Description
Give credit where it’s due! Acknowledgify is a lightweight and flexible plugin that allows developers, freelancers, and agencies to showcase their contributions to a website.
Key features include:
- humans.txt Generator – Automatically create a virtual
humans.txtfile to recognize contributors such as developers, designers, and agencies. - Meta Tags for Acknowledgment – Insert author, designer, developer, and publisher meta tags dynamically into the
<head>section. - Customizable Footer Link – Add a discreet, styled acknowledgment link in the footer with flexible placement options:
- Auto-Insert: Automatically place the link at the bottom of the site.
- Shortcode: Use
[acknowledgify_madeby_footer]in any post, page, or widget for custom placement. - PHP Snippet: Manually insert the acknowledgment via
<?php if (function_exists('acknowledgify_display_madeby_footer')) { echo acknowledgify_display_madeby_footer(); } ?>.
- Lightweight & Compatible – Designed for performance, fully compatible with WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 8.0+.
- Built to be Translated – Includes translations and supports further multilingual setups.
- Export/Import Features – Simplify plugin setup across multiple websites with seamless export and import functionality.
With Acknowledgify, you can showcase your work in a non-intrusive way while maintaining flexibility over how and where the acknowledgment appears.
Translation-Ready & Multilingual Support:
Acknowledgify is fully translation-ready and supports multiple languages via WordPress.org’s translation system. Translations will be automatically downloaded based on your site’s language settings.
Links
Support
For documentation and support, visit:
https://acknowledgify.com
License & Credits
This plugin is licensed under GPL-2.0+.
Inspired by the humans.txt initiative.
Screenshots
Plugin settings page – humans.txt settings for agency. 
Plugin settings page – Meta tag options. 
Plugin settings page – Footer link auto-insert option. 
Plugin settings page – Footer link shortcode option. 
Plugin settings page – Footer link PHP snippet option. 
Plugin settings page – Footer link General settings Import/Export. 
Plugin settings page – humans.txt custom settings. 
Plugin settings page – humans.txt freelancer settings.
Installation
- Upload the
acknowledgifyfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‹Plugins› menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to Settings > Acknowledgify to configure your acknowledgment settings.
FAQ
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What is a `humans.txt` file?
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humans.txtfile is a simple text file placed at the root of a website to credit the people and technologies behind it. -
Will this plugin slow down my website?
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No. Acknowledgify is lightweight and dynamically generates the acknowledgments without unnecessary database queries or file writes.
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Can I customize the acknowledgment text?
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Yes! The plugin provides customizable templates for
humans.txt, meta tags, and footer text. -
Will it work with my theme?
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Acknowledgify is tested with major themes and page builders like Gutenberg, Elementor, Bricks, and Divi. If your theme has custom footer structures, manual placement options are available.
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Is this plugin translation-ready?
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Yes! Acknowledgify is fully translation-ready and supports automatic translations via translate.wordpress.org.
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Acknowledgify provides three flexible options for inserting the footer acknowledgment link:
– Auto-Insert: Automatically adds the acknowledgment link at the bottom of the website.
– Shortcode: Use[acknowledgify_madeby_footer]within posts, pages, or widgets for precise placement.
– PHP Snippet: Developers can manually insert the acknowledgment link within theme files using<?php if (function_exists('acknowledgify_display_madeby_footer')) { echo acknowledgify_display_madeby_footer(); } ?>.
– These options provide full control, making it easy to integrate the acknowledgment into various layouts.
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Contributors & Developers
“Acknowledgify” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Translate “Acknowledgify” into your language.
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Changelog
1.1.1
- Minor fixes for settings import/export feature
1.1.0
- Added Export/Import feature to easily back up and restore plugin settings.
- Upgraded the plugin interface for a modern and user-friendly experience.
- Enabled basic HTML tags in the «Display Text» field for Footer Link Settings.
1.0.0
- Initial release.