Can I sell my wordpress website if I paid for a theme

  • Resolved Learning in progress

    (@learning-in-progress)


    10 years, 6 months ago

    Hello,

    I recently built my website using WordPress as the CMS and I paid for a WordPress GNU theme to make it an online workplace (people sell their services to companies interested in them). I have the license, and all is legal. I have modified the theme, modified the CSS, add my own images, I have data for users, etc.

    My concern is that I am going to raise funding for my website and the investors want to know whether I own the Intellectual property. I have been reading about the GNU General Public License but I’m not sure whether selling my website is legal or not.

    I know that future angel investors’ lawyers will examine everything closely so I want to be sure about what I can and cannot do.

    Any help is much appreciated.

    Thanks and regards,
    Ana.

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  • You need to go back to the developers of your theme with this question. as I understand it, you can sell the web site and/or theme on but you cannot, ethically or legally, claim intellectual property rights for the theme. That still rests with the theme’s developers.

    Thread Starter Learning in progress

    (@learning-in-progress)

    Thanks Esmi. I’ll check with the developers.

    Esmi,

    Can I sell memberships to my website that uses a wordpress theme?

    Jenni McKinnon

    (@ninianepress)

    Hi,

    You might have to check with the theme developers to make sure you have a commercial use licence. If you do, then yes you can.

    This plugin is great for selling memberships and allowing access to only certain people (like people who pay for a subscription): https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/protected-content/

    Good luck!

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