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1. wysusan
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hello,

   I hope someone can clarify some questions I have about modifying a theme under GPL.

   I want to modify the "Revolution Code Blue" theme (downloaded from the Free WordPress Themes directory). The wording in the theme's style.css file is:

   /*
   Theme Name: Revolution Code Blue
   Theme URL: http://www.revolutiontwo.com/themes/code-blue
   Description: Code Blue is a 3-column Widget-ready theme created for WordPress.
   Author: Brian Gardner
   Author URI: http://www.briangardner.com
   Version: 2.0
   Tags: three columns, fixed width, white, blue, sidebar widgets

   The CSS, XHTML and design is released under GPL:
   http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php

   Changelog:
   v2.0 - 11.01.08
   First Release of Revolution Code Blue
   */

   I want to modify the .php and .css and image files to make these major changes (in addition to some more minor ones):
   1) eliminate the rightmost sidebar (change from 3-column to 2-column)
   2) put a custom image in the header
   3) possibly change the color scheme (it might not even end up being blue any more).

   I'm assuming I am allowed to do these things under GPL (please correct me if I'm wrong). I will not be doing anything with the theme except using it for a single website. I do not need help making the changes to the code.

   My questions are:

   1) What wording do I need to add/delete/change in style.css to reflect that I have modified the theme? What of the original wording must I retain?

   2) Can I change the name of the theme?

   Thank you in advance for your kind support!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I'm assuming I am allowed to do these things under GPL

   Yes

   What of the original wording must I retain?

   Personally, I'd retain the original author's name, url & the theme url along the lines of:

   Theme Name: Revolution Code Blue Enhanced
   Theme URL: http://your_domain/
   Description: Based on the Code Blue theme from http://www.revolutiontwo.com/themes/code-blue by Brian Gardner (http://www.briangardner.com).
   Author: wysusan
   Author URI: http://your_domain/
   Version: 1.0

   That way, you credit the original author, receive suitable attribution for your own work but allow people to find the original theme if they want it.

3. wysusan
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   esmi, thanks so much for your quick, succinct, and very helpful reply!

4. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   No problem :-)

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