Title: License required
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# License required

 *  Resolved [baszer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baszer/)
 * (@baszer)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/license-required/)
 * Hi,
 * i am creating a new theme for the wp website.
 * I tested the website and i get the following warning:
 * > No License detected!
   >  Please add License: to style.css
 * What license do i need to put in my css?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/license-required/#post-1736047)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Licensing](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Licensing)
 *  Thread Starter [baszer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baszer/)
 * (@baszer)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/license-required/#post-1736065)
 * and then put
 * License: GNU General Public License v2.0
    License URI: [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
 * in the top of the css file?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/license-required/#post-1736079)
 * Yes.
 *  Thread Starter [baszer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baszer/)
 * (@baszer)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/license-required/#post-1736135)
 * hmmm, twentyten doesnt have a license?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/license-required/#post-1736224)
 * Consider that theme as a “special case”. It didn’t go through the theme review
   process for a start (it would probably have failed). On the plus side, when you
   do pass the review process, you know you have a first-rate theme.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/license-required/#post-1736224)
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