{"id":12117,"date":"2016-02-05T17:18:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T23:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.audiotheme.com\/?p=12117"},"modified":"2022-11-25T14:16:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T20:16:15","slug":"how-to-customize-footer-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.audiotheme.com\/blog\/how-to-customize-footer-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Customize Footer Credits in WordPress Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Footer credits<\/strong>\u2014also known as footer text\u2014refers to the text shown at the bottom of a website. Changing this\u00a0text\u00a0in WordPress themes is a common task and is the focus of this article.<\/p>\n

In most cases, a site’s footer credits display a copyright symbol, the current year, and the name of the site. In WordPress themes, it’s a common practice to display a link to the theme\u00a0being used along with the name of the creator.\u00a0Keeping these links in your WordPress theme\u00a0can be valuable for the creator and is a good way to support their efforts and business.<\/p>\n

Let’s look at\u00a0two methods for customizing\u00a0the footer credits in your WordPress theme.<\/p>\n

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Customizing WordPress Footer Credits<\/h2>\n

The first thing to consider before changing the\u00a0footer credits in a theme is to make sure it is allowed. In most cases it is. However, on some sites, like those hosted on WordPress.com, customizing the footer text is against the Terms of Service.<\/p>\n

Customize Using A Plugin<\/h3>\n

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Plugins are arguably the best part about WordPress, at least from a general users perspective. They add the ability to extend the functionality that already exists in WordPress, including themes.<\/p>\n

We have found the easiest solution to update the footer text in WordPress themes is to use a free plugin called Footer Credits<\/a>. This plugin provides a standardized method for making theme credits editable and can be found in the WordPress plugin repo.<\/p>\n

One caveat of the Footer Credits plugin is that it only works with themes that provide support for it<\/em>. If you are an AudioTheme customer, we have you covered; all our music themes<\/a> support this plugin! If your theme does not support the plugin, consider asking a developer or the theme creator to add support<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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How does the Footer Credits plugin work? <\/strong><\/p>\n

After installing the plugin<\/a>, a new section and fields are\u00a0added to the Customizer for themes that support it. These new settings allow custom\u00a0text to be inserted, along with choosing\u00a0how it should appear:<\/p>\n