Remove Footer Credit

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1. ★★★★★ RickC4

   4mo 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.

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2. ★★★★★ mtpatton

   11mo 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.

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3. ★★★★★ AlexanderOrlik

   1.4y 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!

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4. ★★★★★ Chris Lovie-Tyler

   2.4y ago

   This allowed me to replace my theme’s footer text with alternative text. Thanks!

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5. ★★★★★ otul

   2.8y ago

   No anda, lo activas y nada cambia, ni se molesten en instalarlo

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6. ★★★★★ martin24

   2.9y ago

   It worked perfectly on my website. Thanks for great plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ JBenoit

   3.6y ago

   With WP 6.1.1 and Mesmerize, this no longer works.

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8. ★★★★★ bergbahn

   3.6y ago

   Does not works with WP 6.1.1 and Theme Twenty Sixteen Version: 2.8.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0.15 Fixed: Load texdomain just in time. 1.0.15
2. — Version 1.0.14 Fixed: Security issue 1.0.14
3. — Version 1.0.13 Fixed: Replaceable text new line bug 1.0.13
4. — Version 1.0.12 Fixed: Sanitization for replaceable and replacement text 1.0.12
5. — Version 1.0.11 Added: Sanitization and escapes 1.0.11
6. — Version 1.0.10 Fixes: PHP error Fixes: replace string with html entities and without 1.0.10

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.13 Patched in 1.0.14
2. Medium · 4.8 Remove Footer Credit <= 1.0.10 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-01-12 CVE-2021-25050 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.10 Patched in 1.0.11
3. Medium · 6.1 Remove Footer Credit <= 1.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-07-12 CVE-2021-24446 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.0.5 Patched in 1.0.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Translated into 17 languages, 13 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-09 80K+ → 70K+ down after 253 days in tier
2. 2025-07-30 90K+ → 80K+ down after 149 days in tier
3. 2025-03-03 100K+ → 90K+ down after 157 days in tier
4. 2024-09-27 90K+ → 100K+ up after 54 days in tier
5. 2024-08-04 100K+ → 90K+ down after 5 days in tier
6. 2024-07-30 90K+ → 100K+ up after 17 days in tier
7. 2024-07-13 100K+ → 90K+ down after 19 days in tier
8. 2024-06-24 90K+ → 100K+ up after 6 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).

• 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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Remove Footer Credit: 70K+ active installs, 4.7★ (88 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/remove-footer-credit