Remove Footer Credit
by WP Chill · Uncategorized
Also makes 28 other plugins · 383.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Remove or change footer credits or any text or HTML without modifying code.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
60K+
≈68K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “change” and “replace” for “credits” and “wp footer”. “change” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “credits” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “replace” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wp footer” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 60K of 1.2M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 88 reviews, smoothed to 4.48★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| credit your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| remove footer credit | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| remove | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| footer credits | #1 | #2 | — |
| remove version | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| remove text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| remove html | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| credits | #4 | #7 | down 1 |
| footer your tag | #5 | #6 | up 2 |
| site credits | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| credits page | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| remove footer text | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| modify your tag | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| wp footer | #5 | #9 | up 2 |
| change theme footer | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| remove tools | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| admin footer text | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| footer text | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| screenshots | #10 | #10 | 0 |
| screenshot | #10 | #11 | 0 |
| change your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| replace your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
42 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “change” and “replace” for “credits” and “wp footer”. “change” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “credits” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “replace” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wp footer” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 41.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.0.15 · 2 Dec 2025
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “60K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70K.
Install history since 16 Dec 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ RickC47mo ago
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 <a href="wordpress.org" rel="nofollow">WordPress</a> 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mtpatton1.1y ago
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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AlexanderOrlik1.6y ago
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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Lovie-Tyler2.5y ago
This allowed me to replace my theme’s footer text with alternative text. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ otul3.0y ago
No anda, lo activas y nada cambia, ni se molesten en instalarlo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ martin243.1y ago
It worked perfectly on my website. Thanks for great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JBenoit3.8y ago
With WP 6.1.1 and Mesmerize, this no longer works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bergbahn3.8y ago
Does not works with WP 6.1.1 and Theme Twenty Sixteen Version: 2.8.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.15 Fixed: Load texdomain just in time. 1.0.15
- — Version 1.0.14 Fixed: Security issue 1.0.14
- — Version 1.0.13 Fixed: Replaceable text new line bug 1.0.13
- — Version 1.0.12 Fixed: Sanitization for replaceable and replacement text 1.0.12
- — Version 1.0.11 Added: Sanitization and escapes 1.0.11
- — Version 1.0.10 Fixes: PHP error Fixes: replace string with html entities and without 1.0.10
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.0.15). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Remove Footer Credit <= 1.0.13 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-04-12 CVE-2024-32429 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.13 Patched in 1.0.14
- 2022-01-12 CVE-2021-25050 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.10 Patched in 1.0.11
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 17 languages, 13 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Remove or change footer credits or any text or HTML without modifying code."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 629 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-02 70K+ → 60K+ down after 146 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 80K+ → 70K+ down after 253 days in tier
- 2025-07-30 90K+ → 80K+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2025-03-03 100K+ → 90K+ down after 157 days in tier
- 2024-09-27 90K+ → 100K+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2024-08-04 100K+ → 90K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-07-30 90K+ → 100K+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2024-07-13 100K+ → 90K+ down after 19 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Options for Twenty Seventeen 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Options for Twenty Twenty-One 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Options for Twenty Twenty 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Customize Twenty Seventeen 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Options for Twenty Nineteen 700+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Customize Twenty Sixteen 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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