Turn off the side column Footer items

You may look at your sidebar column with the footer information at the bottom and decide you don’t want it to show there, so this tutorial will show how to disable this. By default, this footer area is enabled and once you have your copyright and even the social network icons enabled, it might look like this:

Disable the Column Footer

1. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Site Options
2. Look for the “Show Sidebar Column Footer” setting and then uncheck the box (if checked)
3. Click “Save & Publish“