Editing footers

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Editing footers

Last updated August 10, 2022 18:56

The footer is the bottom section of your site, below your page content. This is often where visitors look first for contact information, social icons, FAQ, and links to important information.

On all version 7.1 sites and most version 7.0 templates, it's not possible to have page-specific footers or remove elements on certain pages.

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This video applies to version 7.1.

Before you begin

If your template has "Made with Squarespace" or "Powered by Squarespace" text in the footer, visit Removing "Made with Squarespace" from your site to remove or edit it.
If your footer doesn't have any content, an empty text block may appear as a placeholder. It can't be removed, but it won't be publicly visible.
It's not possible to move blocks between footers and page content areas.

Add content to the footer

When you add content to the site footer, it appears on all pages of your site. To edit your footer:

Version 7.1
Version 7.0

Click Edit on any page, then hover over the footer area and click Edit footer.
To add blocks, click Add Block. For detailed steps, visit Adding content with blocks.

If the section in your footer doesn't have an Add Block button in the top-left corner when you're editing, it uses our classic editor. To add blocks, click an insert point.

To add sections, click +. You can add blank or footer-style block sections to the footer. It's not possible to add other section types.
To style any section, click the pencil icon.
When you've completed your footer layout, hover over Done and click Save.

Hover over the footer area and click Edit in the annotation.
To add blocks, click an insert point or the +. For detailed steps, visit Adding content with blocks.
When you've completed your footer layout, click Save.

Keep in mind:

In some templates, you can only add one column of blocks to the footer.
Footer content doesn’t transfer between templates. To learn more, visit Switching templates FAQ.

Pre-footers

The Bedford and Pacific template families have an optional second site-wide footer, called a "pre-footer,” which displays above the footer area and footer navigation links.

Hover over the pre-footer area and click Edit in the annotation, then use the same steps for adding blocks to a footer. Keep in mind:

If you remove all content from the pre-footer, it won't display to visitors, but you'll see the space for it when you're logged in and editing your site.
You can give the pre-footer unique font styling and its own background color in site styles.

Page footers

Some templates have an additional option for page-specific footers called page footers. Page footers only appear on the page where you added them, not site-wide, making them ideal for small amounts of page-specific content.

Page footers are available in these template families:

Avenue
Five
Montauk

Footer options by template

Here's how the footer displays in these template families:

Template family	Display
Adirondack	Split on left and right side for all pages. Only supports one column of blocks.
Avenue	Site footer supports one column of blocks. Display depends on the Layout style tweak. Learn more. Additional page footers. These support multiple columns.
Aviator	Matches content width for all pages.
Bedford	Footer and pre-footer matches content width for all pages.
Brine	Three editable blocks areas, footer navigation, and business information display in footer. Folders in footer navigation can display as columns. Learn more.
Farro	Matches content width on all pages. Footer navigation displays above the footer blocks area. Folders display as page links instead of a drop-down menu. The footer follows the content inset.
Five	Regular footer matching content width on all pages Additional page footers.
Flatiron	Left-aligned footer on all pages. Connected accounts display on the right.
Forte	Matches page width Displays on all pages except gallery pages and index pages.
Galapagos	Split on left and right side for all pages. Both sides only support one column of blocks. Secondary navigation displays below.
Ishimoto	Right-aligned footer on all pages.
Momentum	Matches content width on all pages except gallery pages and index pages.
Montauk	Regular footer matches content width on all pages. Page footers Left-aligned info footer displays social icons on the right.
Native	Matches content width on all pages.
Pacific	Regular footer and pre-footer matches content width for all pages. Secondary navigation appears between the two.
Skye	Matches content width on all pages. Footer navigation displays below editable blocks area. Certain blocks follow the content inset.
Supply	Matches content width on all pages except gallery pages
Tremont	Footer on all pages except index pages Matches content width
Wells	No footer
Wexley	Footer matches content width on all pages. Only supports one column of blocks
York	Footer matches content width on all pages Most pages support per-page footers

Common footer blocks

Some popular blocks for footers are:

Text blocks - Add any custom text. This is useful for adding an address, copyright, or a text link.
Social links blocks - Add icons that link to your social media profiles.
Newsletter block - Add a newsletter subscription form.
Button block - Add a call-to-action for people who've reached the end of your content.

Tip: To add a symbol to your footer, like a copyright or telephone symbol, follow our steps for adding special characters.

Hide the footer

How you remove the footer depends on your site's version.

Version 7.1
Version 7.0

If you don't want a footer on your site, you can delete it:

Click Edit on any page, then hover over the footer area and click Edit footer.
Hover over the footer and click the trash can icon.
Hover over Done and click Save.

To add a footer back again, click Edit on any page, scroll down to the footer area, and click Add section.

In these template families, use the following site styles tweaks to hide the footer:

Brine - Uncheck Show footer
Montauk (info footer only) - Check Hide info footer
Tremont - Uncheck Show footer
York - Uncheck Show global site footer

To hide the footer in all other template families, leave the footer content area empty.

Mobile display

The mobile display of your footer depends on what editor you're using. If your site is on version 7.1 and your footer uses Fluid Engine sections, you can arrange the computer and mobile layouts independently.

In version 7.0 footers or version 7.1 footers using the classic editor, block content stacks automatically with responsive design. If your footer has multiple blocks, this might cause all blocks to stack vertically on mobile. For more details, visit How blocks stack in mobile.

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