# Change the copyright text at the footer

Copyright text provides a clear indication of a copyright symbol, the year of creation, and the author of the content. 

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By default, the copyright text includes the copyright symbol, the current year, your store name, and a "Powered by Shopify" link.&#x20;

Here, we will walk you through step-by-step guides to edit the copyright text in the footer section. In this article:

[Show/hide the copyright text in your footer](#show-hide-the-copyright-text-in-your-footer)

[How to remove (or edit) Powered by Shopify](#how-to-remove-or-edit-power-by-shopify)

[How to edit the shop name text in the copyright](#how-to-edit-the-shop-name-text-in-the-copyright)

## Show/hide the copyright text in your footer

To show or hide copyright at the bottom of your Shopify store, simply check the [Footer](https://docs.foxecom.com/zest-theme/pages-global-sections/footer) section settings in your theme editor, and check/uncheck the corresponding option.&#x20;

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## How to remove (or edit) Power by Shopify

Power by Shopify is the default text placed in every store by Shopify to let people know that the store is using Shopify's service.

You have two options for removing or editing the Powered by Shopify text:

* [Using the Shopify admin website](#remove-or-edit-powered-by-shopify-using-shopify-admin)
* [Using the theme code](#remove-or-edit-powered-by-shopify-using-edit-code)

### Remove (or edit) Powered by Shopify using Shopify admin

**Steps:**

1. From your Shopify admin, go to **Online Store** > **Themes**.
2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click **Actions** > **Edit default theme content**.
3. In the **Search translations** box, do either of the following:

* If this is the first time that you change this text, then enter *powered* in the search box.
* If you changed this text previously, navigate directly to the "Powered by Shopify" message by clicking **...**, and then select **Checkout & System**. The "Powered by Shopify" message is in the **Links** section of Checkout & System.

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4\. In the **Powered by Shopify** box, fill in the text you'd like to show or type a single space using the space bar to remove the text.&#x20;

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Remove Powered by Shopify text" %}

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Save the change, and here's what you got :clap:

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{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Change Powered by Shopify text" %}

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Save the change, and here's what you got :clap:

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{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Remove (or edit) Powered by Shopify using Edit code

**Steps:**

1. In your Shopify admin, go to **Online store** > **Themes** > **Actions** > **Edit code**.
2. In the **Sections** folder, open the **footer.liquid** file.&#x20;
3. Hit Ctrl + F (Command + F) to open the code search box > Search *power\_by\_link*.

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4\. Make necessary changes:

* If you want to remove Powered by Shopify, delete the following code:&#x20;

```
<p>{{ powered_by_link }}</p>
```

Make sure to delete everything from the opening to the closing tags.

* If you want to change the text, remove powered\_by\_link and add the text you would like to show, using '    '. Example:

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```
<p>{{ 'All rights reserved' }}</p>
```

{% endcode %}

5\. Click **Save**.

Once you've done it, congrats! You've successfully deleted/changed Powered by Shopify in your footer. :tada:&#x20;

## How to edit the shop name text in the copyright

You might want to edit the text instead of showing the store name by default or even change the link in that text. In that case, kindly follow the steps below to make suitable adjustments.&#x20;

### Edit the shop name text

**Steps:**

1. In your Shopify admin, go to **Online store** > **Themes** > **Actions** > **Edit code**.
2. In the **Sections** folder, open the **footer.liquid** file.&#x20;
3. Hit Ctrl + F (Command + F) to open the code search box > Search *shop.name*. You will then see the code for copyright text in the footer section.

```
{% if section.settings.show_copyright %}
<p class="site-footer__copyright">&copy; {{ 'now' | date: "%Y" }}, <a class="link-underline " href="{{ routes.root_url }}">{{ shop.name }}</a></p>
<p>{{ powered_by_link }}</p>
{% endif %}
```

4\. Replace *shop.name* in the code with *'text you want to show'*.

Example: 'Zest theme'

```
{% if section.settings.show_copyright %}
<p class="site-footer__copyright">&copy; {{ 'now' | date: "%Y" }}, <a class="link-underline " href="{{ routes.root_url }}">{{ 'Zest theme' }}</a></p>
<p>{{ powered_by_link }}</p>
{% endif %}
```

5\. Click **Save** to finish.

And here is what you got :star2:

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###

### Change the link of the shop name text

If you want to add a different link to the text to redirect visitors to your desired webpage:

Replace&#x20;

```
href="{{ routes.root_url }}"
```

with

```
href="a page URL" target="_blank"
```

or with

```
href="a page URL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Remember to include the URL protocols in that link.
{% endhint %}

Example:

```
{% if section.settings.show_copyright %}
<p class="site-footer__copyright">&copy; {{ 'now' | date: "%Y" }}, <a class="link-underline" href="https://themes.shopify.com/themes/zest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">{{ 'Zest theme' }}</a></p>
<p>{{ powered_by_link }}</p>
{% endif %}
```

Save the code, refresh your store, and check the footer.

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The text in the footer is now clickable and links to your desired page :tada: