# Replace 'published with write.as'

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513>\
**Category:** Customization\
**Created:** [June 13, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513 "2020-06-13T19:10:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![jehan](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/jehan/32/1343_2.png) [@jehan](https://discuss.write.as/u/jehan)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513/1 "2020-06-13T19:10:26Z")

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Hi folks,

I’m on the Pro tier and I’d like to replace ‘published with write.as’ with some other custom text.

I found this post: [Remove Write.as Branding from Footers](https://discuss.write.as/t/remove-write-as-branding-from-footers/393) but it doesn’t work exactly how I’d like.

I believe the link above explains how to add content before and after ‘published with write.as’ but I couldn’t figure out how to simply replace that content.

I’d appreciate any help if possible. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![kevquirk](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/kevquirk/32/419_2.png) [@kevquirk](https://discuss.write.as/u/kevquirk)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513/2 "2020-06-14T19:51:41Z")

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I don’t think you can do that. You could remove it with the following CSS though:

```
body footer nav { display: none; }
```

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**Author:** ![cjeller1592](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/cjeller1592/32/128_2.png) [@cjeller1592](https://discuss.write.as/u/cjeller1592)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513/3 "2020-06-16T10:59:50Z")

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Hi @jehan! You can definitely do this. All you have to do is go to your blog’s Customize settings and add some code to the _Custom JavaScript_. There are two options depending what you’d like to do.

If you want to simply replace the text:

```auto
x = document.querySelector('footer').getElementsByTagName('nav')[0];
x.innerText = 'published with my hands';

```

If you want to add links or styling:

```auto
x = document.querySelector('footer').getElementsByTagName('nav')[0];
x.innerHTML = 'published with my <i>hands</i>'

```

Hope that helps! Would be glad to clarify anything in the code if need be.

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**Author:** ![jehan](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/jehan/32/1343_2.png) [@jehan](https://discuss.write.as/u/jehan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513/4 "2020-06-16T20:57:21Z")

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Thanks, @kevquirk. At minimum, it’s helpful to know that I can just hide it 🙂

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**Author:** ![jehan](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/jehan/32/1343_2.png) [@jehan](https://discuss.write.as/u/jehan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513/5 "2020-06-16T21:01:28Z")

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@cjeller1592 Thanks!! That works perfectly. Really appreciate it 🙂

Jehan

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**Author:** ![johannesk](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@johannesk](https://discuss.write.as/u/johannesk)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513/6 "2020-11-11T06:32:44Z")

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hello! thanks for this. is it also possible to make a clickable link appear there? i tried inserting html in between the single quotation marks but it didn’t render. obviously some additional voodoo is required or it is not possible …?

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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513/7 "2020-11-11T18:09:28Z")

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You’ll just need to be sure to use different kinds of quotation marks – as long as you use double quotation marks inside of the single quotation marks, it should work. For example:

```auto
var x = document.querySelector('footer nav');
x.innerHTML = 'published by <a href="https://baer.works">Matt Baer</a>';

```

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**Author:** ![teodordobrzycki](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@teodordobrzycki](https://discuss.write.as/u/teodordobrzycki)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513/8 "2020-12-20T22:42:54Z")

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Hello Matt,

can we replace also ‘Older’ and ‘Newer’ buttons with different text?

Thanks,  
T.

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**Author:** ![johannesk](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@johannesk](https://discuss.write.as/u/johannesk)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/replace-published-with-write-as/1513/9 "2021-01-04T20:55:24Z")

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i’d like to know the answer to this too!