How to Edit WordPress Footers (Even if They are Licensed)
Well, this has been a big issue lately, and a lot of people have been asking me on how to do this (even if it’s unethical). It has been a known issue that when you edit the footer file of your licensed wordpress theme, you’re site will be inaccessible, including the WP-Admin. The WordPress team, or the theme designers has been making efforts to prevent you from removing their beloved links from your website.
Worry no more. There is a way in doing this without getting your site in trouble, that is if you do not get caught.
I do know that there are certain legal issues that you could break if you do this, so please beware if you are planning to do this.
1. Download your index.php and page.php theme files or edit them on WP-Admin.
2. Look for the following code on index.php or page.php
<?php get_footer( $name ); ?>
3. Add <!footer> on both sides of the get_footer code, making it enclosed inside 2 comment tags.
<!footer><?php get_footer( $name ); ?><!footer>
4. Now, save the theme file that you edited, may it be the index.php or the page.php file.
5. Go to your website.
6. If you edited index.php, go to the homepage and view the source code. Else, if you used the page.php file, go to a wordpress page that you created.
7. Look for the code enclosed with the <!footer> comments you did earlier, and copy all of those in your clipboard.
8. Now, go back to your index.php and page.php file and replace the get_footer function call with the code that you got from the page source.
9. If you do know how to code HTML, this would be fairly easy. If not, use dreamweaver or call a friend to help you in editing the footer and removing the links from the poor theme developer.
10. Save the index.php and page.php with the edited footer code that you made.
11. Enjoy! And laugh your arse out as the poor theme developer have lost his link!
Note:
I really do not suggest you do this, unless you are a heartless person who doesn’t like to give credit to the creative minds who designed your website.
Tags: links, search engine optimization, SEO, Wordpress, wordpress footer, wordpress links
