Normally you can find information regarding the license in the style.css file located in the root of the theme. Open it with a text editor (or in the admin panel Administration > Appearance > Editor) and check the comment, if it says something like this: License: GNU General Public License v3 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html Then … Read more
Here’s what I use: function oenology_copyright() { global $wpdb; $copyright_dates = $wpdb->get_results(” SELECT YEAR(min(post_date_gmt)) AS firstdate, YEAR(max(post_date_gmt)) AS lastdate FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_status=”publish” “); $output=””; if($copyright_dates) { $copyright = “© ” . $copyright_dates[0]->firstdate; if($copyright_dates[0]->firstdate != $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate) { $copyright .= ‘-‘ . $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate; } $output = $copyright; } return $output; } Of course, if there’s a … Read more
The GPL absolutely does not preclude selling code, for cost. In fact, the terms of the license explicitly allow for selling of code. The GPL merely allows the end user, whether he received the GPL-licensed code for free or for cost, to use the code however he likes, to redistribute the code, to modify the … Read more
You need to modify 2 functions not only 1 in your functions.php: /** * Function to display footer content. * * @since 1.1.24 * @access public */ //ADDED CHILD TO THE END OF THE NAME function hestia_the_footer_content_child() { /** * Array holding all registered footer widgets areas */ $hestia_footer_widgets_ids = array( ‘footer-one-widgets’, ‘footer-two-widgets’, ‘footer-three-widgets’ ); … Read more
You can duel license your commercial product. Only the PHP code that interacts with WordPress is required to be GPL. If you really want an extensive GPL lesson you can peruse the Thesis GPL Saga files: WordPress, GPL, Thesis and Speeding Tickets Syn-Thesis 1 And Chris Pearson The Great Thesis Vs WordPress Debate Rages On … Read more
On a free and publicly available theme, yes, you can! If you built the theme yourself, yes, you can! If the theme is under a GPL license or completely public domain, yes, you can! But If you’re a client of a developer who has built the theme for you however it may not be so … Read more