# How to add a "Made by" badge to WordPress

The simplest way on a self-hosted WordPress site is a header and footer plugin, so the badge survives theme updates.

## Steps

1. Create your badge in the Maker Badge editor and copy your code.
2. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New and install a header/footer plugin such as WPCode.
3. Open the plugin's "Header & Footer" screen.
4. Paste the code into the Footer box and save.
5. Visit your site: the badge appears on every page.

## Good to know

- On WordPress.com, installing plugins needs a plan that supports plugins.
- Prefer plugins over editing your theme's footer.php: theme updates overwrite that file.

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