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I can’t find where to add a new topic (googled and still didn’t get to the right area)?? So I’ll tag onto this one as it’s pretty close to my issue too.

The Footer link to my web designer’s site has been hacked and goes to a Chinese porn site! I’m not in touch with her (designer) so she’s obviously not using the site anymore. However, I can’t delete it.

First of all it took me ages to find the area where the edits are made and I clicked the ‘disabled’ credits box after trying to change the name, however, this didn’t work either.

I’m not sure what else to do to disable the footer credits or at least break the link and have her name credited without a link as her site doesn’t exist anymore.

My site> https://www.janecormack.com/

Thank you

you can check it in footer.php

path: /wp-content/themes/yourtheme/footer.php

• This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by muktadhawan.

Sorry but I am not much good at working with WordPress, where do I find this? Thanks

you need to login your cpanel then go to file manager click on wp-content folder then themes folder then yourtheme folder then right click on footer.php and click on edit find your text

Sorry, but how do I get to the cpanel, I am very new to this. Help

Hi Muktadhawan,

Thank you.

I followed your steps and got to the footer.php to edit, however, I don’t see the actual text to edit (the designer’s credit and name).

Here is some, but not the whole of what I can see:

wp_nav_menu( array(
‘theme_location’ => ‘footer-menu’,
‘depth’ => ‘1’,
‘menu_class’ => ‘bottom-nav’,
‘container’ => ”,
‘fallback_cb’ => ”,
) );
?>
</div>
</div> <!– #et-footer-nav –>

<?php endif; ?>

<div id=”footer-bottom”>
<div class=”container clearfix”>
<?php
if ( false !== et_get_option( ‘show_footer_social_icons’, true ) ) {
get_template_part( ‘includes/social_icons’, ‘footer’ );
}

// phpcs:disable WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
echo et_core_fix_unclosed_html_tags( et_core_esc_previously( et_get_footer_credits() ) );
// phpcs:enable
?>
</div> <!– .container –>
</div>
</footer> <!– #main-footer –>
</div> <!– #et-main-area –>

<?php endif; // ! is_page_template( ‘page-template-blank.php’ ) ?>

</div> <!– #page-container –>

<?php wp_footer(); ?>
</body>
</html>

It’s not showing the actual text so I don’t know which part to edit.

Thanks again….

PS: I think you’ve replied to my issue which is a bit different than macsolutions issue.

Please try to comment this line:-

replace this line:–

echo et_core_fix_unclosed_html_tags( et_core_esc_previously( et_get_footer_credits() ) );

to

//echo et_core_fix_unclosed_html_tags( et_core_esc_previously( et_get_footer_credits() ) );

Hi Muktadhawan,

I have changed the line as you suggested above…however the link is still there.

In wordpress dashboard, I’ve also gone into Appearance – Background – Footer – Bottom Bar and disabled credits. It shows in the preview that they are disabled, but it doesn’t change them on the live website.

So it’s still there. What could I try next?

Thank you
Jane