diff --git a/e2e-tests/specs/customizer/hfg/hfg-copyright-component.spec.ts b/e2e-tests/specs/customizer/hfg/hfg-copyright-component.spec.ts
index 0e4ee8ad62..376e7bf95e 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/specs/customizer/hfg/hfg-copyright-component.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/specs/customizer/hfg/hfg-copyright-component.spec.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,26 @@ test('Checks the copyright in front-end', async ({ page }) => {
 	await expect(
 		page.locator('.hfg_footer .footer--row[data-show-on="desktop"]')
 	).toHaveText('Neve | Powered by WordPress');
+	await expect(
+		page
+			.locator('.hfg_footer .footer--row[data-show-on="desktop"] a')
+			.nth(0)
+	).toHaveAttribute('href', 'https://themeisle.com/themes/neve/');
+	await expect(
+		page
+			.locator('.hfg_footer .footer--row[data-show-on="desktop"] a')
+			.nth(1)
+	).toHaveAttribute('href', 'https://wordpress.org');
+
 	// Check that the text is also present for the Mobile footer
 	await expect(
 		page.locator('.hfg_footer .footer--row[data-show-on="mobile"]')
 	).toHaveText('Neve | Powered by WordPress');
+
+	await expect(
+		page.locator('.hfg_footer .footer--row[data-show-on="mobile"] a').nth(0)
+	).toHaveAttribute('href', 'https://themeisle.com/themes/neve/');
+	await expect(
+		page.locator('.hfg_footer .footer--row[data-show-on="mobile"] a').nth(1)
+	).toHaveAttribute('href', 'https://wordpress.org');
 });
diff --git a/header-footer-grid/Core/Builder/Footer.php b/header-footer-grid/Core/Builder/Footer.php
index 576aa128ba..8a195b2a14 100644
--- a/header-footer-grid/Core/Builder/Footer.php
+++ b/header-footer-grid/Core/Builder/Footer.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public function add_footer_component( $builder, $row, $slot ) {
 		/* translators: %1$s is Theme Name ( Neve ), %2$s is WordPress */
 			esc_html__( '%1$s | Powered by %2$s', 'neve' ),
 			wp_kses_post( '<p><a href="https://themeisle.com/themes/neve/" rel="nofollow">Neve</a>' ),
-			wp_kses_post( '<a href="http://wordpress.org" rel="nofollow">WordPress</a></p>' )
+			wp_kses_post( '<a href="https://wordpress.org" rel="nofollow">WordPress</a></p>' )
 		);
 		$output .= '</div></div></div></div>';