id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc focuses 52270 "Please remove ""Proudly"" from credit banner" TylerTork "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." defect (bug) closed normal Bundled Theme normal duplicate