Modify WordPress Footer Using Child Themes

Assuming you have created a child theme inside your main wordpress templates. If not, Here’s How to create a child theme.

1. Copy footer.php from your main templates to your child-theme folder.

2. Edit footer.php and find the following code:

<?php do_action( 'twentythirteen_credits' ); ?>
 <a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'http://wordpress.org/', 'twentythirteen' ) ); ?>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Semantic Personal Publishing Platform', 'twentythirteen' ); ?>"><?php printf( __( 'Proudly powered by %s', 'twentythirteen' ), 'WordPress' ); ?></a>

3. Modify the code to:

<?php do_action( 'twentythirteen_credits' ); ?>
<a href="YOURSITE.COM" target="_blank" title="TITLE OF THE LINK"><?php printf( __( 'YOUR COPYRIGHT TEXT', 'twentythirteen' ), '' ); ?></a>

4. Save & Refresh your website. (If not showing clear your browser cache first)

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