Hey all, I really hope someone can help me with this problem. >:(
Here’s the story: got a designer to style my website (which is PHP-based) and he wanted to get credit for it by linking to multiple pages on his site in MY footer and (knowing a lot about SEO) I refused. Hey, I don’t mind being in a portfolio but do NOT mess with my SEO. So what did he do?
He created a function (/function call) in the header, footer and some functions php file and then created an additional php file that basically says if license=false then you’re screwed. Result: when I edit out the links in the footer my website goes down and it gives me a plain text saying “keep the links in the footer there because” and bla bla.
The guy refuses to remove this/these function(s) unless I pay him and I’m not one to be extorted but he’s not from my country so I can’t sue him or anything.
Now, I did manage to get the site up without the links in the footer but then the rest of the footer and the sidebar return a function call error so perhaps this sneaky footer tactic and the footer and sidebar are intertwined? In other words, I got the header and body back up but not the sidebar and the footer.
Please help me with this shady webdesigner!!
