Title: Decoding Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Decoding * Resolved [pedigo328](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pedigo328/) * (@pedigo328) * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/decoding/) * `` * How do you decode something like that, or change the wording a little bit for copyrights? Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/decoding/#post-673440) * I believe it is a base 64 encoding scheme used by some designers to prevent the alteration of sponsored links and content in their themes. If you open the “footer. php” file of your theme in an editor (you obviously already have), you will see the detail. Perhaps if you contact the theme designer they may have a sponsor free licensing option available that would remove the encryption. Look in your style sheet for the author contact information. You can view the decoded content by going to your home page and viewing the source code for the footer, but it is obviously to protect sponsored links. * Thread Starter [pedigo328](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pedigo328/) * (@pedigo328) * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/decoding/#post-673537) * Alright cool, thanks for the help. I didn’t really want to change what they had inputted there, but just add some copyrights for myself and the site to where I have added some unique content. Thanks again. * [Yemoonyah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yemoonyah/) * (@yemoonyah) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/decoding/#post-673719) * I got the same problem with my theme, but if I view the source code and copy paste it into the footer.php I loose my sidebar.I really need some help here. I tried all kinds of decoders I could find on google, but it won’t work Here is the code: * * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/decoding/#post-673720) * I assume the call for your sidebar is also “coded” in that obfuscated sh*t. * You should never use a theme that puts this kind of crappy code in the files. * [franglais](https://wordpress.org/support/users/franglais/) * (@franglais) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/decoding/#post-673722) * Hi to the person that told I was rude for telling moshu he was an a**hole. Just’ cause he’s doing this for free, does that give him the right to talk to other like that?! Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘Decoding’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 5 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [franglais](https://wordpress.org/support/users/franglais/) * Last activity: [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/decoding/#post-673722) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics