Remove Footer Credit vs Say What? (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Remove Footer Credit

Remove Footer Credit

4.7(87)

80K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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Say What?

Say What?

4.3(91)

40K+ active installs

Free + Premium

Updated 1 month ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Remove Footer Credit has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 87 reviews) and leads in active installations (80K+ vs 40K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Remove Footer Credit has accumulated 1.2M+ total downloads while Say What? has 702K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Remove Footer Credit
Say What?4.3/5
Total Reviews
87Remove Footer Credit
Say What?91
Active Installs
80K+Remove Footer Credit
Say What?40K+
Total Downloads
1.2M+Remove Footer Credit
Say What?702K+
Support Resolution
N/ARemove Footer Credit
Say What?N/A
Last Updated
4 months agoRemove Footer Credit
Say What?1 month ago
First Released
2016Remove Footer Credit
Say What?2013
Age
10 yearsRemove Footer Credit
Say What?13 years
WP Requires
5.9+Remove Footer Credit
Say What?6.2+
PHP Requires
7.1+Remove Footer Credit
Say What?7.4+
Business Model
FreeRemove Footer Credit
Say What?Free + Premium
Latest Version
1.0.15Remove Footer Credit
Say What?2.2.6

Rating Breakdown

Remove Footer Credit

4.7/5(87 reviews)
5
90%
4
2%
3
1%
2
2%
1
5%

Say What?

4.3/5(91 reviews)
5
78%
4
3%
3
1%
2
2%
1
15%

Recent Reviews

Remove Footer Credit Reviews

by mtpatton

Simple, much simpler than editing

An agency, who’d done a sloppy job, left a protected attribution in the footer. This plugin quickly allowed me to remove that attribution, and I look forward to them noticing, being irked, and not dar

by AlexanderOrlik

Does what I need it to!

The plugin is good and works even on free versions of paid themes that are protected from editing, though not 100%. The plugin developer cannot anticipate all the tricks used by theme creators.Thank y

by Chris Lovie-Tyler

Does what I need it to

This allowed me to replace my theme’s footer text with alternative text. Thanks!

Say What? Reviews

by phxreguy

Perfect!

I dinked around for well over an hour trying to change “Leave a Reply” to “Leave a Comment” at the top of my comment form on a new site.Found this plugin, and 30 seconds later the job was done.THANK Y

by Wendihihihi

This plugin doesn’t do what it says it does

This is the plugin’s description:An easy-to-use plugin that allows you to alter strings on your site without editing WordPress core, or plugin code. Simply enter the current string, and what you want

by devfx01

Work perfectly but need little knowledge

Does exactly what it supposed to do. Don’t need to change the core file for changing strings we want to translate. You will need to find the exact string name and it’s location (site domain).

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Remove Footer Credit or Say What? more popular?
Remove Footer Credit has 80K+ active installations while Say What? has 40K+. Remove Footer Credit is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Remove Footer Credit or Say What??
Remove Footer Credit has a 4.7/5 rating from 87 reviews, while Say What? has a 4.3/5 rating from 91 reviews.
Are Remove Footer Credit and Say What? free?
Remove Footer Credit is free and Say What? is free + premium. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Remove Footer Credit or Say What??
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Remove Footer Credit was last updated 4 months ago and Say What? was last updated 1 month ago.

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