{"id":105,"date":"2017-09-29T19:31:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T19:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ilonaferenc.co.uk\/playground\/?p=105"},"modified":"2019-03-11T17:29:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T17:29:43","slug":"why-is-there-a-smiley-face-at-the-bottom-of-my-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilonaferenc.co.uk\/playground\/why-is-there-a-smiley-face-at-the-bottom-of-my-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is there a smiley face at the bottom of my WordPress website?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, while updating my website, I’ve noticed a tiny smiley face in the bottom left corner of my website. I do regular security checks and keep my website updated all the time, so I didn’t think someone has hacked it, but still, I was a little bit concerned as I didn’t know where it came from.<\/p>\n

Here’s how it looks:<\/p>\n

\"Smile<\/p>\n

What is the smiley face in the footer?<\/h2>\n

After a quick Google search, it turned out that the smiley face was being added by the Jetpack<\/a> plugin. Why? According to Jetpack:<\/p>\n

The image helps collect stats and makes the world a better place<\/strong>\u00a0but should still work when hidden\u00a0\"Smiley\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, Jeremy Herve, the Jetpack plugin contributor, says the image is no longer being used:
\n\"Smiley<\/a><\/p>\n

So how do you hide the smiley face?<\/h2>\n

To do this, log into your WordPress back-end and go to the ‘Site Stats’ in the Jetpack menu.<\/p>\n

\"WordPress<\/p>\n

Click the ‘Configure’ link at the top of the page.<\/p>\n

\"WordPress<\/p>\n

Scroll down to the ‘Smiley’ option and just check the box that says ‘Hide the stats smiley face image.’<\/p>\n

\"Jetpack<\/p>\n

And that’s it. The smiley face is now hidden.<\/p>\n

Additional links<\/h2>\n

Here are some links and more information about the smiley face in the footer of the website:<\/p>\n