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Opened 5 years ago

Closed 5 years ago

Last modified 15 months ago

#52270 closed defect (bug) (duplicate)

Please remove "Proudly" from credit banner

Reported by: tylertork's profile TylerTork Owned by:
Milestone: Priority: normal
Severity: normal Version:
Component: Bundled Theme Keywords:
Focuses: Cc:

Description

The “Twenty …” themes display a footer that reads “Proudly powered by WordPress.”

People often prefer to hide this footer. I can't speak for everyone, but I want to hide it, and I'd like to discuss why.

When text appears on a website, it’s speaking for the site owner. Just as it would be improper for a theme to display a copyright notice claiming copyright of the site’s contents for the theme developers, I feel it’s inappropriate to claim the website owner is proud to use WordPress.

The developers of WordPress have plenty to be proud about — it’s fine software. But as a WordPress user, I’m not proud to be using it. I just chose the best tool for the job.

I believe fewer people would object to a notice reading simply, “Powered by WordPress” — which is at least accurate — as opposed to one that makes a false claim about how they feel about it.

Change History (5)

#1 @fierevere
5 years ago

Likely, a duplicate for #3931

#2 @SergeyBiryukov
5 years ago

  • Component changed from General to Bundled Theme

#3 @Clorith
5 years ago

I'm not sure this is something that needs changing, in my mind the theme is proud to be powered by WordPress, which makes sense for a default theme created by WordPress to be.

#4 @TylerTork
5 years ago

Pride and other emotions can only be experienced by sentient beings. Are you suggesting that the 20 something themes have achieved sentience?

#5 @sabernhardt
5 years ago

  • Milestone Awaiting Review deleted
  • Resolution set to duplicate
  • Status changed from new to closed

As a 38-year-old, I think 20-somethings can have a mind of their own sometimes ;)

Seriously, though, I don't like the idea of automatically changing that text in activated themes. Maybe Twenty Twenty-One and/or Twenty Nineteen could have both text strings, and the preference could be defined (as the text without "proudly") on an activation hook.

I do prefer changing the credit for future bundled themes:

  • Twenty Twenty already has "Powered by WordPress" instead.
  • While the meaning and purpose may have changed since 2007, the comment within the once-default Kubrick theme clearly notes that displaying "[This blog] is proudly powered by WordPress" was a way to support and promote WordPress.
  • None of the six options for WordPress.com sites include "proudly" and it can make more sense there than on many .org sites.

#42644 proposes a method to choose footer credits in the Customizer, similar to the dropdown for WordPress.com sites.

Anyway, I agree this is a duplicate of #3931.

Version 2, edited 15 months ago by sabernhardt (previous) (next) (diff)
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