Cracked Wordpress Theme

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As I was searching with torrent website, I found some wordpress downloadable themes.

Well my question is that is it illegal or legal to use?
#cracked #theme #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author granola
    Depends what you're using them for and who they are from, if they are free themes readily available anywhere on the net, go for it.

    If you are trying to build a reputable, long term business, I would say buy a decent theme and forget about the torrent themes.

    Not to mention that they may have spyware coded into them...

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    • Profile picture of the author TravisO
      Originally Posted by granola View Post

      Depends what you're using them for and who they are from, if they are free themes readily available anywhere on the net, go for it.

      If you are trying to build a reputable, long term business, I would say buy a decent theme and forget about the torrent themes.

      Not to mention that they may have spyware coded into them...

      CharlesK

      The themes I was saying has no spyware. But mind you, they are one of the best themes.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Depends on where they are from. Some commercial themes do not have the GPL licensing and some do. Being on a torrent site, they may be stolen themes that you do not have a license to use.
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    • Profile picture of the author TravisO
      Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      Depends on where they are from. Some commercial themes do not have the GPL licensing and some do. Being on a torrent site, they may be stolen themes that you do not have a license to use.
      Hi, what is GPL by the way? I think the license goes on with the comment part of the HTML or CSS of the theme. I don't have any idea about the licensing for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author run
    Most of the themes in torrents are premium or paid themes. If they're free themes why would they bother uploading in torrents which known as the warez seeds network.

    I'd recommend to never use the themes from torrents or warez sites at all if you want to use it for your serious sites.

    If you just wanna use it for testing purpose whatever reasons before buying, it seems fine but beware of virus of malicious codes come with those themes.
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  • Profile picture of the author johnlagoudakis
    Downloading wordpress theme in torrent is a risky you don't know if there is a malicious code inside which can get your vital information for your site and to your customer. It's difficult to say if the wordpress theme you found in torrent is illegal or legal since it doesn't say if that is GNU/GPL, creative common or MIT license.

    I suggest look for wordpress theme in reliable site.

    I hope this helps

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  • Profile picture of the author roblawrence
    DON'T DO IT! Themes off torrent sites are really trojan horses and have backdoors in them. Why risk your business when there are so many great themes in the Wordpress Repository?!
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  • Profile picture of the author jeff09
    Torrent sites are famous for spreading trojan and virus. Be careful to check files before downloading. Always torrents are used to upload cracked softwares and paid themes. Better to avoid from here.
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  • Profile picture of the author jenmidas
    When it comes to WP THEME NEVER EVER use crack theme on your MONEYSITE.....

    unless you have friends who could verify everything for you ......
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  • Profile picture of the author RobinInTexas
    Always use themes either from the WordPress depository, of from a well established premium theme site.

    I don't even trust themes that come from PLR sites.

    Among other problem is that WordPress is constantly changing and breaking stuff. Themes on the depository are usually maintained, (you can check before using them if the author is still active).

    Besides if you use a copyrighted theme without a license, it is illegal. I have heard that there are some commercial theme authors who look for and sue or prosecute pirates.
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  • Profile picture of the author onSubie
    Along with Robin, I would never trust a WP theme if I don't know the source.

    It is very easy to quickly add spam links to any WP theme that can be difficult to find if you don't know how to look.
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