How to remove copyrighted links

If you’re using a free WordPress theme, chances are, there’s a copyright link at the lower part of your webpage, more particularly in the footer. Most free WordPress themes require these texts to be left untouched by the user. However, there are some theme authors that allow for removal of these links.

If you would like that link to be taken out of your WordPress blog, here are the steps that you need to follow:

1. Log-in to Wordpress admin panel.
2. On the left side, look for Appearance. Click on it to expand it, if it isn’t already.
3. Then Click on Editor.
4. The screen will change. Now look at the right side of the panel.
5. Find Footer or footer.php
6. Click on it to edit it. This is the file that contains the footer code.
7. Look for the link associated with the Copyright phrase and change it as you wish. Change the anchor text as well. The code would normally look like this:

<div></div>
</div>
<!–container end–>
<div id=”footer”>
<!–footer.php–>
Copyright &copy; 2008 <a href=”http://www.WordPress.com”>WordPres Themes</a>
<!–necessary–>
<?php wp_footer(); ?>
</div>
<!– footer end–>
</body></html>

8. Change where it says http://www.WordPress.com to your website’s URL.

9. You should also change the WordPress Themes wordings before </a> to the name of site, for example.

10. View your site. Check the footer. It should now reflect the modifications that you’ve made.