This disclaimer also links to an external website and encourages visitors to leave your site, which can negatively impact your page views and bounce rate .
Removing the link to the credits in the footer of your website is completely legal because WordPress is free and released under the GPL license.
Essentially, this license gives you the freedom to use WordPress, modify it, and even share it with other people.
Any WordPress plugin or theme you download from the official WordPress directory is also released under the same GPL license. Even most commercial plugins and buy lead themes are released under the GPL.
This means you can customize WordPress however you want, including removing the footer credits from your business website, online store , or blog.
So let’s see how to remove the “powered by WordPress” footer links.
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Most good theme authors know that users want the ability to edit the footer and remove the credit links, which is why many include this in their theme settings.
To see if your theme has this option, go to Appearance » Customize in your WordPress admin dashboard .
Launching the WordPress Customizer
This will open the theme customizer where you can now browse for settings that will allow you to customize your website's footer.