Open source

**Open source**

Open source refers to software or projects whose source code is made freely available for anyone to view, use, modify, and distribute. This collaborative approach promotes transparency, innovation, and community-driven development. In the context of WordPress, open source underpins the entire platform, empowering users and developers worldwide to contribute, customize, and extend its functionality to suit diverse needs. Tags related to “open source” often highlight content that embraces these principles or discusses open source tools, themes, plugins, and communities.