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remove or edit the powered by phpbb

Post by therandomguyuser53 »

how do i remove it? people said its from overall_footer.html
it was not there
however someone put a code then it was not there
there is a article but it says overall_footer.html
is there a way to edit or remove the powered by phpbb
without overall_footer.html
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If you remove the phpBB copyright many people (including myself) will no longer offer support.
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therandomguyuser53 wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:21 am is there a way to edit or remove the powered by phpbb
without overall_footer.html
That's going to be difficult since it is in overall_footer.html (well, at least the placeholder ;-) )
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then how to?
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therandomguyuser53 wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:00 am then how to?
As per HifiKabin: removing the copyright will limit the support you'll get from many/most members, and as such I'm saving you the trouble of having to restore the copyright when you do need support.
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A couple points:
1. As has been stated multiple times, removing this will cause many members of this community to not offer support should you ever need it.
2. The credit line is there to show appreciation for the thousands of hours that have been put into this project.

That said...

3. If you wish to remove/alter it, here's the procedure. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
  • Open \phpbb\controller\helper.php
  • Find (around line 308)

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    				'CREDIT_LINE'			=> $this->language->lang('POWERED_BY', '<a href="https://www.phpbb.com/">phpBB</a>&reg; Forum Software &copy; phpBB Limited'),
  • Replace with

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    				'CREDIT_LINE'			=> '',
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people said i will have no support i don't understand
like many members will never use the site
unless i restore copyright?
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Meaning if you come here asking for help with something, people will not give you the answer.
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Developers and users have given, free gratis and for nothing, tens of thousands of hours developing this software so you can use it for free. Why would you want to remove the single bit of credit they deserve?
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HiFiKabin wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:26 am If you remove the phpBB copyright many people (including myself) will no longer offer support.
Just posting (as a regular user) to note that I will not offer support either to boards that remove the footer.
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I think it's a kind of gratitude.
I do not authorize my forum, but I have not removed the copyright. It's an ethical thing.
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Mick wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:01 am Developers and users have given, free gratis and for nothing, tens of thousands of hours developing this software so you can use it for free. Why would you want to remove the single bit of credit they deserve?
Isn't phpbb released under the same license as WordPress? The spirit of GPL says we can all do it. I haven't on mine, too lazy. WordPress hasn't died and people are extremely thankful.
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miroslavglavic wrote: Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:51 am The spirit of GPL says we can all do it
Yes of course you can remove the copyright from the footer but, as has been said several times, it may prevent you getting support.
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Re: remove or edit the powered by phpbb

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Easy way (without hacking PHP files)...

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.footer-copyright {display: none;}
Add to any CSS file. But, honestly, I don't see why you would want to. I'm just giving a simple option on principle, and in case someone else wants to target that element for other reasons. For example...

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.footer-copyright {color: purple; font-size: 2rem; font-family: 'bleeding cowboys';}
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A lot of people don't add links to their Forum when requesting help so how would anyone who is offering help actually know anyway?
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