Title: Can i hide my wordpress plugin code?
Last modified: March 25, 2017

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# Can i hide my wordpress plugin code?

 *  Resolved [iwebso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iwebso/)
 * (@iwebso)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-i-hide-my-wordpress-plugin-code/)
 * _[ Moved to Everything Else WordPress. This is not a Developing with WordPress
   topic. ]_
 * Hello Everyone.
 * I wrote the plugin which is communicate the WordPress sites and transfer the 
   content one site to another site.
 * I want to hide the source code and submit the plugin in WordPress repository/
   directory. so no one can copy to and create another plugin or sell out
    Is WordPress
   Plugin Directory allow to hide the source code?
 * Please guide me about plugin submission terms and condition and help me to i 
   can submit my plugin.
 * Thanks in Advance

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 *  [Geoffrey Shilling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geoffreyshilling/)
 * (@geoffreyshilling)
 * Volunteer Moderator
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-i-hide-my-wordpress-plugin-code/#post-8955156)
 * This is not permitted in the plugin directory:
 * > Intentionally obscuring code by hiding it with techniques or systems similar
   > to p,a,c,k,e,r‘s obfuscate feature, uglify’s mangle, or unclear naming conventions
   > such as $z12sdf813d, is not permitted in the directory.
 * -Source: [Detailed Plugin Guidelines](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/detailed-plugin-guidelines/).
 * I would recommend reviewing the [plugin developer handbook](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/)
   for more details on what is acceptable.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by [Geoffrey Shilling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geoffreyshilling/).
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-i-hide-my-wordpress-plugin-code/#post-8955445)
 * > Can i hide my wordpress plugin code?
 * No.
 * _*Drinks coffee*_
 * Give this a read.
 * [https://wordpress.org/about/philosophy/](https://wordpress.org/about/philosophy/)
 * Geoff’s answer is nicer but if you’re asking then an open source web site like
   WordPress is not where you want to have your code. Obfuscating code is a cardinal
   sin in this open source community. That’s not welcome here.

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-i-hide-my-wordpress-plugin-code/#post-8955445)
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