How to Remove Powered By WordPress Footer Links

Do you want to remove the Powered By WordPress Footer Links ? After setting up your site the most common thing you may want to do is to remove the default links and replace it with your own site Links.

Removing WordPress Powered by Links

Footer.php Method  ( Learn Coding Online )

This is one of the best methods to remove the WordPress footer code from your website.

Go to Appearance >Editor you will see Theme Files in the right-hand side of the WordPress  site panel. After that go to Footer.php. Search for the words “Proudly Powered By WordPress” or “Powered By WordPress”. After locating the code you can proceed with deleting the code.

CSS Method

If you have less coding knowledge or if you find it difficult to locate the appropriate files go to Appearance> Customize> Additional CSS

After that click on Additional CSS. Once you click on Additional CSS the following screen appears. Now place the code

.site-info { display: none; } as shown in the screen. The Footer Link will disappear immediately.

Another method is to Go to Appearence -> customize-> Theme Settings-> Footer

Remove the code from the footer.

It is always recommended to use the footer.php method to remove the Powered By Links. However, you can use the Additional CSS method if the previous method becomes difficult to implement.