Wordpress & WP Framework - How Editable?

[dezinerite]

I'm starting a blog and I want to design my own theme but I'm an extreme beginner at PHP so I can't seem to figure out the php codes in order to customize my theme.

I found 'WP Framework' aka "a blank Wordpress theme" and their 'about' page states "WP Framework was created to serve as the starting point in WordPress theme development".

They're on GNU ver. 2 license. But the license isn't that thorough to me, I don't really know the extent I can edit the theme. I've installed the theme to my blog and they've got a footer that links back to their site.

Can I completely remove this? Can I completely edit their theme? Like they've got 'playful' words on their php coding (e.g. "//wasssssssssssuuup dude check out the line below" - this is not what they have on their, but I'm sure you all know coders who add stuff like that to personalize their code).

 

[bpdesigns]

You should be able to take their theme, and as long as you completely redevelop it, you can remove the licensing and footer information. Most of the time people who release templates do this to try and get visitors to track back to their website.

 

[mwzd]

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Enjoy,

Cheers!

 

[fish]

Not sure why you say the GPL 2 "license isn't that thorough". It's pretty clear when it comes to modifications and redistribution.

GNU General Public License v2.0 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)

You can edit it pretty much however you want, including removing the footer link and "playful" lines of code, even if you don't "completely redevelop" it.

This should be true of every theme hosted on WordPress.org, but you should double check if there's something like a "license.txt" file in the download which has the GPL v2 license.

 

[digital29]

Wordpress Theme Generator - Create your own Wordpress Theme.

Enjoy,

Cheers!

Thanks, this is pretty awesome!
I can do wordpress themes myself (both design and coding) but I can share this tool with some of my friends who could use it