Cannot customize or remove header/footer content without editing code.
Theme Header or Footer Not Editable
Key Points: You’re stuck with default header/footer text, widgets, or menu locations you can’t change easily.
“Proudly powered by…” won’t go away. You want to change the phone number in the header — but it’s buried somewhere you can’t access. Some themes make header/footer editing way harder than it needs to be.
🔎 Common Limitations
- No block-based template support
- Header/footer hardcoded in
header.phporfooter.php - Theme restricts access to certain areas without premium version
🛠️ Workarounds
- Use a child theme to override
header.phporfooter.php - Use Full Site Editing (FSE) if the theme supports it
- Install a header/footer plugin for extra flexibility
💬 Extra
Future-proof themes offer header/footer blocks directly editable in the Site Editor — consider migrating to one if you’re stuck.