothing in them touches a real store, card or customer.

WordPress test contractor site

1. Dashboard > Test environments > WordPress > Launch. A fresh WordPress with WooCommerce and every one of our plugins opens in a new tab.
2. Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, choose your .zip and activate it.
3. Test it against our real plugins. Close the tab and the whole site is gone.

Shopify development store for service shops

1. Create a free development store in Shopify Partners (Stores > Add store > Development store).
2. Build your app there, register it under API apps, and connect it to your own account - you approve its permissions on our consent screen, exactly as a store owner will.
3. Test orders on a development store never charge anyone.

Sandbox for home service websites

1. Create a key under API keys and limit it to this site's address.
2. Open the website test page, paste the key and pick a widget - product designer, lead form, booking or chat. It runs live, exactly as on any website.

API console for jobs and customers

1. Register an API app in your dashboard and connect it to your own account.
2. Paste the access token into the API console and run each call - you see the exact response, including refusals for permissions you did not grant.

API reference

Every call from a WordPress site is made server to server with the store's API key - never from the browser.

POST https://www.serviceboss.com/api/plugins/init
{ "api_key": "...", "plugin": "designer", "domain": "store.com" }
-> 200 { "plugin": "designer", "plan": "...", ... }   401 bad key   403 site not allowed

POST https://www.serviceboss.com/api/plugins/licence
{ "api_key": "...", "plugin": "designer", "domain": "store.com" }
-> 200 { "pro": true|false, "plan_name": "...", "reason": "...", "upgrade_url": "..." }

POST https://www.serviceboss.com/api/plugins/lead
{ "api_key": "...", "name": "...", "email": "...", "message": "..." }   -> a contact in the store's CRM

Any website can embed our tools with one line - see the embed guide.

Connect an app (permissions)

Apps that work with a store owner's account use standard OAuth 2.0. Register the app in your dashboard (API apps) to get an app ID and secret, then:

1. Send the owner to
   https://www.serviceboss.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=APP_ID&redirect_uri=https://yourapp.com/callback&scope=read_crm+write_crm&state=RANDOM
2. They see your app and each permission in plain words, and press Allow (or Deny).
3. You get  https://yourapp.com/callback?code=CODE&state=RANDOM  - check state, then exchange the code (once, within 5 minutes):
   POST https://www.serviceboss.com/api/oauth/token
   { "grant_type": "authorization_code", "client_id": "APP_ID", "client_secret": "SECRET", "code": "CODE", "redirect_uri": "https://yourapp.com/callback" }
   -> { "access_token": "...", "token_type": "bearer", "scope": "read_crm write_crm" }
4. Call the API with  Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN

Permissions: read_profile, read_crm, write_crm, read_orders, read_designs. Ask only for what your app needs - the owner sees every one.

GET  /api/v1/me               read_profile
GET  /api/v1/crm/contacts     read_crm      (?limit=50&after=<created_at>)
POST /api/v1/crm/contacts     write_crm     { "name", "email", "phone", "company", "title", "notes" }
GET  /api/v1/orders           read_orders
GET  /api/v1/designs          read_designs
401 invalid_token - the owner disconnected your app;  403 insufficient_scope - that permission was not granted

Submission and review

Every upload is checked automatically. These block submission:

• Code hidden with eval(base64), gzinflate or rot13; preg_replace /e; functions run from visitor input; known web-shells.
• Programs in the zip (.exe, .dll, .so, .sh, .phar) or unsafe paths (../).
• No main plugin file, or more than one top folder.

These are flagged for the reviewer: shell commands, calls to outside services, queries built from variables, very long encoded strings, a missing readme.txt, a non-GPL licence.

Then a person reviews it. If changes are needed you see the reason in your dashboard; fix it and submit again. An update to a live plugin goes through review too - the approved version stays on sale until the update is approved.

Pricing and payouts

• You set the price: free, or $1 to $1,000.
• We take 20%; you keep 80% of every sale.
• Earnings show in your dashboard straight away and are paid monthly to your connected bank account.
• Refunds come out of the next payout.

Developer rules

• No malware, tracking without consent, or collecting data the plugin does not need.
• Your plugin must do what its listing says. Screenshots must be real.
• Support your buyers and keep your plugin working with current WordPress and WooCommerce.
• We may remove a plugin that breaks these rules or puts stores at risk.