Extra Theme doesn’t provide an easy way to customize the text and links in the footer. The default text reads:

Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress

I’m pretty sure that if it’s your first time using Extra Theme, you have tried to look for an easy way to customize the text all over.

Here are a couple of easy methods of changing footer credit in Extra Theme:

Changing Footer Links Using Javascript

The easiest method of modifying the footer links in Extra Theme is by adding the Javascript code to the header section of your website.

<script>

jQuery(function($){

     $(‘#footer-info’).html(‘&copy; ‘+(new Date).getFullYear()+’ <a href=”https://example.com”>Website Homepage</a>’);

});

</script>

To add the code, paste it into “Extra > Theme Options > Integration > Add code to the head of your blog”, after anything else that is in there.

This code is very simple.

It replaces the current footer links with your own HTML code. In this case, the HTML code I’ve included consists of three parts. First is “&copy;”, the HTML code for the copyright symbol. Next is a bit of JavaScript for getting the current year (in YYYY format). Finally, there is a link to the Website Homepage.

By modifying these you can easily customize the links to suit your site.

Build a Global Footer

If you want a more elegant footer credit section, the best is to build a global footer for your website. That way, you can also control what goes into the footer area, including the widgets.

It will also allow you to put your design skills into use.

If you choose to go with this method, disable all the footer widgets.

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