Some guyz remove links from my theme

eXweso · 09-09-2007, 07:32 PM

I place footer links in my public themes saying "Design by Swapnil" with a link attached to my name. Some people remove it, how do I combat with these people? I have listed a few sites using my theme without the footer link...

CountryBoy · 09-16-2007, 07:47 AM

Ah, it's a nuisance when that happens. You'd think people would at least have the courtesy to keep the designer's link in place. As for what to do - there's not really too much you can do. It's not really worth the hassle to chase after one person abusing a free theme, when there's probably hundreds obeying the rules. Name and shame and send him a snotty email if it makes you feel better.

eXweso · 09-17-2007, 06:42 AM

Yeah...I do that...enjoy doin that!

edjay · 09-25-2007, 01:17 PM

As a Novice, this may not be correct: You could make your footer details an integral part of the public theme somehow, then people might not want to remove it?

Just a suggestion.

**Cricket** · 09-25-2007, 02:57 PM

Yes, leaving the designers link is the right thing to do, but it really comes down to how your theme is licensed. If you created yours from the WP platform you may very well be dealing with a situation where you did not have restrictions to use it and therefore cannot in turn impose restrictions on others.

Quote:

If it is how many themes are licensed, no wonder they are in deep conflict with WordPress, which is licensed under GNU General Public License (GPL). GPL gives the receiver of the end product every freedom except imposing restriction on others.
http://scott.yang.id.au/2007/04/on-w...nsored-themes/

Also see this:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html

mrgee · 04-20-2008, 06:23 AM

It is just the discretion of the end user. If you don't want your link to get removed - encrypt it.

homebizseo · 04-21-2008, 10:46 PM

encryption will be the best solution ....you should also have a terms of service statement that users should agree to that states akll the terrms for using your product.

redz · 05-01-2008, 10:23 PM

I always include a comment in the script part where they do not really look so much and it says the truth

. so if someone really wanted to find where the theme was from they would search all around and find it in the source code.

NMusi · 05-02-2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mrgee

It is just the discretion of the end user. If you don't want your link to get removed - encrypt it.

That might work if only the page displayed did not show the complete un-encrypted footer in the source code.

This is a bad problem, but what is someone to expect when it is "free". Anything free gets abused.