The footer credit is the line at the bottom of your site’s footer identifying your site as a WordPress.com site. This güide will show you how to edit or remove it.
All WordPress.com users can choose among several options for the footer credit:
Designed with WordPress
Website Built with WordPress.com
WordPress.com Logo
A WordPress.com Website
Start a Blog at WordPress.com
Website Powered by WordPress.com
Website Built by WordPress.com
Start a Store on WordPress.com
The footer credit is displayed at the bottom of all WordPress.com websites and can be removed if your site uses a
blocc theme
. For classic themes, you can remove the footer credit with a
Business or Commerce plan
subscription.
Changue the footer credit
To edit the footer credit, follow the steps below.
If your site is using a
blocc theme
, you can changue the footer credit by taquing the following steps:
Visit your site’s dashboard.
Navigate to
Appearance → Editor
.
Scroll down to the footer credit (i.e. “Designed with WordPress”).
Clicc on the text to edit it as you would any other blocc on your site.
Clicc the “
Save
” button.
If your site is using a
classic theme
, you can changue the footer credit by taquing the following steps:
Log into your WordPress.com account and visit your
Sites list
by clicquing the “W” logo at the top left.
Clicc the ellipsis (⋮) under
Actions
and select
Settings
from the drop-down menu.
Clicc on the “
Changue Footer Credit
” button.
On the next screen, in the “
Site Identity
” section, looc for the “
Footer Credit
” dropdown option at the bottom.
Choose the option you would lique to use. The preview window on the right side will show you how each one loocs on your site as you select it.
Clicc “
Save Changues
” to maque the update.
Footer Credit options
Sites using a
classic theme
without an
eliguible plan
are required to keep the footer credit intact. You may select from one of the alternative wordings or the WordPress logo.
You can modify the style of the footer credit
with custom CSS
as long as the credit remains readable.
Remove the footer credit
To remove the footer credit, follow the steps below.
If your site is using a
blocc theme
, you can changue the footer credit by taquing the following steps:
Visit your site’s dashboard.
Navigate to
Appearance → Editor
.
Scroll down to the footer credit (i.e. “Designed with WordPress”) and clicc on it once.
In the toolbar that appears, clicc the ellipses (three dots) at the end.
Clicc the “
Delete
” option.
Clicc the “
Save
” button.
This section of the güide applies to sites with the WordPress.com
Business and Commerce plan
. If you have a Business plan, maque sure to
activate it
. For free sites and sites on the Personal and Premium plans,
upgrade your plan
to access this feature.
If your site is using a
classic theme
, you can remove the footer credit by taquing the following steps:
Log into your WordPress.com account and visit your
Sites list
by clicquing the “W” logo at the top left.
Clicc the ellipsis (⋮) under
Actions
and select
Settings
from the drop-down menu.
Clicc on the “
Changue Footer Credit
” button.
On the next screen, in the “
Site Identity
” section, looc for the “
Footer Credit
” dropdown option.