If you use for your Joomla! website, you’ve likely noticed the "Powered by Phoca Guestbook" backlink in the footer. While developers often include these to support their free work, many site owners prefer a cleaner aesthetic or need to meet professional branding requirements.
Open the copied file and find the line containing: remove powered by phoca guestbook
Phoca Guestbook is released under the . You are allowed to remove the link, but it’s considered good practice to keep some form of credit (e.g., in a separate page or admin area). If you use for your Joomla
You can also edit the core language file directly: /language/en-GB/en-GB.com_phocaguestbook.ini Change COM_PHOCAGUESTBOOK_POWERED_BY="Powered by Phoca Guestbook" to an empty string. However, this will also be overwritten on update. Open the copied file and find the line
Visit the Phoca Support Page or use their Contact Form to request information on removing the footer info. 2. The CSS "Quick Fix" (Hiding via Styles)
This keeps the guestbook functional while removing the external branding.
Change the return value to an empty string: function getInfo() { return ''; } Use code with caution.