How To Edit The WordPress Admin Footer Text

Looking to edit the WordPress admin footer text on your website? All you may need is to add a specific function and filter to your WordPress theme’s functions.php file.

Editing the WordPress admin footer text

To edit the WordPress admin footer, you need to add some code to your WordPress theme’s functions.php file.

  1. Navigate to Appearance > Editor > Theme Functions from your WordPress Dashboard;
  2. Copy and paste in the code below;
  3. Edit the code accordingly and click Update File to save your changes.
function remove_admin_footer () {
 return 'Example of new WordPress admin footer Text;
}

add_filter( 'admin_footer_text', 'remove_admin_footer' );