Title: Secure theme for selling
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Secure theme for selling

 *  [modifiedarts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedarts/)
 * (@modifiedarts)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/secure-theme-for-selling/)
 * Im going to start selling themes but i want to add some sort of securement
 * what do i need to make the theme break if they unzipped the theme before installing
   it or removing footer links
 * Or if they change the theme name make the header brake

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 *  [PremiumWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/premiumwp/)
 * (@premiumwp)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/secure-theme-for-selling/#post-3010762)
 * You shouldn’t do any of that sort of thing. WordPress themes should be GPL so
   users are free to do whatever they like with them. See [http://wordpress.org/news/2009/07/themes-are-gpl-too/](http://wordpress.org/news/2009/07/themes-are-gpl-too/)
 *  Thread Starter [modifiedarts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedarts/)
 * (@modifiedarts)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/secure-theme-for-selling/#post-3010810)
 * I think you are misunderstanding my question
 * I want to do what they do in theme forest,
 * I could not care less about if they change the theme after they buy it, i just
   want to make sure they buy it, and not download it illegal
    or modify it before
   uploading it
 * Try working on a theme for days on a freelance budget, I am freelance designer
   i need to eat so i need to sell themes,
 * If download a theme from wordpress and i unzipped and change for example the 
   css, when install it, it says the header has been sent
 * How do i go about doing this securement, is it a theme hook, or how can put a
   secure pin for customers who purchased the theme

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 * Last reply from: [modifiedarts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedarts/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/secure-theme-for-selling/#post-3010810)
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