Branding Free Instructions 
Warning:
Please note that you are not permitted to remove the vBulletin branding / copyright unless you have purchased the branding-free option. The costs are $170 on a per license basis and is a one time fee.
Removing the branding without permission will result in having your license being revoked.
Here are the steps to remove the branding from vB 3.6.x:

1. Edit the footer template here:

Admin Control Panel -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> Edit Templates -> footer

And remove this section:

<!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->
$vbphrase[powered_by_vbulletin]
<!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->


2. Then, change this section of your FORUMHOME template from this:

<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>

To this:

<title>$vboptions[bbtitle]</title>

3. And remove this from the printthread template:

<p class="smallfont" align="center">
$vbphrase[powered_by_vbulletin]
<br />
$copyrighttext
</p>


4. Change the phrase x_powered_by_vbulletin:

From this:

{1} - powered by vBulletin

To this:

{1}

5. Then, edit the vbulletin_message phrase and change this:

vBulletin Message

...to whatever you want.

6. For the vBulletin FAQ, just edit it with a new translation.

Admin Control Panel -> FAQ -> FAQ Manager -> vBulletin FAQ -> Edit -> Translations

7. And finally, in archive/index.php you need to remove this line:

<div id=\"copyright\">$vbphrase[vbulletin_copyright]</div>


Notes:

A. To edit Templates:

Admin Control Panel -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> Edit Templates

B. To edit Phrases:

Admin Control Panel -> Languages & Phrases -> Search in Phrases -> phrasename (Phrase Variable Name Only)

Click on edit, and place the new phrase in the available language text boxes.
Warning:
Please note that if you are not permitted to remove the vBulletin branding / copyright unless you have purchased the branding-free option. The costs are $170 on a per license basis and is a one time fee.
Removing the branding without permission will result in having your license being revoked.
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