Title: editing wordpress default footer
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# editing wordpress default footer

 *  [Hollie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/holliegirouard/)
 * (@holliegirouard)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-wordpress-default-footer/)
 * i am new to web development and i understand NOTHING.
    i would like to edit the
   default worpress footer on my forever theme web page.
 * i have downloaded the child-theme configuration plug in, and am lost as to where
   exactly i need to plug in the colophon.php that i copied and what to change so
   that the footer reads
    Mais La Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. instead of
   Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: Forever by WordPress.com.
 * thanks for any help and again, i have no clue what i’m doing!
    hollie [http://maisla.com/](http://maisla.com/)

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-wordpress-default-footer/#post-4606637)
 * if you don’t need any part of your text linked to anywhere, try to replace this
   section in colophon.php:
 *     ```
       <a href="http://wordpress.org/" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'A Semantic Personal Publishing Platform', 'forever' ); ?>" rel="generator"><?php printf( __( 'Proudly powered by %s', 'forever' ), 'WordPress' ); ?></a>
       		<?php printf( __( 'Theme: %1$s by %2$s.', 'forever' ), 'Forever', '<a href="http://theme.wordpress.com/" rel="designer">WordPress.com</a>' ); ?>
       ```
   
 * with:
 * `Mais La Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved.`
 * if that does not work, please post in the theme’s forum at [http://wordpress.org/support/theme/forever/](http://wordpress.org/support/theme/forever/)
 *  Thread Starter [Hollie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/holliegirouard/)
 * (@holliegirouard)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-wordpress-default-footer/#post-4606641)
 * it worked! thank you so very much!
 *  [Pookie13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pookie13/)
 * (@pookie13)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-wordpress-default-footer/#post-4606965)
 * I am having the same problem with trying to edit my footer.
    I had this developed
   by another business! i have tried appearance – editor- footer.php. & i cannot
   find where to edit anything… it just has coding about left or right, font etc.
   I want to edit my web address, get rid of the name of the last developer, and
   update my copyright. Can you please give me step by step instructions? Thankyou
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-wordpress-default-footer/#post-4606968)
 * [@pookie13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pookie13/)
 * per [forum rules](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post), please
   start your own topic; [http://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform](http://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform)
 * you will need to add more information; [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Include_as_much_information_as_possible](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Include_as_much_information_as_possible)

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 * [child theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/child-theme/)
 * [edit footer](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/edit-footer/)

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 * Last reply from: [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-wordpress-default-footer/#post-4606968)
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