Remove Powered by Phoca Download

I use the Joomla! CMS a lot and I also use the Phoca Download extension as my default extension for file downloads. Phoca Download is great, no complaints from me…except that annoying “Powered by Phoca Download” footer message.

If you’re like me and you absolutely hate that thing, then continue reading to get rid of it. It’s really simple.

Things You’ll Need

  • admin access to your Joomla! site
    *Note: I am assuming you’re using Joomla! 4. If you’re not then it’s time to upgrade, my friends.
  • basic knowledge of PHP. If you don’t have basic PHP knowledge, please do not attempt this!

Removing That Pesky Footer Message

  • image showing the Joomla admin login

    Step #1

    Login to your Joomla admin section

    Login to your Joomla! admin section
  • image instructing you to click system menu item

    Step #2

    Click System in the menu on the left

    Click “System” in the menu on the left
  • image instructing you to click the site templates menu item

    Step #3

    Click Site Templates in the menu on the left

    Click “System” in the menu on the left
  • image instructing you to click your templates name

    Step #4

    Click the name of your template (in my case it is Shaper_helixultimate)

    Click the name of your template (in my case it is Shaper_helixultimate)
  • image instructing you to click Create Overrides

    Step #5

    Click Create Overrides

    Click “Create Overrides”
  • image instructing you to click com_phocadownload

    Step #6

    Click com_phocadownload

    Click “com_phocadownload”
  • image instructing you to click the folder that applies to you

    Step #7

    Click category to create the override (I linked my menu item to category. If you used another option, select the appropriate folder for your site)

    Click “category” to create the override (I linked my menu item to category. If you used another option, select the appropriate folder for your site)
  • image instructing you to broswe to the override folder using the menu tree on the left

    Step #8

    Browse to the override folder that was just created using the menu tree on the left (the folder path will be above the editor tab)

    Browse to the override folder that was just created using the menu tree on the left (the folder path will be above the editor tab)
  • image instructing you to click on the file named default.php

    Step #9

    Click on the file named default.php

    Click on the file named “default.php”
  • image instructing you to edit the file named default.php

    Step #10

    Scroll to the bottom of the editor window that just came up and comment out the line that reads echo PhocaDownloadUtils::getInfo();

    Scroll to the bottom of the editor window that just came up and comment out the line that reads “echo PhocaDownloadUtils::getInfo();”
  • image instructing you to click the save button

    Step #11

    Click the Save button in the top left of the screen and you’re done

    Click the “Save” button in the top left of the screen and you’re done
  • image showing the difference before and after making the change
    Before and after

And there you have it. No more “Powered by Phoca Download”.

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