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The Word "Wordpress" In Domain

by kimhannah
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Hi guys,

I wonder can we include the word "Wordpress" in our domains? I have seen several websites doing this, but I am afraid of copyright infrigement.

Is it okay?
#domain #word #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author spiner302
    yes wordpress is a domain wordpress.org
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  • Profile picture of the author aizaku
    no dont do it. its copyright. how about using WP
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  • Profile picture of the author Sagar Mehta
    WordPress doesn't allow that actually.

    Here's the article on their site about this:
    WordPress › About » Domains
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  • Profile picture of the author kimhannah
    But why I found so many domains with the word "Wordpress" available online? Why don't Wordpress team sue them for copyright?
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    • Profile picture of the author nmohan1980
      Originally Posted by kimhannah View Post

      But why I found so many domains with the word "Wordpress" available online? Why don't Wordpress team sue them for copyright?
      Normally big companies dont mind this things as long as this will not effect them. But if those grew up and compete with wordpress, then wordpress will sue them for sure!
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  • Profile picture of the author Sagar Mehta
    Well, I'd say if someone else is doing it, it doesn't mean it is legal.

    They address this on that same page:
    Other domains are using WordPress in them!

    If they’re not WordPress.com, WordPress.net, WordPress.org, WordPress.tv, or WordPressFoundation.org, they’re not allowed, and you should contact the owner with a pointer to this page. We see this most frequently with spammy sites distributing plugins and themes with malware in them, which you probably don’t want to be associated with.
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  • Profile picture of the author theerapat
    I suggest that you should use "WP" instead "WordPress" directly.
    WordPress does not allow to use WordPress copyright.
    Avoid this should be fine.
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  • Profile picture of the author MisterMunch
    You do know that WordPress is allready a brand?

    They provide an open source blog solution.

    Since it is a brand name and not a general word you can not use it in your domain.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Don't do it. Targeted traffic and sales make the site successful... not a domain name with the word "Wordpress" in it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Vitus
    it's not copyright, if it's trademark infringement...

    So, if they have the name Wordpress trademarked, you can't. If they don't, you are free to use the word.
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  • Profile picture of the author Vitus
    well, just read the above mentioned article, and the name is trademarked, so they can get you for it...

    should have read it before posting...
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  • Profile picture of the author sb70
    There are so many sites that use wordpress in their domain and it would be very hard for owner to pursue all of them, but since you're now aware it's infringment better look to bypass it.
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  • Profile picture of the author PerformanceMan
    Be a little creative. You don't need WP or WordPress in a domain name to convey your message.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jtraits
      Originally Posted by PerformanceMan View Post

      Be a little creative. You don't need WP or WordPress in a domain name to convey your message.
      True that ... As you mentioned, you saw a lot of people using that ... you should not do that then so you would not be included to the mainstream and in the banch of people that are doing the same thing... *motivation*
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      • Profile picture of the author PerformanceMan
        Originally Posted by Jtraits View Post

        True that ... As you mentioned, you saw a lot of people using that ... you should not do that then so you would not be included to the mainstream and in the banch of people that are doing the same thing... *motivation*
        Exactly. Forget following the crowd when you can blaze the trails!
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  • Profile picture of the author YasirYar
    I believe you can not use WordPress on your domain as its already owned by WP, doing so would seem like you are using the latter's popularity to get your site ranked or your product to become popular. Make your website or product popular and well-loved on its own merits, and you will be surprised that the domain would never matter later on.
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  • Profile picture of the author YasirYar
    Do not add WordPress on your domain just so your website or products will become popular, wouldn't it be great if your website or product becomes popular based on its own merits and not because of someone else? Just my two cents..
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  • Profile picture of the author Guru_Marketing
    Originally Posted by kimhannah View Post

    Hi guys,

    I wonder can we include the word "Wordpress" in our domains? I have seen several websites doing this, but I am afraid of copyright infrigement.

    Is it okay?
    Well, you can include the Wordpress in your domain name, but only if you are going to use that domain for 1-2 years. If you plan developing that website for 5+ years, you should not include the Wordpress word in the domain, because it is a trademark.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Originally Posted by kimhannah View Post

    Hi guys,

    I wonder can we include the word "Wordpress" in our domains? I have seen several websites doing this, but I am afraid of copyright infrigement.

    Is it okay?
    It isn't copyright infringement. It's trademark infringement and I'm sure you already know that Wordpress owns the Wordpress trademark, so of course, you should not use it.

    As for seeing sites like that, their days are probably numbered.
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