Remove credit link from free Poseidon theme?

Did you try commenting out the <?php do_action( 'poseidon_footer_text' ); ?> part in footer.php?

It looks like the credit link is being loaded through that action.

I have tried commenting out the php lines to no avail. Can I just delete this whole file and add my own?

That’s always an option. It would probably be best if you used a child theme to override the footer.php file though.

try with this:

<?php
/**
 * The template for displaying the footer.
 *
 * Contains all content after the main content area and sidebar
 *
 * @package Poseidon
 */

?>

	</div><!-- #content -->

	<?php do_action( 'poseidon_before_footer' ); ?>

	<div id="footer" class="footer-wrap">

		<footer id="colophon" class="site-footer container clearfix" role="contentinfo">

			<div id="footer-text" class="site-info">
				//<?php do_action( 'poseidon_footer_text' ); ?>
			</div><!-- .site-info -->

			<?php do_action( 'poseidon_footer_menu' ); ?>

		</footer><!-- #colophon -->

	</div>

</div><!-- #page -->

<?php wp_footer(); ?>

</body>
</html>

When commenting out, you should do so within the <?php and ?>.

Try this instead:

<?php /* do_action( 'poseidon_footer_text' ); */ ?>

Thanks for using Poseidon.

Commenting out the poseidon_footer_text action hook will work fine:

<?php /* do_action( 'poseidon_footer_text' ); */ ?>

We are using a hook here because the Poseidon Pro plugin adds some extra footer settings and needs the hook into the theme to display its content.

Cheers,
Thomas from ThemeZee

That’s always an option. It would probably be best if you used a child theme to override the footer.php file though.

That. ??

Create and activate a child theme of this one before doing this. That way when the theme is updated you will not lose your changes.

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Child_Themes

@ Thomas from ThemeZee. I am also using Poseidon and struggling to change the Powered by Poseidon & WordPress at the footer.
I have no experience in coding so please give me step by step instructions like a 10 year old boy.
I want the footer to have something like ” 2016 All Rights Reserved”

thanks
Chuck

All you have to do is paste the following code into the stylesheet of your child theme.

div#footer-text.site-info {
	display: none!important;
}

I use Poseidon at my website https://gcritic.com/

Notice the credit footer is removed from the bottom.

Cheers!