How to add custom credit link in WordPress dashboard footer

If you are a designer who creates themes for sale or for clients, you can add your credit link in WordPress dashboard to create your brand. If you custom credit link is visible to all registered users of the websites using your themes, it will help you get new clients or repeat clients.

Adding a custom credit link in WordPress dashboard footer is very easy. All that you need to do is copy the code snippet below and add it to the “functions.php” file of the theme. That’s it. Your theme will show your credit link in the WordPress back-end.

// Add custom credit link in WordPress dashboard footer
add_filter( 'admin_footer_text', 'my_admin_footer_text' );
function my_admin_footer_text( $default_text ) {
     return '<span id="footer-thankyou">Website managed by <a href="https://smartwebworker.com">Smart Web Worker</a><span> | Powered by <a href="http://www.wordpress.org">WordPress</a>';
}