Title: WordPress Plugin Developement rule
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# WordPress Plugin Developement rule

 *  [pradips](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pradips/)
 * (@pradips)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-plugin-developement-rule/)
 * Hi!
 * I’m sure this must have asked many time before but i want someone to advice me
   on this again !
 * There are some wordpress wonderful plugin which the author no longer supports–
   stop developing ….
    – Can i copy the source code and develop a better version!–
   Can i make a premium version of the same and sell it online.

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-plugin-developement-rule/#post-5699497)
 * The license the code is released under is GPL, and many of the plugins are on
   public code sharing things like Github or SVN.
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-plugin-developement-rule/#post-5699508)
 * > – Can i copy the source code and develop a better version !
 * Yes. But you must maintain the credits and copyright. You can modify the code
   and distribute the code without restrictions but you cannot claim that the code
   is all yours if you start with an existing plugin.
 * >  – Can i make a premium version of the same and sell it online.
 * Sure, but see above.

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 * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-plugin-developement-rule/#post-5699508)
 * Status: not resolved

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