Title: Remove powered by
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Remove powered by

 *  Resolved [halmoserik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halmoserik/)
 * (@halmoserik)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/)
 * Hi!
    I would like to know how to remove the “Zerif Lite powered by WordPress”
   text from the footer area. Thanks Erik

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 *  [Bojan Radonic – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support4/)
 * (@wpmudev-support4)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6385674)
 * Hey Erik
 * How are you doing today?
 * Please try adding the following CSS code in the style.css file of your [child theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   or add it in your site using the following plugin:
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css](http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css)
 *     ```
       .zerif-copyright-box {
         display: none;
       }
       ```
   
 * If this doesn’t work please keep the code added, post link to your and let me
   know so I can check it out.
 * Please let me know if this helps 🙂
 * Cheers,
    Bojan
 *  [Becks SHer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/becks-sher/)
 * (@becks-sher)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6385805)
 * I still need help with this question please.
 *  [gaman123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaman123/)
 * (@gaman123)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386029)
 * hi
    can you help me too?? I tried with custom css but for me it does not work.:(
 *  Thread Starter [halmoserik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halmoserik/)
 * (@halmoserik)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386030)
 * Hi! I don’t rememeber how I did it, probably I looked through all the php and
   css files in the editor looking for the same text as in the footer, when I found
   it I changed to my text.
 * Regards
    Erik
 *  [Bojan Radonic – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support4/)
 * (@wpmudev-support4)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386031)
 * Hey guys,
 * Can you please post link to your site so I can take a look?
 * Cheers,
    Bojan
 *  [blue ribbonof the south](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blue-ribbonof-the-south/)
 * (@blue-ribbonof-the-south)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386032)
 * Not sure where to plug in this code .zerif-copyright-box {
    display: none; }
 * can you show me. [http://blueribbonofthesouth.com/](http://blueribbonofthesouth.com/)
 * thanks
    John
 *  [EirikMarthi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eirikmarthi/)
 * (@eirikmarthi)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386033)
 * Simple! You go to following;
 * -> Appearance
 * -> Editor
 * -> Footer
 * -> Copy original!! This is a must, if you screw up and don’t remember the original,
   if you remove something wrong whole page will not work.
 * -> play with it untill you make it look like you want.
 * Hope you find out. Eirik
 *  [Bojan Radonic – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support4/)
 * (@wpmudev-support4)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386034)
 * Hey again John,
 * I double checked on my sandbox site just to make sure and the following CSS does
   work, it removes only “Zerif Lite powered by WordPress” part.
 * Where exactly are you adding the code? The reason I ask is because I’m not being
   able to see it when inspecting your site which means either the there is something
   wrong with the CSS code above this or you’re not adding it to the right place.
 *     ```
       .zerif-copyright-box {
           display: none;
       }
       ```
   
 * As for what Eirik suggested, while this can be done this is definitely not the
   proper way of doing things. First of all editing php files via WordPress editor
   is not a good thing and in many cases can result in fatal errors, you’d want 
   to use proper text editor (Notepad++, Sublime etc). Aside from that editing theme
   files should be done only in child theme as you don’t want to lose the changes
   every time you update the theme.
 * As this should be possible with just CSS I’d suggest using CSS as it is much 
   easier.
 * Best regards,
    Bojan
 *  [Ro Aba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ro-aba/)
 * (@ro-aba)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386036)
 * Wow Bojan’s advise worked for me!!
 *  [Bojan Radonic – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support4/)
 * (@wpmudev-support4)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386037)
 * Hey Ro Aba,
 * Glad the code worked 🙂
 * Cheers,
    Bojan
 *  [kalaiselvan.veeramani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalaiselvanveeramani/)
 * (@kalaiselvanveeramani)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386041)
 * Hi guys , by changing the footer credentials , i am experiencing rollback of 
   the site especially only on header ,style.css and footer page. Do any one know
   the reason, if so plz help me…..
 *  [scentofpink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scentofpink/)
 * (@scentofpink)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386047)
 * Hello guys
    Could it be that this code does not work on a multisite? Thank you
   for answering Melanie
 *  [inkofsalahuddin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inkofsalahuddin/)
 * (@inkofsalahuddin)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-powered-by-1/#post-6386049)
 * The code worked. Thanks bojan,
    it’s quite simple. download the plugin “simple
   custom css”. Add the given code in custom css and update the css. done !!
 * No need to make changes through editor.
    It is more easy than a child theme.
 * To add your own text to footer, go to themes>customize>footer content and add
   your own.
 * Don’t worry about the copyright text it’s already gone.

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