You can change the name of your function to something unique. For example:
/**
* Footer credits
*/
function my_oblique_footer_credits() {
echo 'My custom text';
}
add_action( 'oblique_footer', 'my_oblique_footer_credits' );
Above I added my_ to the beginning of the function name and changed the second argument in the add_action to use the new function.
Hi jowaltham, thanks for your reply.
I already tried this but instead of replacing the footer message, it adds it the custom one before the parent one.
With your code, the footer becomes: “My custom textProudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Oblique by Themeisle.” instead of just “My custom text”.
What have I to do to remove the parent footer?
To remove the original function you need
remove_action( 'oblique_footer', 'oblique_footer_credits' );
This can be placed under the add_action( 'oblique_footer', 'my_oblique_footer_credits' ); line.
Thanks again jowaltham to take the time to help me 🙂
I tried this snippet but it seems that nothing changed. The parent AND child’s footer messages are displayed.
function custom_oblique_footer_credits() {
echo 'My custom text';
}
add_action( 'oblique_footer', 'custom_oblique_footer_credits' );
remove_action( 'oblique_footer', 'oblique_footer_credits' );
As child theme’s function.php file is loaded before the parent, maybe that the remove_action function couldn’t work properly (parent’s function is not declared yet when remove_action is executed)?
My apologies, I suggested something without testing first. Yes you are on the right track. What we need to do is add the remove action to a hook slightly earlier.
I’ve tested this locally and it works for me:
function custom_oblique_footer_credits() {
echo 'My custom text';
}
add_action( 'oblique_footer', 'custom_oblique_footer_credits' );
function remove_oblique_footer_credits() {
remove_action( 'oblique_footer', 'oblique_footer_credits' );
}
add_action( 'get_footer', 'remove_oblique_footer_credits');
I’m using the earlier hook get_footer to run a function (remove_oblique_footer_credits) that then runs the remove_action on the oblique_footer hook.
I hope that makes sense and works for you! Do let me know.
Thanks
Jo
Thanks a lot jowaltham, it now works like a charm!
Hi,
Great! Glad that you got is solved and thank you @jowaltham for your help. 🙂
We greatly appreciate it.
Best regards,
Alexandra
I’m using oblique as a child-theme. Now I want to change the footer.php like this solution. But I don’t know, where I have to put this remove function in the footer.php.
Here’s the original content of the copied footer.php from the parent-theme oblique:
<?php
/**
* The template for displaying the footer.
*
* Contains the closing of the #content div and all content after
*
* @package Oblique
*/
?>
</div>
</div><!– #content –>
<div class=”svg-container footer-svg svg-block”>
<?php oblique_svg_1(); ?>
</div>
<footer id=”colophon” class=”site-footer” role=”contentinfo”>
<div class=”site-info container”>
<?php do_action( ‘oblique_footer’ ); ?>
</div><!– .site-info –>
</footer><!– #colophon –>
</div><!– #page –>
<?php wp_footer(); ?>
</body>
</html>
Could you help me please? Thx a lot!
Hi cat4net,
Do you have the full code for the new footer with the removed function?
