Can I legally removed "Proudly powered by WordPress" from Twenty Ten theme?

Hi Guys,

I don't know much about GPL stuff. So can you tell me if I can remove "Proudly powered by WordPress" credit link from WordPress Twenty Ten theme footer LEGALLY.

Thanks in advance.

 

Yes, you can remove it. GPLv2 has very few restrictions.

 

But why should you do that?

 

Actually I received a request from a blogger to remove the footer credit link from his blog. I'm just clarifying the confusion.

 

Hide it instead of removing it. You, the blogger, and Wordpress all win.

 

Hiding text is not good for SEO point of view, the site may get penalized. I'm leaving it to the blogger. However, here is an article how i removed the footer credit from Twenty Ten theme.

 

you can remove it

 

Yeah, because people love having hidden backlinks.

 

Wordpress is released as GPL license and you can modify and edit its source code and there is not restriction that u keep any link to wordpress official website. You can remove "powered by Wordpress" link from ur website.

 

I was also wondering about this, glad to see it can be removed.

 

No search engine is going to remove a site just for one hidden link, especially when it's on a Wordpress theme and points back to Wordpress.
To answer the OP's question, there are lots of big Wordpress sites that have no credit link. I'm surprised when I find a site that has one.

 

you can remove it ! But always try to credit WP.

 

Crediting WP is something we all should do more.

 

you can actually remove the link.

 

Yes you can remove it.

 

Hiding it is a good idea.

 

Thank you for the information

 

It can be removed.
You shouldn't try to hide it or mask it with CSS. This is a bad practice.
There is no reason to credit WordPress, they do an awesome job but there is really no need.