How to remove encrypted wordpress footers

I love wordpress and I use this CMS on most the sites I develop / own.  I also love all of the free themes that are available…however, I don’t like all the annoying footer.php encrypted links that come with those free themes.  It is also my belief that Google may not like those spam links either.

Fortunately for me, I’m not the only one who feels this way and there are quite a few good tutorials about how to crack wordpress footer.php and I present these tutorials on how to crack the footer.php links:

First of all each footer.php has it own challenges and not every crack with work on every theme so:

1) For those with code that looks simliar to this:

<Script Language=’Javascript’>
<!–
document.write(unescape(‘%3C%64%69%76%20%69%64%3D%22%66%6F%6F%74%65%72%22%3E%0A%3C%70%3E%69%50%68%6F%6E%65%20%55%6E%6C%65%61%73%65%64%20%54%68%65%6D%65%20%2D%20%44%65%73%69%67%6E%65%64%20%62%79%3A%20%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%68%74%74%70%3A%2F%2F%77%77%77%2E%69%70%68%6F%6E%65%73%66%74%77%2E%63%6F%6D%22%20%74%69%74%6C%65%3D%22%69%50%68%6F%6E%65%20%52%65%76%69%65%77%73%22%3E%69%50%68%6F%6E%65%20%52%65%76%69%65%77%73%3C%2F%61%3E%3C%62%72%20%2F%3E%20%53%70%65%63%69%61%6C%20%54%68%61%6E%6B%73%20%54%6F%3A%20%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%68%74%74%70%3A%2F%2F%77%77%77%2E%69%61%70%70%65%72%2E%63%6F%6D%2F%22%20%74%69%74%6C%65%3D%22%69%50%68%6F%6E%65%20%41%70%70%73%22%3E%69%50%68%6F%6E%65%20%41%70%70%73%3C%2F%61%3E%20%2D%20%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%68%74%74%70%3A%2F%2F%62%6C%6F%67%2E%70%6C%61%6E%65%74%2D%63%65%6C%6C%2D%70%68%6F%6E%65%73%2E%63%6F%6D%2F%22%20%74%69%74%6C%65%3D%22%43%65%6C%6C%20%50%68%6F%6E%65%73%22%3E%43%65%6C%6C%20%50%68%6F%6E%65%73%3C%2F%61%3E%20%2D%20%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%68%74%74%70%3A%2F%2F%77%77%77%2E%61%70%70%6C%65%69%70%68%6F%6E%65%74%65%63%68%2E%63%6F%6D%22%20%74%69%74%6C%65%3D%22%69%50%68%6F%6E%65%20%52%65%76%69%65%77%22%3E%69%50%68%6F%6E%65%20%52%65%76%69%65%77%3C%2F%61%3E%3C%62%72%20%2F%3E%3C%2F%70%3E%0A%3C%2F%64%69%76%3E%0A%3C%2F%64%69%76%3E’));
//–>
</Script>

There is this handy tool:

HTML & JavaScript Encoder/Decoder

Just place everything after “(unescape(” into the right side box and click the left arrow button to get the decrypted text:

2) Or for those with footer.php themes that look like this:

<? eval(gzinflate(base64_decode(‘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×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?>

You can use this tutorial:

http://www.ifoundafix.com/2009/01/14/how-to-remove-the-footer-encryption-in-a-wordpress-theme/

 It is a little lenghier than the other tutorial, but works just the same.  It has you adding some hidden code in the wordpress index.php file and then viewing the generated source code and copying and adding that code (from the source view) into your footer.php. 

Enjoy your cracked wordpress themes!