Title: Add “Powered by WordPress VIP” to a site
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: November 6, 2020
Last modified: May 8, 2025

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 1. [VIP MU plugins](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-go-mu-plugins/)
 2. Add “Powered by WordPress VIP” to a site

#  Add “Powered by WordPress VIP” to a site

The “**Powered by WordPress VIP**” link is typically added to the footer of a site
by using the `vip_powered_wpcom()` helper function supplied by [VIP MU plugins](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-go-mu-plugins/).

WordPress VIP appreciates when customer sites display a “**Powered by WordPress 
VIP**” link in the footer of their theme. In some cases, service agreements with
WordPress VIP may require that the “**Powered by WordPress VIP**” link is displayed
on a site. Questions about this requirement can be submitted to a customer’s relationship
manager or [create a VIP Support request](https://wordpressvip.zendesk.com/).

## `vip_powered_wpcom()`

_Default value: “text”_

_Accepted values: Mixed. Optional. Accepts integers `1` through `6` or the string“
text”. If any other value is supplied the function will return an empty string._

## Display text

When the `vip_powered_wpcom()` function is added with no arguments:

    ```lang-php
    <?php echo vip_powered_wpcom(); ?>
    ```

The following markup is output on the front end:

    ```lang-html
    Powered by <a href="https://wpvip.com/?utm_source=vip_powered_wpcom&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=VIP%20Footer%20Credit&utm_term=develop.wpvip.com" rel="generator nofollow" class="powered-by-wpcom">WordPress VIP</a>
    ```

A second argument can be passed to update the “**Powered by** ” text that appears
before the link. Values passed for this argument will only apply to the output if
the first argument is set to `text`. The supplied value should include a trailing
space.

For example:

    ```lang-php
    <?php echo vip_powered_wpcom('text', 'This site is powered by '); ?>
    ```

## Display a linked logo

The `vip_powered_wpcom()` function accepts `$display` argument values 1 through 
6 to override the `text` default and display a linked logo instead.

For example:

    ```lang-php
    <?php echo vip_powered_wpcom(4); ?>
    ```

Example logos that are output by values 1 through 6:

| 1 |  | 
| 2 |  | 
| 3 |  | 
| 4 |  | 
| 5 |  | 
| 6 |  |

Last updated: May 08, 2025