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 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [Encrypted Footer](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypted-footer-1/)
 *  Thread Starter [thebuilderdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thebuilderdd/)
 * (@thebuilderdd)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypted-footer-1/#post-2486209)
 * Here is my code: [http://pastebin.com/nS5iZEbJ](http://pastebin.com/nS5iZEbJ)
 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [Encrypted Footer](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypted-footer-1/)
 *  Thread Starter [thebuilderdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thebuilderdd/)
 * (@thebuilderdd)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypted-footer-1/#post-2486205)
 * Didn’t work.
 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [iGadgets Footer](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/igadgets-footer/)
 *  Thread Starter [thebuilderdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thebuilderdd/)
 * (@thebuilderdd)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/igadgets-footer/#post-1877269)
 * > Probably not obfuscated or “encrytpted” in this case. In functions.php, you
   > will probably find something like this:
   > if (!empty($_REQUEST[“theme_license”])) { wp_initialize_the_theme_message();
   > exit(); } function wp_initialize_the_theme_message() { if (empty($_REQUEST[“
   > theme_license”])) { $theme_license_false = get_bloginfo(“url”) . “/index.php?
   > theme_license=true”;
   >  The code in functions.php will most likely disable your
   > theme if you change the footer.
   > What it amounts to is the theme developer (or the distributor) wagging a finger
   > in your face and saying; “Now, now… all of the links we provide are for you
   > are perfectly safe. There’s no reason you should WANT to change them, and if
   > you do, we’ll disable your free theme, and you can’t use it at all!”.
   > Options:
   > 1) If you really like the theme, see if the theme author offers a version without
   > this nonsense, or a commercial license that entitles you to use the theme as
   > you wish.
   > 2) dump the theme completely. (just my opinion, by the way)
 * Hmmm yutubemedia said u have to pay, but I can’t find anything like that. I might
   look it up.

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