Topic resolved… Found a download for the theme with no obfuscated code!!!
Thanks
Did I hear someone calling me? 😉 Glad to see you got it worked out.
One point though. Although you now “get it” many others seemingly do not so allow me once again to repeat myself: People please DO NOT use themes containing obfuscated code. In most cases it is merely a tactic to prevent noobies from removing the spammy footer links but not necessarily so. It could easily be something more sinister. You guys who upload encrypted code to your server without knowing what it is or what it does are playing with fire.
What about those of us that don’t know what those codes mean? I am trying to get the footer removed from my pages on my site http://www.btsphotos.com and don’t know what any of the codes mean to remove it. I used the mt-dark theme from the word press list. Is it safe if it is on the site?