What Should Happen When a WordPress Theme or Plugin License Expires?

As the WordPress ecosystem continues to mature, it presents new challenges. Everyone from end-users, web designers, and theme/plugin authors is impacted.
While it may seem like the open-source content management system (CMS) and its community are niche, the numbers say differently. When over 40% of the web is using the same app, it’s a big deal. And that means WordPress is also big business.
This has led to some growing pains. Among the most consequential are how the theme and plugin marke