Footer "Powered by"

[jtinf]

Is there a way to remove the Powered by WordPress footer.

[Andy]

The recommended way to remove the Powered by WordPress footer (or change it to something else) is by installing and activating the Claremont Child Theme from here: https://uxlthemes.com/docs/child-themes/

You can then override any of the claremont functions with your own code by going to Appearance > Editor. Select ‘Claremont Child’ where it says ‘Select theme to edit:’

Then select the ‘Theme Functions (functions.php)’ file and add your own php code below the /* write custom functions below here */ line.

This is the standard Claremont function which would need to be changed:

	function claremont_site_info( $output = '' ) {
		$copyright = get_theme_mod( 'footer_content' );
		$output .= '<div class="site-info">';
			if ( ! empty( $copyright ) ) {
				$output .= wp_kses_post($copyright);
			} else {
				$output .= sprintf( esc_html__( '&copy; %1$s %2$s - All Rights Reserved.', 'claremont' ), get_the_time( 'Y' ), get_bloginfo() );
			}
		$output .= '</div><div class="theme-info"><a href="'.esc_url( esc_html__( 'http://wordpress.org/', 'claremont' ) ).'">'.sprintf( esc_html__( 'Proudly powered by %s', 'claremont' ), 'WordPress' ).'</a><span class="sep"> | </span>'.sprintf( esc_html__( 'Theme: %2$s by %1$s.', 'claremont' ), 'UXL Themes', '<a href="http://uxlthemes.com/theme/claremont/" rel="designer">Claremont</a>' ).'</div>';
		echo $output;
	}

So, to remove the whole of the powered by WordPress line add this php code:

	function claremont_site_info( $output = '' ) {
		$copyright = get_theme_mod( 'footer_content' );
		$output .= '<div class="site-info">';
			if ( ! empty( $copyright ) ) {
				$output .= wp_kses_post($copyright);
			} else {
				$output .= sprintf( esc_html__( '&copy; %1$s %2$s - All Rights Reserved.', 'claremont' ), get_the_time( 'Y' ), get_bloginfo() );
			}
		$output .= '</div>';
		echo $output;
	}

It is important that you edit the child theme file and not the core Claremont files, so that any changes you make will not be undone when the parent theme is updated.

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