Remove "Powered by WordPress"

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

63 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 43 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 81% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4.9 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ RickC4

   7mo ago

   I left a negative review because I was sharing my experience of attempting to use this plugin and wanted to save other the time and mistake of trying to use this plugin. Despite my negative experience the developer managed to get my review move to the support forum, but I was NOT requesting support. I saw this as an attempt to silence me. He also messaged me asking me to increase the number of stars. The fact is that I wasted a lot of time on this plugin as it is recommended all over the web and on YouTube videos. So I left a review crediting the author for their work and even mentioning that they still do work and have other plugins, but clarifying that the plugin no longer works with WordPress because WordPress has has structural changes made to it that make this plugin incompatible. When a plugin does not work I do not blame the developer, I assume that I made a mistake, I disable all other plugins, try to uninstall and re-install, only then did I come back to the WordPress site and read other negative reviews. I then found an alternative called Remove Footer Credit that did exactly that. I am part of this community and I think it is my duty to report my experiences to save other members of this community from wasting their time. I also have a right to free speech, the developer does NOT say “WARNING this plugin only works for themes up to 2021” instead it looks like a plugin that has not changed in a while and says “This plugin works on all classic default WordPress themes (and child themes) including … “ Many people do not know what “classic” means in WordPress themes, they do not know what block design is, all they know is that they have this credit to WordPress and they want it gone. The look online find videos offering a solution which is this plugin. If I had a developed a utility for Windows7 which was incredibly popular with over 20,000 downloads, but I decided not to develop for Windows10 and above, I would make it extremely clear that was the case. Most people will not read the reviews because they saw videos and webpages recommending the plugin, they my look at the “above the fold” data and see Version 1.6.2 Last updated 4 months ago Active installations 20,000+ WordPress version 4.6 or higher Tested up to 6.9.4 PHP version 5.6 or higher and think it is current. This developer chooses to not alert people, they say what it CAN do but NOT that it has not worked with WordPress produced themes since 2021. They could argue that I should of read the review and seen their scathing comment to the last person who left a 1 star review. So imagine my disappointment to find that the developer move my comment to a support thread and got me a no reply email saying Support Moderator wrote: @rickc4 Please do not use a review to report a problem or seek support. Raise a support topic instead. I was NOT seeking support, I wasted a lot of time attempting to get this plugin working, it does not work, the developer does not make that clear and I am sharing my experience. I went back to the review page to find it GONE, I looked at other plugins and it seems that I am no longer allowed to leave reviews, preventing free speech is not acceptable. If this review is not posted and my posting privileges are not restored I will simply post this and the former review on as many sites as I can. I respectfully advise the author to make it very clear that this is a legacy plug-in if they want to avoid negative reviews of people sharing their negative experiences. Blaming the user is not acceptable when you publish a plugin that does not support any themes since 2021 and attempting to silence them will never go down well.

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2. ★★★★★ openletter

   1.9y ago

   Doesn’t support past twentytwentyone, so none of the default WordPress themes are supported.

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3. ★★★★★ edurepub

   2.5y ago

   Honestly the fastest and most simple plug-in I’ve used with instant results. So easy!

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4. ★★★★★ katherinemasters

   2.8y ago

   This plugin worked instantly, I just had to activate it and the credit was removed. Very impressed! Thanks.

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5. ★★★★★ elisaschram

   2.9y ago

   The plugin does the job in a very simple and easy way and the customer service is outstanding. Really recommend.

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6. ★★★★★ Ken

   3.0y ago

   Thank god. I can use this to add a copyright footer to Twenty Twelve.

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7. ★★★★★ supervisitor

   3.7y ago

   the plugin does not seem to suppress the html block <div class="site-info">... </div> in general… somehow only special strings… therefore unfortunately not universal… that can others better

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8. ★★★★★ aejhart

   4.1y ago

   Piece of shit

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6.3 Fix a minor issue highlighted by “Plugin Check” code review and preparing for WordPress v7.0 1.6.3
2. — Version 1.6.2 General housekeeping preparing for “Plugin Check” code review 1.6.2
3. — Version 1.6.1 Added compatibility for GeneratePress theme 1.6.1
4. — Version 1.6.0 Added compatibility for OnePress theme 1.6.0
5. — Version 1.5.9 Added compatibility for Customizr theme when “Classical” theme style is set 1.5.9
6. — Version 1.5.8 Added compatibility for MinimalistBlogger theme 1.5.8

Translated into 7 languages, 1 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2021-11-27 10K+ → 20K+ up after 402 days in tier
2. 2020-10-21 9K+ → 10K+ up after 134 days in tier
3. 2020-06-09 8K+ → 9K+ up after 47 days in tier
4. 2020-04-23 5K+ → 8K+ up

Competes with

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