From d64aca1b46ee0b1d3465b4584e32c72897165fd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Misplon <amisplon@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:56:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Footer: Inline Attribution And Update Credit Copy

---
 parts/footer-vertical.php | 15 +++++++++++----
 parts/footer.php          | 12 +++++++++---
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/parts/footer-vertical.php b/parts/footer-vertical.php
index 25bb313d..5ac38360 100644
--- a/parts/footer-vertical.php
+++ b/parts/footer-vertical.php
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@
 		</div><!-- #footer-widgets -->
 	<?php } ?>
 
-	<?php $site_info_text = apply_filters( 'vantage_site_info', siteorigin_setting( 'general_site_info_text' ) );
+	<?php
+	$site_info_text = apply_filters( 'vantage_site_info', siteorigin_setting( 'general_site_info_text' ) );
+	$theme_attribution = apply_filters(
+		'vantage_footer_attribution',
+		'<span id="theme-attribution">' . sprintf( __( 'Theme by %s', 'vantage' ), '<a href="https://siteorigin.com">SiteOrigin</a>' ) . '</span>'
+	);
 
-	if ( ! empty( $site_info_text ) ) {
+	if ( ! empty( $site_info_text ) || siteorigin_setting( 'general_privacy_policy_link' ) || ! empty( $theme_attribution ) ) {
 		?>
 		<div id="site-info">
 			<?php
@@ -24,10 +29,12 @@
 			if ( function_exists( 'the_privacy_policy_link' ) && siteorigin_setting( 'general_privacy_policy_link' ) ) {
 				the_privacy_policy_link( '<span>', '</span>' );
 			}
+
+			if ( ! empty( $theme_attribution ) ) {
+				echo wp_kses_post( $theme_attribution );
+			}
 			?>
 		</div><!-- #site-info -->
 	<?php } ?>
 
-	<?php echo apply_filters( 'vantage_footer_attribution', '<div id="theme-attribution">' . sprintf( __( 'A <a href="%s">SiteOrigin</a> Theme', 'vantage' ), 'https://siteorigin.com' ) . '</div>' ); ?>
-
 </footer><!-- #colophon .site-footer .vertical-footer -->
diff --git a/parts/footer.php b/parts/footer.php
index c0ed92cf..37004049 100644
--- a/parts/footer.php
+++ b/parts/footer.php
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 
 	<?php
 	$site_info_text = apply_filters( 'vantage_site_info', siteorigin_setting( 'general_site_info_text' ) );
-	if ( ! empty( $site_info_text ) || siteorigin_setting( 'general_privacy_policy_link' ) ) {
+	$theme_attribution = apply_filters(
+		'vantage_footer_attribution',
+		'<span id="theme-attribution">' . sprintf( __( 'Theme by %s', 'vantage' ), '<a href="https://siteorigin.com">SiteOrigin</a>' ) . '</span>'
+	);
+	if ( ! empty( $site_info_text ) || siteorigin_setting( 'general_privacy_policy_link' ) || ! empty( $theme_attribution ) ) {
 		?>
 		<div id="site-info">
 			<?php
@@ -24,10 +28,12 @@
 			if ( function_exists( 'the_privacy_policy_link' ) && siteorigin_setting( 'general_privacy_policy_link' ) ) {
 				the_privacy_policy_link( '<span>', '</span>' );
 			}
+
+			if ( ! empty( $theme_attribution ) ) {
+				echo wp_kses_post( $theme_attribution );
+			}
 			?>
 		</div><!-- #site-info -->
 	<?php } ?>
 
-	<?php echo apply_filters( 'vantage_footer_attribution', '<div id="theme-attribution">' . sprintf( __( 'A <a href="%s">SiteOrigin</a> Theme', 'vantage' ), 'https://siteorigin.com' ) . '</div>' ); ?>
-
 </footer><!-- #colophon .site-footer -->