Custom Footer Credits

Add custom branded credit text to the footer of every page on your WordPress site.

Description

Custom Footer Credits lets you add a fully customizable credit line to the footer of your WordPress website — no coding required.

You can enter any text you like and use dynamic tags that are automatically replaced with live values:

• {year} — Outputs the current year (e.g. 2026)
• {site_title} — Outputs your site's name
• {site_url} — Outputs your site's URL

The footer text is managed directly from Settings → General in the WordPress admin, keeping everything in one familiar place.

Example usage:

© {year} {site_title}. All Rights Reserved.

Will display as:

© 2026 My Awesome Site. All Rights Reserved.

Installation

Automatic Installation (Recommended)

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Go to Plugins → Add New.
3. Search for Custom Footer Credits.
4. Click Install Now, then click Activate.

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin .zip file.
2. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
3. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
4. Choose the downloaded .zip file and click Install Now.
5. After installation, click Activate Plugin.

FTP / File Manager Installation

1. Unzip the downloaded plugin file on your computer.
2. Upload the custom-footer-credits folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory on your server via FTP or your hosting File Manager.
3. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
4. Go to Plugins and find Custom Footer Credits in the list.
5. Click Activate.

How to Use

1. After activating the plugin, go to Settings → General in your WordPress admin.
2. Scroll down to find the "Custom Footer Credits" field.
3. Enter your desired footer text. You can use these dynamic tags:
   • {year} — Replaced with the current year
   • {site_title} — Replaced with your site's name
   • {site_url} — Replaced with your site's URL
4. Click Save Changes.
5. Visit the front end of your website — your custom credit text will appear at the bottom of every page.

Note: The footer text will only display if your active theme calls wp_footer() in its footer.php file. All standard WordPress themes support this.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the footer text appear?

It appears at the very bottom of every page on your website, inside a centered <div> just before the closing </body> tag.

Can I use HTML in the footer text?

Basic HTML tags are supported (links, bold, italic, etc.). The output is passed through wp_kses_post() for security.

The footer text is not showing up. What should I check?

• Make sure your theme calls wp_footer() in its footer.php.
• Make sure you have saved text in Settings → General → Custom Footer Credits.
• Check that the plugin is activated under Plugins.

Can I style the footer text?

Yes. The output is wrapped in a <div class="cfc-custom-credits">. You can target this class in your theme's CSS or a custom CSS plugin to change fonts, colors, padding, etc.

Example: .cfc-custom-credits { color: #333; font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 0; }

Does this plugin support multiple languages?

Yes. The plugin is translation-ready and uses the custom-footer-credits text domain.

Screenshots

1. The Custom Footer Credits field inside Settings → General.
2. Example of the footer credit text displayed on the front end.

Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial release.
• Dynamic tag support: {year}, {site_title}, {site_url}.
• Settings field added to Settings → General.
• Output secured with wp_kses_post().

Upgrade Notice

1.0.0

Initial release. No upgrade steps required.