Is it a good idea to make Wordpress theme repository public?

I have my custom Wordpress+Woocommerce theme created that I want to show on my github page as a reference.

The theme does not contain any login data. Of course it contains server-side php code that shows how the client page is created. I always tried to structure the logic according to other themes/according to how code inside Woocommerce plugin works.

Is there a security danger for the site when making the theme source public?

Topic github git themes Wordpress

Category Web

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It depends.

  • If you're planning to use the theme only for yourself and you're not sure that your code is secure — well, you better keep it from prying eyes
  • If you're planning to distribute this theme for free, anyone will be able to access its code, whether you uploaded it on GitHub or not
  • If you're planning to sell the theme, then, obviously, it's a bad idea because anyone will be able to download your theme without paying you a penny
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Could be a problem, if someone finds a potencial ways to hack into the theme and you use it afterwards on one of your sites.

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