Fix Marketplace App requirement contradiction for app listings (#55881)

Copilot · hubwriter · web-flow · commit 0c69d86c3a4c · 2025-06-02T15:16:50.000+01:00
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diff --git a/data/reusables/marketplace/free-apps-encouraged.md b/data/reusables/marketplace/free-apps-encouraged.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Free apps are encouraged in {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} and are a great way to offer open source services. If you list a paid version of your app outside of {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}, you must offer at least one paid plan when listing the app in {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}.
+Free apps are encouraged in {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} and are a great way to offer open source services. If you list a paid version of your app outside of {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} then, after a free listing of your app in the marketplace meets the [requirements for paid apps](/apps/github-marketplace/creating-apps-for-github-marketplace/requirements-for-listing-an-app#requirements-for-paid-apps), you must offer at least one paid plan for the app in {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}.

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`1`		`-Free apps are encouraged in {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} and are a great way to offer open source services. If you list a paid version of your app outside of {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}, you must offer at least one paid plan when listing the app in {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}.`
	`1`	+Free apps are encouraged in {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} and are a great way to offer open source services. If you list a paid version of your app outside of {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} then, after a free listing of your app in the marketplace meets the [requirements for paid apps](/apps/github-marketplace/creating-apps-for-github-marketplace/requirements-for-listing-an-app#requirements-for-paid-apps), you must offer at least one paid plan for the app in {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}.