Title: Can I modify this plugin's code?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Can I modify this plugin's code?

 *  Resolved [dianakaal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianakaal/)
 * (@dianakaal)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-i-modify-this-plugins-code/)
 * Hi! I am using this plugin for a school project, but I will need to make changes
   to it. Basically I will modify this plugin’s code quite a lot. Is this allowed?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/awesome-surveys/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/awesome-surveys/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Will Brubaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willthewebmechanic/)
 * (@willthewebmechanic)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-i-modify-this-plugins-code/#post-5414588)
 * Howdy,
 * Thanks for you interest! The short answer is yes, it is allowed. WordPress itself
   and all plugins & themes that are hosted on the public repositories are licensed
   under the GPL or compatible. The pertinent part is:
 * >  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
   > the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
   > Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later 
   > version.
 * [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)
 * Good luck with your project!

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 * [Modify](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/modify/)

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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Will Brubaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willthewebmechanic/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-i-modify-this-plugins-code/#post-5414588)
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