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Creative Commons

by Timid Robot · WordPress.org page · Website

v2022.09.1 Tested up to WP 6.0.14 PHP 5.6.20+

Creative Commons has 700+ active installs on WordPress.org and 20,739 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 9, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.

Creative Commons at a glance

Active installs
700+
Total downloads
20,739
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Creative Commons well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.0.14, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • License your blog (single WordPress install)
  • Display license for the site, posts and pages
  • Prevent license changes per site (all pages on a site must use the same license)
  • License your WordPress Network (WordPress Multisite install)
  • License some of your sites differently in your WordPress Network
  • Prevent license changes in your WordPress Network (all pages on all sites need to use the same license)
  • License all your content with the same license (license per author)
  • License some posts, pages, or images differently from your default license (per content license)
  • License posts and pages by simply including CC Gutenberg blocks for each license required (Gutenberg License Blocks)
  • Display license information with “One Click Attribution” for images

Creative Commons reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

5★
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4★
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1★
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  • Underrated Larrychi

    This plugin amazes me at its capabilities. I’m overwhelmed by it whole effectivey

    Lawrence Chiagozie Ndimele

Details

Official Creative Commons plugin for licensing your content. With Creative Commons licenses, keep your copyright AND share your creativity.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • CC
  • copyleft
  • copyright
  • creative commons
  • license
Version
2022.09.1
Last updated
Sep 9, 2022
First published
Sep 3, 2019
Requires WordPress
3.1
Tested up to
6.0.14
Requires PHP
5.6.20
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Creative Commons FAQ

What does Creative Commons do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Creative Commons offers License your blog (single WordPress install), Display license for the site, posts and pages, Prevent license changes per site (all pages on a site must use the same license), License your WordPress Network (WordPress Multisite install) and License some of your sites differently in your WordPress Network.

How many active installs does Creative Commons have?

WordPress.org reports 700+ active installs for Creative Commons as of September 7, 2026.

Is Creative Commons still maintained?

The last release was on September 9, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Creative Commons free?

Creative Commons is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.