Title: Check Plugin Licensing
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Check Plugin Licensing

 *  [suraj0008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suraj0008/)
 * (@suraj0008)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin-licensing/)
 * Hello All,
    Suppose I have few list of plugins and I wants to check the licensing
   of the plugin say, Single IP plugin or Multiple IP plugin and wants to check 
   it through wordpress code. So, is there any way to check the plugin licensing?
   Quick and positive response will be appreciated. Thank You

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin-licensing/#post-2606468)
 * Open the readme.
    Open the file that is the name of the plugin. They usually 
   have it.
 * **BUT**
    Every single plugin in the directory MUST be GPL or GPL compatible.
 * If you find one that is not – please email [plugins@wordpress.org](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin-licensing/plugins@wordpress.org?output_format=md)
 *  Thread Starter [suraj0008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suraj0008/)
 * (@suraj0008)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin-licensing/#post-2606469)
 * Thank you for your response. But my question is how can I check whether the plugin
   is single IP or multi IP plugins. I wants to write a code which should check 
   the plugins licensing.
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin-licensing/#post-2606470)
 * I do not know what you mean.
 * For what are you going to use this?
 *  Thread Starter [suraj0008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suraj0008/)
 * (@suraj0008)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin-licensing/#post-2606476)
 * ok, Let me explain you. There are some paid plugins which have Single-site License
   and there are some plugins which can can have Multi-site License.
    So, I wants
   to write a code which will check which this licensing of the plugin. Whether 
   the plugin has Single-site license or multi-site license?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin-licensing/#post-2606732)
 * > There are some paid plugins which have Single-site License and there are some
   > plugins which can can have Multi-site License.
 * Not on the WordPress repository there aren’t. They can’t do that, unless the 
   plugin requires an API connection.

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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-plugin-licensing/#post-2606732)
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