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Footer

The footer is a highly visible component of your Stacks site, as such, it is also very configurable. The footer dashboard allows you to configure the appearance of the footer not only for the branding of your site, but also provide your site's visitors with access to additional information like contact information, social media access, and other custom content you may want them to see and access. 

This article will walk you through the various footer settings that can be configured for

Accessing the footer dashboard

To access the footer dashboard:

  1. From the Dashboard, click the System Configuration tile
  2. Click the Footer tile

The options that can be configured are listed in the panel on the left side of the screen, click each option and configure the settings as needed (described below).

Branding

The branding section is where you can configure common branding elements to appear in your footer, these can include: a title, site/organization slogan, and logo.

  1. Click the Branding option from the menu on the left
    1. Display Title / Branding Title
      1. Check the box to enabled/disable this option
      2. Enter a title in the Branding Title field to be displayed in the footer
    2. Display Slogan / Slogan
      1. Check the box to enabled/disable this option
      2. Enter a value in the Slogan field to be displayed in the footer
    3. Display Logo / Upload Logo / Logo
      1. Check the box to enabled/disable this option
      2. Click Choose file to select and upload a logo to be displayed in the footer; or
        1. Maximum file size is 64MB
      3. For externally hosted images, add the URL to the Logo field
        1. Note: this will be overridden if an image has been uploaded as described above
    4. Logo Width
      1. Set the width of the logo in pixels (px)
        1. Note: if left empty, the default width is 120px
  2. Click Save configuration before moving on to the next footer option

Contact Information

Providing contact information for your users/patrons can be crucial pieces of information that you need to make available. Content added to the fields in this section will then appear in the footer after saving.

  1. Click the Contact Information option from the menu on the left
    1. Contact Title / Display Title
      1. Enter a title to appear above your contact information
        1. 'Contact Us' is the default text that is used for the title
      2. Check the Display Title box to enable or disable the appearance of the title 
        1. This option is disabled by default
    2. Display Content (Remaining fields)
      1. Check the Display Content box to display the information that can be entered into any of the fields listed below:
        1. Email,Staff Directory URL, Directions URL, Dropbox Locations URL, Newsletter URL, Phone Numbers, and Fax Number
          1. Tip! Fields left blank will not be displayed
  2. Click Save configuration before moving on to the next footer option

Social Connect Info

This section allows you to add links to social media accounts associated with your organization. Up to date social media icons are already embedded in Stacks, when any of the fields listed in this section are populated with a link to your account, the associated icon will appear in the footer (upon saving).

  1. Click the Social Connect Info option from the menu on the left
    1. Social Connect Title / Display Title
      1. Enter a title to appear above your social connect information
        1. Note: 'Follow Us' is the default text that is used for the title
    2. Social Media URL Fields
      1. Add your organization's social media URL in the appropriate field
        1. Fields left blank will not display an icon
  2. Click Save configuration before moving on to the next footer option

Custom Content

The Custom Content section is used to manage a variety of custom content that you want to display in your footer. Some common examples could include: copyright, policy, or privacy information, or additional links to content or other related websites. 

The body field in this area does support third-party widget code, if you plan to add something like a "contact us" widget.

  1. Click the Custom Content option from the menu on the left
    1. Custom Content Title / Display Title
      1. Add a title in the Custom content title field
      2. Check the Display Title box to enable or disable the appearance of the title
    2. Body 
      1. Enter the content that you wish to appear in the footer of your site
  2. Click Save configuration before moving on to the next footer option

Custom Links

Lastly, in the custom links section, you can add up to 4 links that could be displayed in the footer. This is in addition to the social media links, which appear as icons and any links you may add in the custom content section.

  1. Click the Custom Links option from the menu on the left
    1. Custom Link Title / Display Title
      1. Add a title in the Custom Link Title field
      2. Check the Display Title box to enable or disable the appearance of the title
    2. Custom Link 1 
      1. Click the drop-down arrow to expand the section
        1. Custom Link Title, this will be the visible text for the link
        2. URL, enter or paste the URL for the link
          1. For internal links, use the relative URL (path)
          2. For external links, be sure to use the absolute (full) URL
      2. Repeat as needed for Custom Links 2 through 4
  2. Click Save configuration when finished
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