News!! Removing The Attribution Gadget From Blogs That Bring Designer Themes

This article is near how to alter or delete the attribution that Google has added to add together blogs which receive got a Designer theme.    (Updated May 2011 alongside the latest condition of the methods listed.)

What is the attribution - in addition to what's incorrect alongside it

If your spider web log has a Designer theme(ref What kind of subject create I have?) yous may receive got noticed a gadget inwards the blog-footer called attribution.   This gives credit to:

• The subject designer
  (Even though s/he alone designed the structure, non the colour, font in addition to gadget layout combination that you're using - in addition to readers who aren't familiar alongside Blogger in all probability won't sympathise the distinction betwixt your operate in addition to the theme-programmer)

• The copyright possessor of the background photograph you're using
  (Even though s/he doesn't ain whatsoever of the zillion other photos inwards your spider web log - in addition to again, readers aren't going to sympathise what photographs are business office of the subject in addition to what aren't)

• Blogger for "powering" your blog
  (Even though they're hosting it, in addition to the existent ability may last provided past times other tools:  eg I receive got blogsites hosted past times Blogger but whose existent ability comes from Google Maps, Google Custom Search, in addition to Sites.)
  

The gadget also has a champaign "Copyright (optional)".  Whatever yous seat into this is shown at the kickoff of the attribution.  It volition convey about elementary HTML commands, for event a business interruption (<br />) every bit shown inwards the picture.   But I receive got a feeling that adding something to a greater extent than complex, eg an entire Creative Commons statement, won't work.

How to withdraw the Attribution Gadget

Removing this gadget has been troublesome since it was introduced.   Several times, nosotros institute a method to withdraw it, which worked for a while.   But in addition to hence Blogger added a cheque for that method, in addition to code to seat the gadget dorsum ane time again each fourth dimension the subject was saved - hence nosotros had to notice about other approach..

For a spell they stopped putting the gadget dorsum in addition to the earlier, simpler methods of removing the gadget were working.  Then they stopped again.   So the consummate listing of removal methods that I've found, alongside notes near their electrical flow status, is below.

WARNING:  

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I receive got non checked the Blogger Terms in addition to Conditions to notice out whether yous are allowed to withdraw the Attribution.   Even if they don't get upward it today, a requirement to snuff it on the contestation could last added tomorrow.   This advice does non hateful that I, or Google/Blogger, are maxim that yous should/can/may/must withdraw the attribution statement.

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Methods that currently work

• Adding a CSS dominion to shroud the attribution gadget 

• Changing your subject name to a non-standard value AND
  removing the gadget past times either unlocking in addition to removing the gadget  or  commenting out the code.  
  As at xx Sept 2010, these methods both operate if the name-value has been changed.

• Adding a "not on mobile themes" command to the gadget code (only plant on mobile themes, non required if yous receive got been successful alongside removing  or commenting out the code)

Techniques that used to work, but don't whatsoever more

• Unlocking in addition to removing the gadget
  This worked initially, in addition to hence stopped.   Most lately (Jan 2011), it was working again.    If yous essay it, in addition to it doesn't work, delight move out a comment below, in addition to essay ane of the other methods.

• Commenting out the code.
  (I haven't tested this ane time again lately - it may last that it plant ane time again too.)

Advantages in addition to Disadvantages

I'm non swell on methods that involve hiding things, because it may brand search-engines intend you're beingness sneaky.

But changing the theme-name may hateful yous don't larn improvements that Google apply to the touchstone subject inwards futurity (eg back upward for novel browser features, bug-fixes).

It may also hateful that yous larn less-sympathetic responses to futurity enquiry inwards the Blogger Help Forum:  when people role third political party themes, in addition to enquire "how create I create XXXX to my theme"  one regular reply is "ask your subject provider."

To avoid this, yous should at really to the lowest degree retrieve what subject yous were using, in addition to possible fifty-fifty rename yours to something similar "WHATEVER, based on Awesome".

Give credit where it's due

If yous create withdraw the touchstone attribution gadget, it may last a expert sentiment to replace it alongside a customised attribution that acknowledges whatsoever or all of your domain registrar, blog-host (Blogger, AKA Google), file host, subject designer in addition to customiser, graphic designer, content writer(s) - inwards curt anyone whose efforts receive got contributed to your blog.

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Deleting the attribution gadget past times commenting out the code.  

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