License & resources
Every WP Atölye theme is GPL-compatible and free to use — including on commercial projects. Here's the licensing, the bundled resources and how we attribute them.
License
All themes published by WP Atölye are licensed under the GPL-2.0-or-later (GNU General Public License, version 2 or any later version). Each theme ships with a LICENSE file containing the full text, and its license is also declared in the theme's style.css header.
In plain terms, you can:
- Use the theme on any number of personal or client sites.
- Use it on commercial and money-making websites — no separate license required.
- Modify, extend and adapt the code to fit your project.
- Redistribute your modified version, provided it stays under a GPL-compatible license.
What you can't do is relicense the theme code under a more restrictive, non-GPL license, or claim you wrote the original work. The GPL is about keeping freedoms intact downstream.
Bundled resources
Themes bundle a small set of third-party resources. Each is GPL-compatible or carries a permissive license, and the details live in a RESOURCES.md (or readme.txt credits section) inside every theme.
| Resource | Source | License |
|---|---|---|
| Inter (UI font) | Google Fonts | SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL) |
| JetBrains Mono (mono font) | JetBrains | SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL) |
| Icons | Custom WP Atölye set | MIT |
| Demo images | Placeholder media | Placeholders — not redistributed in the ZIP |
Fonts under the OFL may be bundled and served self-hosted within a GPL theme. Demo images shown in live previews are placeholders for presentation only and are not included in the downloadable package, so you never inherit a licensing problem from our demo media.
Attribution
Attribution travels with every theme. Inside each package you'll find a resources file listing each third-party asset, its author, its source URL and its license. For example:
# RESOURCES
Inter — Google Fonts — OFL 1.1
JetBrains Mono — JetBrains — OFL 1.1
Icons — WP Atölye (custom) — MIT
Full license texts are included under /assets/licenses/.If you redistribute a modified theme, keep this resources file intact and add your own changes to the CHANGELOG. That keeps attribution honest for everyone downstream.
Trust policy
Our licensing honesty is part of a broader commitment: we don't fake anything to look bigger than we are.
- No invented star ratings, review counts or download numbers.
- No fake "sales" or countdown timers to pressure downloads.
- We state each theme's known limitations openly in its docs.
- Demos, screenshots, documentation and changelogs are fully public before you ever create an account.
The studio's reasoning behind this — quality before scale — is laid out on the about page.
In one line: Free, GPL-2.0-or-later, commercial use OK — with clear attribution for every bundled resource.
Free to download. Free to ship.
GPL licensing means no strings. Create a free account, grab a tested ZIP and use it anywhere — including commercial work.