Where can you \u201cput\u201d your theme?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Start by uploading your theme at <\/span>WordPress.org Free Themes Directory<\/span><\/a>. The advantage of this is 2 fold:<\/span><\/p>\n The review process can be long depending on the number of designs currently in queue, so don’t be discouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n How Does this Reach a wide audience?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Once your theme is added to the Free Themes Directory, it will be available under Appearances > Themes in users\u2019 Dashboards.<\/span><\/p>\n The Automattic Theme Team scours the Directory for themes that could be apt for WordPress users and if yours is picked, it\u2019s probably the best way to have your design readily available to an audience of thousands.<\/span><\/p>\n How do I design the theme to be distributed?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n When you\u2019re designing your theme for an audience who hasn\u2019t given you a single, specific requirement, you want to make sure your design is adaptable to different user’s requirements as much as possible – for a brochure website, a portfolio websites, an e-commerce etc. Your design thinking flow should include the target to meet the intended function rather than the industry. While it\u2019s not always going to be possible to fit every scenario, you want to be prepared for every kind of use case. To ensure this, here’s what you can keep in mind:<\/span><\/p>\n WordPress itself offers some Theme Review Guidelines which you can follow and test with the Theme Unit Test. The Theme Check Plugin can make your design fully ready to be distributed.<\/span><\/p>\n What is the GPL Licensing? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n To safeguard every designer’s work and yet offer some freedom to the recipient users of these free (or paid) themes, the General Public License (GPL) has been put in place. As highlighted on WordPress.org<\/a>, the 4 freedoms include:<\/p>\n Will I have to license my themes under GPL?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n If your themes \/ software are for distribution to WordPress users, yes you will need to adopt the GPL. If you’re merely using the theme by yourself on your machine, you will not need to adopt the GPL.<\/p>\n If you’re going to distribute your themes in the Free directory, they must be 100% compliant with GPL – CSS and image files included.<\/p>\n As explained at WordPress.org<\/a>, “Freedom is an important part of developing WordPress themes. If you plan to distribute your theme, it is a good idea to license it fully under the GPL<\/strong>, so others can enjoy the same freedoms that you did when creating it.<\/em>“<\/p>\n Can I earn with free distribute WordPress?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n While free distribution does mean free<\/em>, there is a way to gain some revenue. Take a look at the Natural Lite<\/a> free theme for instance. The WordPress page for Natural Lite includes a link to theme homepage<\/a> which offers paid versions of the same theme.<\/p>\n The free theme is a great way to get users acquainted and familiar with the theme such that they wouldn’t mind paying a fee for an upgrade of the same. Many free themes on WordPress have paid upgrades or paid versions of the theme – a fantastic way to gain some revenue for you as the developer.<\/p>\n What about Maintenance & Support?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n A good suggestion would be for your design to have a \u2018home\u2019 section on the web that offers useful resources for your users, links to a demo or information where your users can get support. This can either link to your own website for support of to the <\/span>WordPress.org Themes & Templates support forum<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n With regard to maintenance, the Theme Review team conducts periodic reviews of the Free Theme Directory to ensure that themes continue to meet the guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n While there are other platforms where you can distribute your themes like Themeforest<\/a>, WordPress is a fantastic and hugely popular open community with thousands of contributors and users. Distributing your theme is a great way to gain visibility, reach audiences and give users a taste of your work. Additionally, having your theme distributed looks great on your portfolio \ud83d\ude42 Go on, spread the designs.<\/p>\n Reseller Hosting<\/a> | Windows Reseller Hosting<\/a> | Cloud Hosting<\/a> | VPS Hosting<\/a> | Managed VPS Hosting<\/a> | Dedicated Server Hosting<\/a> | Windows Dedicated Server<\/a> | Managed Dedicated Server<\/a> | Linux Shared Hosting<\/a> | Windows Shared Hosting<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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