Manual:Hooks/SkinAddFooterLinks

Details
This hook allows alteration of the footer.

Parameters:
 * $skin: the Skin object
 * $key: the current key for the current group (row) of footer links. Currently either  or.
 * &$footerItems: the array of links that can be changed. Keys will be used for generating the ID of the footer item; values should be HTML strings.

Default footer items

 * : timestamp of last modification of the current page (only when is set)
 * : obsolete(?)
 * : list of contributors to the current page (only when is set)
 * : copyright information (see and related settings)
 * : privacy policy (shows text from MediaWiki:Privacy, links to the page set in MediaWiki:Privacypage)
 * : about page (shows text from MediaWiki:Aboutsite, links to the page set in MediaWiki:Aboutpage)
 * : disclaimers page (shows text from MediaWiki:Disclaimers, links to the page set in MediaWiki:Disclaimerpage)
 * : about page (shows text from MediaWiki:Aboutsite, links to the page set in MediaWiki:Aboutpage)
 * : disclaimers page (shows text from MediaWiki:Disclaimers, links to the page set in MediaWiki:Disclaimerpage)

Setting a text-generating message for one of the  items to   removes that item from the footer.