Getting started

Create a footer

  1. In the WordPress admin, go to Footer → Add Footer
  2. Give it a title — that name is only for the Customizer list, not for visitors
  3. Edit the starter blocks, or replace them
  4. Publish

New footers start with a Section set to Gray and a wide Columns block with three empty columns. Change those settings or swap in other blocks. The starter layout is a suggestion, not a lock.

A footer has no public page of its own. Visitors and search engines cannot open it as a URL. It only appears after you enable it in the Customizer.

Turn it on

  1. Go to Appearance → Customize
  2. Open Dirigible Plugins → Freeform Footer
  3. Select your published footer in Footer
  4. Turn Enable on
  5. Publish the Customizer changes

Until Enable is on and a footer is selected, the theme footer from Appearance → Customize → Footer & Contact still shows.

What still prints

  • The Dirigible Attribution line under the footer still prints. Turn that off under Appearance → Customize → Settings → General if you do not want it.
  • Landing page templates and Link in Bio pages do not show a site footer, including a freeform one.

Tips

  • Publish the footer before you open the Customizer — the Footer list only includes published items.
  • Use a Section for the background and padding so the footer matches the rest of the site.
  • Turn Enable off to go back to the theme footer without deleting your freeform layout.