{"id":20087,"date":"2021-02-08T17:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=20087"},"modified":"2021-02-10T14:31:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T13:31:07","slug":"how-to-remove-powered-by-wordpress-footer-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-remove-powered-by-wordpress-footer-links\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove &#8220;Powered by WordPress&#8221; Footer Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]All websites created with default WordPress themes feature the \u201cPowered by WordPress\u201d link in the footer. Some people may not even notice it, but most dislike seeing such a disclaimer on their site because they don\u2019t want to be viewed as \u201cJust another WordPress site\u201d or come across as unprofessional.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]When it comes to having this link removed from your website, you should know <strong>there isn\u2019t a universal solution. In fact, it all depends on the theme you are using<\/strong>. We will show you how to remove \u201cPowered by WordPress\u201d from your footer using the platform\u2019s default Twenty-Twenty theme.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]And don\u2019t worry, <strong>it is perfectly legal to remove footer credits<\/strong>. WordPress is an open-source project released under the GPL (General Public License), meaning you are free to modify and even redistribute it however you please.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;81px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">How to Remove the Copyright Footer Disclaimer in WordPress<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>N.B.<\/strong> Before you start making any changes, we advise you to <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-manually-backup-wordpress-website\/\">back up your site<\/a>. In case something goes wrong, you can always restore the previous version of your website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]We will talk about the two safest ways of removing the \u201cPowered by WordPress\u201d link:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">by editing the footer.php file<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">and by using theme customizer<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The third way of removing the disclaimer is by using CSS. However, we do not recommend it because that method puts your site at the risk of being flagged as spam. Google doesn\u2019t like sites that hide links with CSS, so it\u2019s better not to do it and save yourself from poor SEO performance. But in case you still wish to go down the CSS route, use this code &#8211; <strong>.site-info{display: none;}<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Removing the WordPress Copyright Footer by Editing the footer.php File<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To access the footer.php file of your theme, you need to connect to your website using a file manager. Then, go to <strong>public_html\/wp-content\/themes\/the_name_of_your_theme\/footer<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]In our case, since we\u2019re using the Twenty Twenty theme as an example, the path to the file looks like this:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>public_html\/wp-content\/themes\/twentytwenty\/footer<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Alternatively, you can select <em><strong>Appearance &gt; Theme Editor<\/strong> <\/em>and select <em><strong>Theme Footer<\/strong><\/em> from the list of theme files on the right side of the screen.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Theme-Footer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Theme Footer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Theme-Footer.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Theme-Footer-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Theme-Footer-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Theme-Footer-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Next, look for the \u201cPowered by WordPress\u201d text and delete it from the file starting from the div tag:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Footer-Credits.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Footer Credits\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Footer-Credits.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Footer-Credits-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Footer-Credits-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Footer-Credits-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Update the footer.php file and you won\u2019t be seeing the copyright disclaimer on your site any longer.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Removing the WordPress Copyright Footer by Using Theme Customizer<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This method of removing the link doesn\u2019t work on Twenty Twenty, but it can be applied to a variety of other WordPress themes.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]From your admin dashboard, go to <em><strong>Appearance &gt; Customize<\/strong><\/em>. You can disable the footer disclaimer by accessing one of the following options &#8211; <em><strong>Footer\/Footer Area\/Site Identity\/Copyright Area<\/strong><\/em>, and deleting the copyright link from the designated field. Once again, this method will not work on all themes, in which case you will have to remove the link via code.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Removing the \u201cPowered by WordPress\u201d footer link is as easy as it gets. Whether you choose to do it by editing the footer.php file or by using theme customizer doesn\u2019t make that much of a difference because neither of the methods requires coding knowledge while both allow you to remove the disclaimer in no time.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover how to swiftly remove the \u201cPowered by WordPress\u201d link either by editing the footer.php file or by using theme customizer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4,13],"class_list":["post-20087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-tips","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}