By maxinwell on

I downloaded and used a theme (affaires) from drupal.org
But the problem is I hv a footer message "Powered by Drupal, Design and Developed by CMS Website Services, LLC"

I cannot put that in the web site.
can anyone please tell me how to remove it.

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maxinwell commented

Ok...I removed it.
Is it compulsory for that footer message to be there in my site.

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Doublel commented

Can you explain how you were able to remove it? I thought it was a block but even when the block is disabled, I still see it. Are you saying it is compulsory or asking if it is compulsory? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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vm commented

inspect template.php and page.tpl.php of your theme. It's likely in there and as drupal and it's themes are GPL it is not compulsory to keep those messages there.

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Doublel commented

I see it in page.tpl. Thank you!

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soniasss commented

thanks for your help... found it in template.php and commented out

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scrego commented

but as an extreme newbie, I'm lost as the guy who built my site is gone and he left his link at the bottom of my page.
can someone tell me how to even access "template.php" so i can remove the link? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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vm commented

it's in the folder where your theme lives.

If the dev was worth his salt the theme is in sites/all/themes/whatever-the-name-of-your-theme-is

It also worth checking administer -> site information -> footer message just in case it's there.

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scrego commented

For your quick reply. I am on the admin section under Home » Administer » Site building » Themes. I see my theme, which is affaire, but i don't see it there. I've also checked in the site information but it isn't there either. The weird thing is when I go on my site (www.fideinvestments.com) and do a "view source" I see it at the bottom right under my copyright which IS on the site info footer.

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WorldFallz commented

also check the page.tpl.php file for your theme (also in the theme's directory). If you don't see that exact text, also look for something with eval(base64_decode("somelonggibberishtextstring") -- that's a very shady way of trying to hide links in a template or module. If you find that, I would seriously reconsider doing business with them in the future.

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scrego commented

how do I check, or how do I get to the "check the page.tpl.php file for your theme (also in the theme's directory)?"
Is it in the admin-site building-themes? I am using drupal 6.2 and am a complete novice on all of this.
Again, sorry for my ignorance and thank you for any and all your help.

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WorldFallz commented

no worries-- we all started out new at one time or another.

The theme files are located in the file system where you installed drupal. If you installed drupal in a directory named "drupal" the theme files will be in '/drupal/sites/all/themes/' in a folder named after the theme (ie '/drupal/sites/all/themes/acquia_marina')-- unless of course you installed your theme someplace else. In that directory should be a bunch of files-- one of them will be page.tpl.php. Just examine it with whatever editor you normally use and look for the text of that link or the function I mentioned above).

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scrego commented

for taking the time to help me. I will post an update as soon as i try this. Again, thanks so much~

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scrego commented

LOL, you are awesome! I just found it. I didn't know I had to go to the FTP file manager for my hosting provider I was going to the admin section of my website, LOL! I located the line where her info is (

<div class="footer">
  <div class="footer-info">
    <?php print $footer_message ?>
    <br>Website by <a href="http://www.authoritymarketing.net">Authority Marketing</a> </br>
  </div>
</div>

Do i just delete that? I don't know where it begins and where it ends. If it helps, my website is www.fideinvestments.com and her link is all the way at the bottom. Again, THANKS SO Much!

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WorldFallz commented

I added <code> tags to your post so the actual html source is readable now.

And yep-- you can just delete the <br>Website by <a href="http://www.authoritymarketing.net">Authority Marketing</a> </br> line.

and you're welcome ;-)

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scrego commented

I was actually able to delete it but, the strange thing is that it only deleted it out of certain pages on my website, not all of them. I thought if I deleted from the ftp file manager is was globally done for the whole website. Also, on certain pages it actually deleted my copright info also. I don't know what I did wrong. Sorry to keep pestering with this...

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WorldFallz commented

There can be more than one page template in a theme-- check any other tpl.php files that begin with 'page'. You might also want to try clearing the cache-- both your browser's and drupal's (admin/settings/performance). As for deleting your copyright info-- i have no idea how that would be possible if you were careful and only deleted the text between the <br> tags.

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scrego commented

Thanks for all your help and I hope someone else will benefit for all the help you've provided me as a complete novice. Have a great weekend!

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scrego commented

Thanks yet again! I think I'm going to buy html or drupal for dummies this weekend... ;-))

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scrego commented

what would be the easieast way for me to add text to the top right side of my site? Example: my website is link to site removed which my buddy built for me using drupal 6.2 and the "affaires" theme. Right underneath my slogan, where it reads, "We Pay Cash for..." I would like to add my phone number in big bold, maybe red font. When I go to admin>site-info, there is no place or room for me to add my number under my slogan, although on there's lots of room on that green space for me to potentially add it in. Any suggestions or help would be extremely appreciated.

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vm commented

If the affaires theme is the only connection between your issue and this thread, you should have started another thread.

To make customizations like you want your're editing files not adding it through the UI.

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scrego commented

you could point in the right direction? You took the time to read my post and it's evident that had i kown how to start a new thread I would have done it. If you could see your way to giving a complete novice an idea of where to start it would much appreciated if not why not let someone eager to help a noob reply to the post. Thanks.

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vm commented

Nothing is evident in what I addressed beyond what I addressed. I never assume. You shouldn't either. My post is guiding in the proper direction on multiple levels. Sorry you don't see it that way. The add new forum topic link is a good place to start. They are located on threads, on forum overviews, and in your navigation menu on your sidebar block.

Further hijacking of this thread, or any other thread is unnecessary and clutters the forum for other users, new and not so new. Please adhere to the forum guidelines. Thank you for your understanding and co-operation on keeping drupal.org forum threads clutter free and focused on the original topic of the thread.

There is a themeing guide in the documentation section which will aid.

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scrego commented

for taking the time to reply. Even though I mentioned that I am a complete novice and the theming guide is full of code and terms (such as css, php, etc) intended for people with a more than basic knowledge, I appreciate it because it must have been such a bother for you to "assist" me.

Oh, and it's great to hear that you don't "assume" anything, such as that my intention was to "hijack" the thread and to "clutter it up." Again, thanks for all your help.

P.S. I still haven't been able to find where to start a new "thread."

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vm commented

http://drupal.org/forum

and follow previous guidance.

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