How can i edit footer.php

  • vijaypalmanit

    (@vijaypalmanit)


    11 years, 7 months ago

    Hi all ,
    I am currently using Vezine theme, there are some malicious code in the footer of my theme, you can have a look on http://www.geekgsm.com, so I want to change it, but while i am going to change the footer.php, this is what I am getting “WARNING: DON’T EDIT OR ADD ANYTHING INSIDE THIS LINE. YOUR SITE WILL STOP WORKING IF THESE LINKS ARE MODIFIED IN ANY WAYS”.. is it real if i will edit footer.php, so my theme will not work, please advice as I am noob. code is below

    <div class="clearfix"></div>
</div><!-- MAIN END -->

<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-left">
<?php /* WARNING: DON'T EDIT OR ADD ANYTHING INSIDE THIS LINE. YOUR SITE WILL STOP WORKING IF THESE LINKS ARE MODIFIED IN ANY WAYS */?>
[ Redacted, no need to link to those spammy sites. ]
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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    Use another theme. I’m sorry but your chosen theme is not released under GPL. Non GPL products are not welcome in the WordPress community. Official WordPress policy states that all plugins and themes that are publicly released are required to adhere to http://wordpress.org/about/gpl/

    Any support requests for non-GPL products are usually ignored, in the interests of supporting the community and its freedoms.

    Moderator Jan Dembowski

    (@jdembowski)

    Forum Moderator and Brute Squad

    11 years, 7 months ago

    Third theme relates issue this morning… I must be gravitating towards these topics today… *wishes for more coffee*

    Lose that theme, the provider of that theme basically booby trapped it and is trying to help themselves at your expense.

    Quoting someone else (it’s a good reply):

    I’m sorrry, but your chosen theme is not released under GPL. Non GPL products are not welcome in the WordPress community. Official WordPress policy states that all plugins and themes that are publicly released are required to adhere to http://wordpress.org/about/gpl/

    Any support requests for non-GPL products are usually ignored, in the interests of supporting the community and its freedoms.

    Or more simply put: you’re hurting yourself when you use that theme and should avoid themes like that as if it were a bad infection. GPL’ed code is your friend and should be used instead.

    Try one of these themes instead.

    http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/

    The tag filter is pretty neat too.

    http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/tag-filter/

    Here’s an article that Chip Bennett wrote regarding the dangers of downloading themes from untrusted sources such as where you got that theme.

    http://www.chipbennett.net/2010/12/10/only-download-wordpress-themes-from-trusted-sources/

    Edit: Darn it, she beat me by 2 minutes! 😉

    Thread Starter vijaypalmanit

    (@vijaypalmanit)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for your reply, but it is so sad, please reply that if i switch now from this theme to other how it will affect my settings and layout, what kind of rework I have to do again, and I will be more happy if you can suggest some magazine style theme alike this.

    I am noob, just started wordpress so consider it …

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    All we can suggest that you choose a suitable theme from http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/

    Obviously, your layout is going to be changed but your plugin settings should remain untouched. It really isn’t worth hanging onto such a bad – potentially spammy – theme when there are better, high quality free themes also available.

    Thread Starter vijaypalmanit

    (@vijaypalmanit)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks esmi and Jan Dembowski for your support.
    🙂 🙂

    Thread Starter vijaypalmanit

    (@vijaypalmanit)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    So is there any way to check whether any particular theme is released under GPL ?

    Moderator Jan Dembowski

    (@jdembowski)

    Forum Moderator and Brute Squad

    11 years, 7 months ago

    Start with the themes hosted on WordPress.ORG, they’re all GPL.

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