Can I use the theme uint test data in a demonstration site for a commercial theme? Or am I only allowed to use it for internal development? http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Unit_Test 2 s 2 Everything on the Codex is GPL (or can be considered as GPL-compatible). Insofar as any part of the Theme Unit Test data are copyrightable, … Read more
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for WordPress Development Stack Exchange. Closed 9 years ago. Improve this question I am planning to sell themes on Themeforest… But i don’t have any idea about Theme stuffs… I include some third … Read more
My hosting account has a file limit so, to reduce files I don’t bother uploading the licence file. Is this breaking the GPL License? I am not redistributing it without the license or anything just using the code. 2 s 2 No, it is not a violation of the GPL to remove any files (including … Read more
This question already has answers here: Closed 10 years ago. Possible Duplicate: Removing the “Powered by WordPress” Link? i have a bit odd question but here it goes: Due to page styling issues with the copyright logo, i deleted the whole div that says: “Powered by WordPress (logo)”. Now due to my SEO plugin, the … Read more
Hi I am thinking of releasing a plugin, it seems that WordPress pushes for all plugins to be released as GPL. I have no problem with that, but I’ve noticed that Gravity forms plugin is GPL + requires a licence key. Is it ok to issue a plugin under the GPL licence but then require … Read more
I am developing a piece of software in Python that will be distributed to my employer’s customers. My employer wants to limit the usage of the software with a time-restricted license file. If we distribute the .py files or even .pyc files it will be easy to (decompile and) remove the code that checks the … Read more
I was interested in the recent conversation about whether WordPress themes need to be licenced under the GPL or whether they can be closed source. The video can be reached from matts blog and my favourite discussion about it is Dave Winers blog post. My question is – am I allowed to license my theme … Read more
To put it like this: I have created a WordPress theme for myself which consists of the following: PHP code – GPL v2 licensed like WordPress CSS files – All rights reserved JS files – All rights reserved image files required for the theme – All rights reserved As far as I understand I can … Read more
Am I allowed to remove the “Powered by WordPress” link in the footer? 7 Yes WordPress is licensed using the GPL v2 license so you are “free” to do whatever you want to with it (“free” as in “free speech”, not “free” as in “free beer!”.)
They say WordPress is GPL, and therefore all plugins and themes made with it are supposed to be GPL. Fine, but if I spent three months coding an extremely complex app theme with the intent on selling it repeatedly for profit, such as a medical office scheduling system theme, then how can I protect my … Read more
