In reply to trentlapinski.

Trent - We mentioned the Responsive theme and how it was acquired in an interview we did last year, in case you missed it: https://wptavern.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-wordpress-theme-reviewer. I also wrote about it on another site 2 years ago: http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-responsive-became-the-most-popular-free-wordpress-theme-in-just-3-months/ . I rely heavily on my instinct when choosing what to write about and don't really have any hard and fast rules, though I tend to write more about free tools that I think are useful. A commercial product usually needs to have the potential for broad appeal before it makes the news. As far as Ex Astris being featured - I had no idea until somebody told me about it. It has no connection to my employer. I don't care if it's featured or not or if it gets 5 downloads or 5,000. I'm just a girl who likes to make free WordPress themes and plugins in my free time because it's fun. No conspiracy here.