Customizing the footer links in your Extra theme can enhance navigation and better align with your branding and content strategy.
In this article, we will guide you through the process of changing the footer links in the Extra theme.
In order to change the footer's copyright text, you can either use the Theme Builder and build a custom footer layout, or you can use a Child Theme to customize the PHP code of the footer area manually.
Using the Theme Builder to build a custom footer layout
Go to WordPress Dashboard → Extra → Theme Builder
In the Default Site template card, click on the Add Global Footer option
Choose the Build Global Footer option
Build your custom footer layout
Note: The Global Footer will be used across your entire website. For more information, please check the Theme Builder documentation.
Using a child theme to customize the footer's copyright text
Download and Install the Extra's Child theme
Using an FTP connection, or your hosting File Manager app or the Advanced File Manager plugin, copy the footer.php file from wp-content/themes/Extra to wp-content/themes/extra's child theme folder
Open the footer.php file inside your child theme's folder
Replace this PHP code:
<p id="footer-info"><?php printf( et_get_safe_localization( __( 'Designed by %1$s | Powered by %2$s', 'extra' ) ), '<a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com" title="Premium WordPress Themes">Elegant Themes</a>', '<a href="http://www.wordpress.org">WordPress</a>' ); ?></p>
With:
<p id="footer-info">Your Own Footer Text Here!</p>
Save your changes.
Important Note: If you modify any template files, like the footer.php without a Child Theme, directly in Parent theme files, then you will lose those changes upon updating.