[Resolved] Can I use GeneratePress to Create and Sell Themes?

[jbsmooth]

I was searching for a starter theme to build on to sell themes – is that what GeneratePress is for?

I searched it and found this quote: GeneratePress is my go to theme for all of my own and client projects. It has proven to be a fast, lightweight and reliable foundation for the websites I build. With GP Premium, my clients were always happy how easy it is to change important parts without relying on others.

If it is possible, can all of the GeneratePress references be changed? Meaning in the theme files:

/*
Theme Name: GeneratePress
Theme URI: https://generatepress.com
Author: Tom Usborne
Author URI: https://tomusborne.com
Description: GeneratePress is a lightweight WordPress theme built with a focus on speed and usability. Performance is important to us, which is why a fresh GeneratePress install adds less than 10kb (gzipped) to your page size. We take full advantage of the new block editor (Gutenberg), which gives you more control over creating your content. If you use page builders, GeneratePress is the right theme for you. It is completely compatible with all major page builders, including Beaver Builder and Elementor. Thanks to our emphasis on WordPress coding standards, we can boast full compatibility with all well-coded plugins, including WooCommerce. GeneratePress is fully responsive, uses valid HTML/CSS and is translated into over 25 languages by our amazing community of users. A few of our many features include microdata integration, 9 widget areas, 5 navigation locations, 5 sidebar layouts, dropdown menus (click or hover) and navigation color presets. Learn more and check out our powerful premium version at https://generatepress.com
Version: 3.0.3
Requires at least: 4.5.0
Tested up to: 5.7
Requires PHP: 5.4.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: generatepress
Tags: two-columns, three-columns, one-column, right-sidebar, left-sidebar, footer-widgets, blog, e-commerce, flexible-header, full-width-template, buddypress, custom-header, custom-background, custom-menu, custom-colors, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, rtl-language-support, featured-images, theme-options

GeneratePress, Copyright 2014-2021 EDGE22 Studios LTD.
GeneratePress is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

GeneratePress is based on Underscores http://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2021 Automattic, Inc.

Actual CSS can be found in /assets/css/ folder.
*/

Thanks!
James

[Tom]

Hi James,

GeneratePress is open source software, so nothing is stopping you from doing so.

That being said, it’s not how we intended GeneratePress to be used. If you want to build and sell themes, I highly suggest using Underscores as your base theme (as we did for GeneratePress): https://underscores.me/

That way you’re in control of the way the theme is expanded on and what options you decide to add.

Thanks!

[jbsmooth]

Thanks Tom – I appreciate the reply. I believe I read that underscores wasn’t really up-to-date. I will give it another shot.

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