Remove Powered by WordPress

tslofphoenix
(@tslofphoenix)

8 years, 11 months ago

[ Moderator note: moved to Fixing WordPress. Please do not use Developing With WordPress for these topics. ]

The Unite Theme support moderators are resistant to telling folks how to remove the: “Unite Theme Powered by WordPress”

I would like to remove that, but not the footer verbiage altogether. I have my own copyright information that I want to keep.

Can someone help? Here is the php:
——-
@package unite
*/
?>
</div><!– row –>
</div><!– #content –>

<footer id=”colophon” class=”site-footer” role=”contentinfo”>
<div class=”site-info container”>
<div class=”row”>
<nav role=”navigation” class=”col-md-6″>
<?php unite_footer_links(); ?>
</nav>

<div class=”copyright col-md-6″>
<?php do_action( ‘unite_credits’ ); ?>
<?php echo of_get_option( ‘custom_footer_text’, ‘unite’ ); ?>
<?php do_action( ‘unite_footer’ ); ?>
</div>
</div>
</div><!– .site-info –>
</footer><!– #colophon –>
</div><!– #page –>

<?php wp_footer(); ?>

</body>
</html>

————

site is https://chicagospiritualseekers.net

Thanks.

Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total)

a2hostingrj
(@a2hostingrj)

8 years, 11 months ago

Is that the footer.php file?

tslchicago
(@tslchicago)

8 years, 11 months ago

Yes, it is. 🙂

catacaustic
(@catacaustic)

8 years, 11 months ago

At a guess its this line:

<?php echo of_get_option( ‘custom_footer_text’, ‘unite’ ); ?>

Seeing as how it’s saved as an option, it will be set somewhere in the administration area. Finding it may be a little hard, but it will be there.

Joshua Sigar
(@alphaoide)

8 years, 11 months ago

If you remove the following line, what happens?

<?php echo of_get_option( ‘custom_footer_text’, ‘unite’ ); ?>

a2hostingrj
(@a2hostingrj)

8 years, 11 months ago

Did you check if your theme already provides a setting to change the branding?
stanwilliams
(@stanwilliams)

8 years, 11 months ago
For that theme it is in a separate folder “inc” and named extras.php lines 196 to 205. In the location inc/extras.php
Here:
```
/**
 * function to show the footer info, copyright information
 */
function unite_footer_info() {
   printf( esc_html__( '%1$s powered by %2$s', 'unite' ) , '<a title="Unite Theme" href="http://colorlib.com/wp/unite/" target="_blank">Unite Theme</a>', '<a href="http://ww.wp.xz.cn/" target="_blank" title="WordPress">WordPress</a>');
}
add_action( 'unite_footer', 'unite_footer_info', 30 );
if ( ! function_exists( 'get_unite_theme_options' ) )  {
```
- This reply was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by stanwilliams.
stanwilliams
(@stanwilliams)

8 years, 11 months ago
You can view that file “extras.php” on Github, here:
https://github.com/puikinsh/Unite-Theme/blob/master/inc/extras.php#L196
If it iisn’t available to edit in your WordPress admin you would have to use a file manager in your Cpanel or an FTP client like Filezilla etc as an example to edit and then save “extras.php” by commenting out those lines.
- This reply was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by stanwilliams.
- This reply was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by stanwilliams. Reason: Fix a typo
- This reply was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by stanwilliams.
Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)

WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

8 years, 11 months ago

@tslofphoenix, Did you manage to find the option as per catacaustic’s reply? If not then you need to post on your theme’s support section: https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/theme/unite#new-post

stanwilliams
(@stanwilliams)

8 years, 11 months ago

I didn’t specify the location of the “inc” directory or folder, it would be from your root website directory
wp-content/themes/unite/inc/extras.php

I will paste in the edited commented out version of extras.php for you:)

Make sure you go to form WP Admin, go to:
Customizing ▸ Unite Options then select Footer and in the bottom box where it says “Footer information Copyright text in footer” put your own footer verbiage Like I suppose you already have 🙂
But when I commented out thos elines in Extras.php it still displaye only the word Unite in the bottom right of the footer, but when I put copyright text in that box I mentioned , Then it only displays the copyright text that I entered.

Here is Extras.php with those lines edited out so as to NOT display the Powered by etc.:
___________________________

[ Redacted ]
Moderator Jan Dembowski
(@jdembowski)

Forum Moderator and Brute Squad

8 years, 11 months ago
@stanwilliams Don’t post more than 10 lines of PHP. It just doesn’t work and it’s not necessary.

If you need support for this theme them please post in that theme’s sub-forum.

https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/theme/unite#new-post

When you do, don’t post the code. They already have it. 😉

Edit: Right, not your topic you’re trying to help. Meh. This topic still belongs in the right place. 😉
- This reply was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by Jan Dembowski.
tslchicago
(@tslchicago)

8 years, 11 months ago

I appreciate all the help I’ve been given.

To those who did not see the original post, the theme developers are discouraging the omission of that footer note, and that’s why it’s hard to find where to change it. They have said that they feel that they put time into its development and would like acknowledgement.

Thank you.

tslchicago
(@tslchicago)

8 years, 11 months ago

I obviously am new here and not sure what most of you are saying.

I found the php that Stan Williams mentioned, but have not idea what to do with it.

/**
* function to show the footer info, copyright information
*/
function unite_footer_info() {
$output = ‘Unite Theme powered by WordPress.’;
echo $output;
}
add_action( ‘unite_footer’, ‘unite_footer_info’, 30 );

NOTE: The Unite theme developers won’t tell folks. That’s why I’m here. It’s not illegal to remove that “Unite Theme powered by Word Press,” therefore, I’d like to know how.