How to Remove an Administration Link in Thesis Theme
The Thesis theme introduces functions and hooks in place of standard file editing. This can often leave even the most experienced of WordPress users scratching their heads when trying to accomplish something relatively straightforward. Trying to work out how to do some of the simple stuff can be time-consuming. The user guide is vast, and earlier versions of the theme did not have the functionality within WordPress itself that later versions do. Removing the "WordPress Admin" hyperlink from the bottom of a website need not be an issue. The process is simple when the correct methods are known regardless of the version in use.
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Instructions
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Through WordPress Dashboard
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Log in to the administration panel of the site to edit, using an administrator login.
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Click "Thesis" on the menu to reveal the Thesis menu. Click "Design Options." Scroll down to the section headed "Administration." Untick the check box next to "Show admin link in footer." Scroll down to the save button and click "Save."
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Scroll to the top of the page and click the hyperlinked title of the site to view the home page and to confirm the removal of the administration link.
Edit the Function File Directly
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Access the server through an FTP client or through the server's built-in file manager. Navigate to the "wp-content" folder. Enter the "Themes" folder. Find the Thesis folder and open it. Open the folder called "lib" and then the folder called "html."
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Identify the file called "footer.php" and open it in a suitable text editor. Locate the function that displays the footer content named "function thesis_footer." Comment out the line of code that calls the admin link as follows:
Original
thesis_admin_link();
Revised
/** thesis_admin_link(); */
Save the file to the server.
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Navigate back to the site and confirm that the admin link is no longer displaying.
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Tips & Warnings
Back up website files before making changes.
References
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