Title: Remove Footer Credit
Author: WP Chill
Published: August 27, 2016
Last modified: December 2, 2025
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# Remove Footer Credit
By [WP Chill](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpchill/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/remove-footer-credit.1.0.15.zip)
* [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/#description)
* [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/#installation)
* [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-footer-credit/)
## Description
Remove or replace footer credits (or any text or HTML in page) before page is rendered.
With this plugin there is no need to modify code such as footer.php which if done
incorrectly can cause your site to break or new theme updates will stomp over your
changes requiring you to remove footer credits on each update.
This plugin has very minimal options to keep things simple and easier to use. You
enter the text or HTML that you would like to find in one text box and the text
or HTML that you would like to replace in another text box (or nothing to remove).
Go [here](https://cpothemes.com/remove-powered-by-wordpress/) to view my step by
step tutorial with screenshots and video.
## Screenshots
* [[
* Remove footer credit
## Installation
1. From WordPress Admin, go to Plugins -> Add New
2. Search for plugin “Remove Footer Credit”
3. Install and Activate
4. Go to Tools -> Remove Footer Credit
5. Enter text you would like to change in first text box
6. Enter text you would like to replace in second text box
7. Click Save
## FAQ
### Where do I report security bugs found in this plugin?
Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Remove Footer Credit
plugin through the [Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program](https://patchstack.com/database/vdp/9e5fb6b6-b072-459e-9418-5cbd18660aa2).
The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify
the developers of this plugin.”
## Reviews
### [Easy and does what it says on the tin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-and-does-what-it-says-on-the-tin/)
[RickC4](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rickc4/) April 18, 2026
At first I tried another plugin, but that did not work since the 2021 theme. This
Plugin takes a totally different approach, it goes into the footer and takes out
the text you specify. It starts by creating a new menu option in the tools menu
called Remove Footer Credit, there you will find a box where you can paste the text
you want removed. I tested it removing code and it worked, for example Designed
with WordPress I guess some people would
want to use their own URL and text. The approach of this plugin is supersmart, other
plugins needed to be modified by the author for each new template, this one allows
the site developer manager to simply change the text that needs to be replaced.
Great to use on those free templates that plaster their name in the footer.
### [Simple, much simpler than editing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-much-simpler-than-editing/)
[mtpatton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mtpatton/) September 17, 2025
An agency, who’d done a sloppy job, left a protected attribution in the footer.
This plugin quickly allowed me to remove that attribution, and I look forward to
them noticing, being irked, and not daring to call me.
### [Does what I need it to!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-i-need-it-to-28/)
[AlexanderOrlik](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexanderorlik/) March 31, 2025
1 reply
The plugin is good and works even on free versions of paid themes that are protected
from editing, though not 100%. The plugin developer cannot anticipate all the tricks
used by theme creators.Thank you for your work!
### [Does what I need it to](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-i-need-it-to-24/)
[Chris Lovie-Tyler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chrislt/) April 19, 2024 1 reply
This allowed me to replace my theme’s footer text with alternative text. Thanks!
### [No funciona](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-funciona-129/)
[otul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/otul/) November 3, 2023 1 reply
No anda, lo activas y nada cambia, ni se molesten en instalarlo
### [Perfect plugin to easily remove footer credits.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-plugin-to-easily-remove-footer-credits/)
[martin24](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martin24/) September 26, 2023 1 reply
It worked perfectly on my website. Thanks for great plugin.
[ Read all 87 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-footer-credit/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Remove Footer Credit” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ WP Chill ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpchill/)
* [ Silkalns ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silkalns/)
“Remove Footer Credit” has been translated into 13 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/remove-footer-credit/contributors)
for their contributions.
[Translate “Remove Footer Credit” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/remove-footer-credit)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-footer-credit/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/remove-footer-credit/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-footer-credit/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-footer-credit/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.0.15 – 17.04.2025
Fixed: Load texdomain just in time.
#### 1.0.14 – 21.03.2024
Fixed: Security issue
#### 1.0.13 – 24.02.2022
Fixed: Replaceable text new line bug
#### 1.0.12 – 25.01.2022
Fixed: Sanitization for replaceable and replacement text
#### 1.0.11 – 11.01.2022
Added: Sanitization and escapes
#### 1.0.10 – 20.07.2021
Fixes: PHP error
Fixes: replace string with html entities and without
#### 1.0.9 – 16.07.2021
Fixes: Adding replace string at bottom of the site.
#### 1.0.8 – 13.07.2021
Fixed: Plugin not replacing credits.
#### 1.0.7 – 05.07.2021
Changed: Updated security fixes for XSS
#### 1.0.6 – 24.06.2021
Fixed: Security issue regarding XSS
#### 1.0.5
* update translation file
#### 1.0.4
* minor textdomain update
* version bump
* translation ready
#### 1.0.3
* minor tweak & version bump
#### 1.0
* Initial release.
## Meta
* Version **1.0.15**
* Last updated **5 months ago**
* Active installations **70,000+**
* WordPress version ** 5.9 or higher **
* Tested up to **6.9.4**
* PHP version ** 7.1 or higher **
* Languages
* [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/),
[Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/),
[English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/),
[French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/),
[Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/), [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/),
[Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/),
[Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/),
[Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/), [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/),
and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/).
* [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/remove-footer-credit)
* Tags
* [change](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/change/)[credit](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/credit/)
[footer](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/footer/)[modify](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/modify/)
[replace](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/replace/)
* [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-footer-credit/advanced/)
## Ratings
4.7 out of 5 stars.
* [ 79 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-footer-credit/reviews/?filter=5)
* [ 2 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-footer-credit/reviews/?filter=4)
* [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-footer-credit/reviews/?filter=3)
* [ 2 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-footer-credit/reviews/?filter=2)
* [ 4 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-footer-credit/reviews/?filter=1)
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## Contributors
* [ WP Chill ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpchill/)
* [ Silkalns ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silkalns/)
## Support
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