I maintain dozens of websites, all of them using the great WordPress package. On my own webserver, I run an installation of Installatron, which is a great tool to easily install software packages on a webhosting account. As I already paid for Installatron and I’m very keen on my SEO, I don’t want to have the Installatron Branding, which includes an outgoing link, on every page of every WordPress site I run. So here’s how to remove it.
- Backup the index.php file in the root of your WordPress installation
- Open the index.php file in the root of your WordPress installation
- Verify that line 1 of the file refers to Installatron. Here’s what I found:
< ?php if(!function_exists("__ics")){function __ics($b,$m){return preg_replace('!([^"]powered\\s+by\\s+(?:)?\\s*WordPress)\\.?\\s*\\.?!sim','$1, Installed by Installatron.',$b);} ob_start("__ics");}?>< ?php
- Remove this line except for the last 5 characters, which open the PHP coding for the rest of the file
- Save index.php
- Check your site. This how the result should look like:
Hello,
Phil from Installatron here.
I wanted to add that this feature can be turned off/modified at Installatron Admin >> Settings >> Branding.
Cheers,
Phil.