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Change the WordPress Admin Footer Text

At the bottom of every dashboard screen, WordPress shows “Thank you for creating with WordPress.” on the left and the version number on the right. If you build websites for clients, this is a nice little spot for your name, a support link or a short note. You can change the text using the following code. Looking to change the footer your visitors see instead? Read our guide on how to edit the footer in WordPress.

Where to place? functions.php of your child theme, or a code snippets plugin.

Usage

  • To add your agency name and a support link on client websites.
  • To show a short reminder to your team, like where to ask for help.
  • To remove the default text and keep the dashboard clean.

Code


// Change the text at the bottom of the WordPress dashboard
function wpt_admin_footer_text() {
  return 'Website by <a href="https://example.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Your Agency</a>. Need help? Just email us.';
}
add_filter( 'admin_footer_text', 'wpt_admin_footer_text' );

Replace the link and the text with your own. To change the version number on the right side too, use the update_footer filter in the same way.

Explanation

  1. Just a comment to identify the code.
  2. Declaring the wpt_admin_footer_text function.
  3. Returning your own text. You can use simple HTML here, like a link.
  4. Closing the function.
  5. Adding our function to the admin_footer_text filter, which controls the text on the left side of the dashboard footer.

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