Replace footer php in Twenty Twelve theme
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Hello,
I was messing around with the footer php code in the Twenty Twelve theme, trying to customize my footer. I should have written down what I was changing. Now nothing is in the footer when I visit the site. I would like to replace the original code, if possible, and try again. The web site is http://www.bethlevinetherapy.com.Here’s what I have right now:
<?php /** * The template for displaying the footer. * * Contains footer content and the closing of the * #main and #page div elements. * * @package WordPress * @subpackage Twenty_Twelve * @since Twenty Twelve 1.0 */ ?> </div><!-- #main .wrapper --> <footer id="colophon" role="contentinfo"> <div class="site-info"> <?php do_action( 'twentytwelve_credits' ); ?> <a>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Semantic Personal Publishing Platform', 'twentytwelve' ); ?>"rel="generator"><?php printf( __( 'Proudly powered by %s', 'twentytwelve' ), 'WordPress' ); ?></a> </div><!-- .site-info --> </footer><!-- #colophon --> </div><!-- #page --> <?php wp_footer(); ?> </body> </html>
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Just download a new copy of the theme to your local computer – and replace the contents of that file via the Dashboard or by using FTP. BTW, you should not be modifying theme files especially in a default theme – any changes should be made in a Child Theme.
Change this line:
<a>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Semantic Personal Publishing Platform', 'twentytwelve' ); ?>"rel="generator"><?php printf( __( 'Proudly powered by %s', 'twentytwelve' ), 'WordPress' ); ?></a>
back to this:
<a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'http://wordpress.org/', 'twentytwelve' ) ); ?>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Semantic Personal Publishing Platform', 'twentytwelve' ); ?>"><?php printf( __( 'Proudly powered by %s', 'twentytwelve' ), 'WordPress' ); ?></a>
and remove the unnecessary space at the end of your last line and I believe you will be back to where you began.
Thank you so much for the advice on modifying theme files. Lesson learned. How do I download a new copy of the theme? Don’t I have to start a new web site to do that?
No, just click on the download button on this page:
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/twentytwelveThank you so much for the replacement code! The problem is solved.
Like WPyogi has mentioned, you really should make a Child Theme…then copy footer.php over into your Child Theme folder and only make changes there.
Thank you both for the very helpful input.
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