{"id":849,"date":"2025-02-03T12:19:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T10:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gentz.com.de\/bloggentz\/?p=849"},"modified":"2025-03-03T15:49:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:49:33","slug":"removing-the-colormag-theme-copyright-and-adding-custom-footer-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentz.cloud\/?p=849","title":{"rendered":"Removing the ColorMag Theme Copyright and Adding Custom Footer Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I manage the W\u00e4hlergemeinschaft Wrist<\/a><\/strong> website on a voluntary basis, as well as the Gemeinde Wrist<\/a><\/strong> website. For the W\u00e4hlergemeinschaft site, which uses the ColorMag<\/strong> theme, I needed to remove the default footer credits and replace them with a custom copyright notice and relevant links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since ColorMag does not provide a built-in option for free to modify the footer text, I made the necessary changes in footer.php<\/code>. This guide explains exactly what to modify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modifications in footer.php<\/code><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Remove the Default Theme Copyright<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ColorMag displays its footer credit via colormag_action_footer<\/code>. To remove it, add this before rendering the new footer:<\/p>\n\n\n

\nremove_action( 'colormag_action_footer', 'colormag_footer_socket_right_section', 15 );\nremove_action( 'colormag_action_footer', 'colormag_footer_socket_left_section', 20 );\n<\/code>\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
This prevents the “Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.” text from appearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2. Add a Custom Footer with Dynamic Year and Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Instead of the removed theme footer, I added a custom section in footer.php<\/code> with a dynamically updating year:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n\t \/**\n\t * Get the current year dynamically\n\t *\/\n\t$current_year = date('Y');\n\n\t\/**\n\t * Open the standard footer container\n\t *\/\n\techo '<footer id="colophon" class="site-footer" role="contentinfo">';\n\techo '<div class="footer-container" style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding: 10px 20px; font-size:14px;">';\n\n\t\/**\n\t * Left side: Copyright text\n\t *\/\n\techo '<div class="custom-copyright">';\n\techo 'Copyright \u00a9 ' . $current_year . ' W\u00e4hlergemeinschaft Wrist. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.';\n\techo '<\/div>';\n\n\t\/**\n\t * Right side: Footer links\n\t *\/\n\techo '<div class="custom-footer-links">';\n\techo '<a href="https:\/\/web.wgw-wrist.de\/impressum\/" target="_blank">Impressum<\/a> | ';\n\techo '<a href="https:\/\/web.wgw-wrist.de\/datenschutzerklaerung\/" target="_blank">Datenschutzerkl\u00e4rung<\/a> | ';\n\techo '<a href="https:\/\/web.wgw-wrist.de\/wp-admin\/" target="_blank">Login<\/a> | ';\n\techo '<a href="https:\/\/wgw-wrist.de:2083\/" target="_blank">CP-Login<\/a> | ';\n\techo '<a href="https:\/\/webmail.wgw-wrist.de\/" target="_blank">WebMailer<\/a>';\n\techo '<\/div>';\n\n\t\/**\n\t * Close the footer container\n\t *\/\n\techo '<\/div>';\n\techo '<\/footer>';\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
This ensures:
\u2705 The copyright text updates automatically every year.
\u2705 Custom links appear directly below the copyright.
\u2705 No more unwanted ColorMag branding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This keeps the footer clean and fully customized without unnecessary theme branding. If you’re using ColorMag and need a similar change, this is a way to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I manage the W\u00e4hlergemeinschaft Wrist website on a voluntary basis, as well as the Gemeinde Wrist website. For the W\u00e4hlergemeinschaft site, which uses the ColorMag theme, I needed to remove the default footer credits and replace them with a custom copyright notice and relevant links. Since ColorMag does not provide a built-in option for free<\/p><\/div>\n
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