Title: footer.php
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# footer.php

 *  [cxm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cxm/)
 * (@cxm)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/)
 * Dear WordPress Team Technical Support:
    I am currently use Twenty Eleven 1.3 
   by the WordPress team for my Website.
 * Being very new to WordPress, I would appreciate if you can assist me on the following:
 * Changing the Footer to make my Website more personalize to the Company Content
   I work with
 * How do I change the Footer (footer.php using Editor in the Dashboard)
    “Proudly
   powered by WordPress” to “Copyright 2012 @ ABC123 Ltd” in the footer.php file?
 * Also how do I have overcome the situation whenever I click my mouse over the “
   Proudly powered by WordPress” it brings always bring me to the [http://wordpress.org/](http://wordpress.org/)
   website? .. in my case it should be [http://www.ABC123.com](http://www.ABC123.com)
 * I am referring to how the following codes can be changed?
    ~~~~~~~~ ” title=”
   <?php esc_attr_e( ‘Semantic Personal Publishing Platform’, ‘twentyeleven’ ); ?
   >” rel=”generator”><?php printf( __( ‘Proudly powered by %s’, ‘twentyeleven’ ),‘
   WordPress’ ); ?> ~~~~~~~~~
 * _[[mod: please mark any posted code – the above code is already corrupted; see forum guidelines for posting code]](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code)_
 * Thank you for assisting!
    CXM

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 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675402)
 * First you need make a child theme to edit default Twenty Eleven theme
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   you will need copy footer.php file in your child theme then in child theme footer.
   php you can edit this div
 *     ```
       div id="site-generator">
       				<?php do_action( 'twentyeleven_credits' ); ?>
       				<a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'http://wordpress.org/', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Semantic Personal Publishing Platform', 'twentyeleven' ); ?>" rel="generator"><?php printf( __( 'Proudly powered by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), 'WordPress' ); ?></a>
       			</div>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [cxm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cxm/)
 * (@cxm)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675506)
 * Dear Govpatel,
    Thank you for the prompt response.
 * As per your instruction, I have created a Twenty Eleven-Child theme in my wp_content-
   theme directory.
 * I have follow your specific instruction however I tried to launch twenty eleven-
   child unfortunately, I cannot find it in my Theme: Twenty Eleven-Child (perhaps
   I have got it wrong)
 * My website is [http://cxmcapital.com/](http://cxmcapital.com/)
 * Should I used a different naming convention? If YES, please advise?
    My goal 
   is to change a simple text from “Proudly powered by WordPress” to “Entire Content
   Copyright 2008-2012 by CXM Capital Inc”
 * WordPress is a great Tool/Provider/Platform – simple to use but we try to customize
   to meet our local requirements.
 * Thank you for assisting again. Hopefully we can get this right and move on in
   developing the website to be eCommerce with payment capability. Many thinks to
   do.
 * Thanks
    CXM
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675526)
 * When you created the child did you add style.css file in the child theme folder
   and have this at top
 *     ```
       /*
       Theme Name: Twentyeleven Child
       Description: Child theme for the twentyeleven theme
       Author: Your name here
       Template: twentyeleven
       */
   
       @import url("../twentyeleven/style.css");
       ```
   
 * then copy footer.php file.
    If so if you go to Appearance>>>>>Themes and you 
   should see the child theme there.
 *  Thread Starter [cxm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cxm/)
 * (@cxm)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675534)
 * When I created the twentyeleven child – I merely created the Directory – TwentyEleven-
   Child by copying over the twentyeleven Directory and rename it to twentyeleven-
   child as my Web Hosting is with [http://www.godaddy.com](http://www.godaddy.com)
 * In the wp-content -> themes Directory
    We have Sub-Directory – twentyeleven Newly
   created Sub-Directory under themes as per your instruction – was -twentyeleven-
   child
 * In both of these Sub-Directories we have only files like
    -editor-style-rtl.css-
   editor-style.css -footer.php
 * I am not able to find style.css file except of the above.
    I am no expert in 
   CODEX or WORDPRESS and I am trying to make my FIRST ATTEMPT on WORDPRESS a successful
   experience so that we can promtply put something up while we work hard to ge 
   the business outthere.
 * I am not able to find style.css except those mentioned above in the twentyeleven
   main directories.
 * Would appreciate if you could guide me through – after, this is only a small 
   amendments of the footer.php file and not the entire WordPress twentyeleven program
   etc.
 * Thank You
    CXM We hope
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675540)
 * style.css file is there in twenty eleven theme check again as the theme will 
   not work without the file I see it in code
    /wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/style.
   css
 * Looks like you still have parent theme active.
 * Your child theme folder can only have two files style.css with the code I posted
   above and any changes you want to make to the theme styling you add the code 
   in style.css and make the change.
 * As for footer you need copy the file in child theme folder and then make the 
   change in the file as I posted.
 *  Thread Starter [cxm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cxm/)
 * (@cxm)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675553)
 * I manage to find the syle.css file in Page 2 of the twentyeleven-child directory
 * I have also added the following based on your instruction in the style.css file
 * *** For Your Ref ***************
    /* Theme Name: Twentyeleven Child Description:
   Child theme for the twentyeleven theme (modified for CXM) Author: CXM Template:
   twentyeleven */ [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/) url(“../
   twentyeleven/style.css”); /* Theme Name: Twenty Eleven Theme URI: [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/twentyeleven](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/twentyeleven)
   Author: the WordPress team Author URI: [http://wordpress.org/](http://wordpress.org/)
   Description: The 2011 theme for WordPress is sophisticated, lightweight, and 
   adaptable. Make it yours with a custom menu, header image, and background — then
   go further with available theme options for light or dark color scheme, custom
   link colors, and three layout choices. Twenty Eleven comes equipped with a Showcase
   page template that transforms your front page into a showcase to show off your
   best content, widget support galore (sidebar, three footer areas, and a Showcase
   page widget area), and a custom “Ephemera” widget to display your Aside, Link,
   Quote, or Status posts. Included are styles for print and for the admin editor,
   support for featured images (as custom header images on posts and pages and as
   large images on featured “sticky” posts), and special styles for six different
   post formats. Version: 1.3 License: GNU General Public License License URI: license.
   txt Tags: dark, light, white, black, gray, one-column, two-columns, left-sidebar,
   right-sidebar, fixed-width, flexible-width, custom-background, custom-colors,
   custom-header, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-image-header, featured-images,
   full-width-template, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-
   post, theme-options, translation-ready */ ********* End of Ref ************* 
   However I now experience a different problem when I try to [http://cxmcapital.com/](http://cxmcapital.com/)
 * The following is the error message
 * Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyeleven_excerpt_length() (previously declared
   in /home/content/30/7756930/html/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven-child/functions.
   php:318) in /home/content/30/7756930/html/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.
   php on line 320
 * Really need help to fix this – otherwise I have to revert back to twentyeleven(
   original version)
 * Thank you for your help again
    CXM
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675555)
 * As I said in my post you do not need the whole directory as child theme all you
   need is files you making changes in, and style.css is must with just what I have
   in post unless you making any changes in code
    and you have functions.php file
   in directory and you only add functions that you modify or add in child theme
   functions.php file.
 * So Go ahead and delete all you have in child theme folder and create style.css
   file and add this to file
 *     ```
       /*
       Theme Name: Twentyeleven Child
       Description: Child theme for the twentyeleven theme
       Author: Your name here
       Template: twentyeleven
       */
   
       @import url("../twentyeleven/style.css");
       ```
   
 * then copy footer.php file from twentyeleven theme into child theme folder
 * then make the change in div at bottom
 *     ```
       div id="site-generator">
       				<?php do_action( 'twentyeleven_credits' ); ?>
       				<a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'http://cxmcapital.com/', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Semantic Personal Publishing Platform', 'twentyeleven' ); ?>" rel="generator"><?php printf( __( 'Entire Content Copyright 2008-2012 by CXM Capital Inc' ), 'Cxm Capital' ); ?></a>
       			</div>
       ```
   
 * You make any changes in ‘ ‘ marks
 *  Thread Starter [cxm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cxm/)
 * (@cxm)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675574)
 * Hi Govpatel,
    Thank you for all your advise and instruction – it is indeed super
   helpful. I finally got my cxmcapital.com website working again Only one small
   problem. The footer is not on centralize page [http://cxmcapital.com/](http://cxmcapital.com/)
 * Are you able to advise where did I go wrong?
    Thanks again CXM
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675581)
 * Looks like you have changed the code from what was there as I do not see
    <div
   id=”site-generator”> as that site-generator div centers and styles the div
 * I see this in code
 *     ```
       <footer id="colophon" role="contentinfo">
       <a rel="generator" title="Semantic Personal Publishing Platform" href="http://cxmcapital.com/">Entire Content Copyright © 2008-2012 by CXM CAPITAL INC</a>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [cxm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cxm/)
 * (@cxm)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675582)
 * I did use your proposed code earlier:
    *** Proposed by Govpatel*** div id=”site-
   generator”> <?php do_action( ‘twentyeleven_credits’ ); ?> ” title=”<?php esc_attr_e(‘
   Semantic Personal Publishing Platform’, ‘twentyeleven’ ); ?>” rel=”generator”
   ><?php printf( __( ‘Proudly powered by %s’, ‘twentyeleven’ ), ‘WordPress’ ); ?
   > </div> *** End of Code *** Based on the above code ‘div id=”site-generator”
   >’ was display in the footer itself/ Hence when I removed it – I have footer 
   that you are now seeing – which is align to Left of the Page. If I follow your
   instruction – please visit [http://cxmcapital.com](http://cxmcapital.com) that
   is the another problem which I do not know how to fix either.
 * Would appreciate a line response at the soonest on how to fix the div id=”site-
   generator”> being display
 * Thanking you in advance
    CXM
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675583)
 * I see the problem my mistake in that code there < missing in front of div
 *     ```
       <div id="site-generator">
       				<?php do_action( 'twentyeleven_credits' ); ?>
       				<a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'http://cxmcapital.com/', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Semantic Personal Publishing Platform', 'twentyeleven' ); ?>" rel="generator"><?php printf( __( 'Entire Content Copyright 2008-2012 by CXM Capital Inc' ), 'Cxm Capital' ); ?></a>
       			</div>
       ```
   
 * Copy this code in your childtheme footer.php replacing the same code with wordpress.
   org as url
 *  Thread Starter [cxm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cxm/)
 * (@cxm)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675585)
 * Thank you so much – it is working as per your instruction.
    This is perfect.
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675586)
 * You are welcome I am sorry about the error
 *  Thread Starter [cxm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cxm/)
 * (@cxm)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675695)
 * Dear govpatel,
    I have another problem that was NOT FIX on my website: [http://www.cxmcapital.com](http://www.cxmcapital.com)
 * My Entries RSS and Comments RSS when click on produces a mess of codes on the
   website.
 * How do I fix this?
    I do not need a Entries RSS or Comments RSS on my website–
   Do you have any advise how I should remove it? I try to remove it via my WIDGET
   unfortunately, it still show up in my website.
 * Thank you for your attention
    CXM
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footerphp-5/#post-2675696)
 * That is a Meta widget you can drag it out in Appearance>>>Widgets and use login
   widget for your register and login if you have one if not let me know.

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