Hide Footer Links
Hide Footer Links will try to hide all footer links and copyright info from your theme.
The facts
- Active installs
- 300+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 23 Mar 2017
- Added
- Dec 2016
- Requires WP
- 4.5
- Tested up to
- WP 4.7.35
- Downloads
- 7,193
Our analysis
AI-assistedHide Footer Links is a WordPress plugin designed to conceal the copyright section of your site's footer. It searches your theme for copyright information and hides it from both visitors and search engine bots, ensuring that hidden links do not pass link juice. If the plugin cannot automatically find the copyright info, you can specify a CSS selector to hide the desired element manually.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to remove or hide copyright links from their website's footer without affecting the overall design. It is particularly useful for those concerned with SEO or who want to maintain a clean footer area.
Best for: This plugin suits website owners looking to hide copyright links in their footer for SEO purposes.
What it does well
- ✓Hides copyright information from visitors and bots
- ✓Allows custom CSS selectors for hiding elements
- ✓Supports WordPress Customizer for easy configuration
Where it falls short
- •Limited information available on effectiveness and compatibility
- •Last updated in March 2017, may not support newer themes
Verdict
Hide Footer Links provides a straightforward solution for hiding footer copyright information, but its outdated status may limit its effectiveness with modern themes.
From the developer
Niteo's own description of Hide Footer Links, lightly tidied.
Hide Footer Links tries to hide copyright portion of the footer. Hidden links
do not pass link juice and can’t be seen by visitors or bots. It will search
your theme for copyright info and hide it. If it fails, you have the option
to specify a CSS selector that can will be hidden.
Plugin Features
- Looks for copyright info and hides it
- Offers an options to hide an arbitrary element with a CSS selector
- Has WordPress Customizer support
Installation & Usage
- Upload ‘hide-footer-links’ directory to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Customizer menu and then select Footprint Settings.
- Select Enable hiding.
4a. Follow guide on https://blog.easyblognetworks.com/2017/free-hide-footer-links-plugin/ if theme is not supported yet. - If your theme wasn’t recognized enter a custom CSS selector.
- Click Save & Publish.