New black bar at bottom of blog won't go away!

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  thinkindigo · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 5:37 am

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  I have a WordPress.com blog at http://daddyhoodtranscribed.wordpress.com and suddenly there is a black bar at the bottom of my blog that says “Theme: Coraline by Automattic. Fonts on this blog. Blog at WordPress.com” with associated links.

  I get that everyone wants credit for their part, but I pay for the CSS and Font upgrade and would expect that there would be a way to hide this annoying bar. Tips or suggestions on how to get rid of it?

  Thank you!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  thesacredpath · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:13 am

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  Yes it can be hidden via CSS, but it is not allowed at wordpress.com, and could get your site suspended or deleted.

  You can style it with CSS to make it less obvious (perhaps a lighter color, but be careful when doing that as making it too light would be the same as hiding it.

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  motre · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:27 am

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  How do you think the costs of running free blogs at WP.com get paid for? There are costs for computers, bandwidth, electricity, and paid happiness engineers.

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:29 am

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  And IS makes things look real ugly – tacky

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  thinkindigo · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:29 am

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  Huh, ok, thanks! I figured it would be ok to hide it because I haven’t seen it on other blogs that clearly use CSS upgrade. I wonder why? I certainly won’t do anything that could get me in trouble!

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  thesacredpath · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:32 am

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  @motre, the credits at the bottom of the blog aren’t ads or revenue generators.

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  thinkindigo · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:32 am

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  Motre: that’s the point, I’m NOT a free blogger, I pay for my services. Free blogs should be paid for through things that happen on FREE blogs. That’s a big reason I upgraded to NoAds (which, of course, I pay for).

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  thesacredpath · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:33 am

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  If the blogs are here and have hidden them, it is only a matter of time till staff catches them and gives them a whack.

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:35 am

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  The footers are required even for the VIP sites – the VIP sites START at $ 20,000 a year plus you need to have a WordPress wizard on your staff.

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  thinkindigo · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:35 am

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  Thesacredpath: thank you for clarifying! :)

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:36 am

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  PS – your hosting is still free – the no ads is only for the no ads – not for hosting

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  thinkindigo · Member · Mar 23, 2012 at 6:42 am

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  Is there a way to make it as part of the page footer instead of aFloating bar that moves with the page?

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  artandhistory · Member · Apr 26, 2012 at 3:28 am

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  Help, please. Black bar does indeed pop up at bottom of page ( I can live with that) but it also seems to disable scrolling and hides access to the older/newer posts directions.I am also using Coraline if that makes any difference.

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  artandhistory · Member · Apr 26, 2012 at 3:29 am

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  Help, please. Black bar does indeed pop up at bottom of page ( I can live with that) but it also seems to disable scrolling and hides access to the older/newer posts directions.I am also using Coraline if that makes any difference.

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  jenniferclaireslater · Member · Apr 27, 2012 at 10:41 pm

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  Hi,

  I pay for the no ads and I have my own domain name, all which I have paid for, and yet this black bar still shows!!

  Any help?

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  timethief · Member · Apr 27, 2012 at 10:51 pm

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  @jenniferclaireslater
  What I see on your blog wearing the Forever theme is a black background footer withe links that we are not allowed to remove or hide with CSS editing. However with the purchase that upgrade you could change the background color to another color. http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/

  May I remove credit links such as ‘Blog at !WordPress.com’, theme, font, or toolbar links?
  All WordPress.com bloggers are required to maintain the credit links, even our VIP bloggers. Please do not hide the footer credits or the toolbar with CSS after purchasing a Custom Design upgrade.http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 27, 2012 at 10:57 pm

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  The “black bar” is not an advertisement. It is part of the wordpress system here. It is not covered by the no-ads upgrade.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 27, 2012 at 10:57 pm

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  There appears to be a trend of thinking in this thread that’s strange. I read people saying they paid for upgrades and expecting more than what the documentation for the specific upgrades stated. I pay for domain mapping upgrades for my blogs and that’s what I get. >http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  I pay for a No-Ads upgrade and that’s exactly what I get. >

  Ads on WordPress.com

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  timethief · Member · Apr 27, 2012 at 10:58 pm

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  custom design upgrade – frequently asked questions > http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions

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  phoenixtearsheal · Member · Apr 28, 2012 at 1:35 am

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  @thinkindigo – that black bar at the foot of my blog only appears when my auto-pager starts loading more pages, and when I click back onto my blog title it disappears.
  i just had a look at your blog and there isn’t a black bar at the bottom; but one would appear if I added your blog to my auto-pager. Hope that’s of help :D