Footer

Located at the very bottom of your online store, the footer is an often overlooked area of a website, however, it is arguably one of the most important components.

It can be used to contain crucial things such as links to terms and conditions, returns policies, business address, accepted payments and so on.

These are arguably not the most glamorous pieces of content, but they do in most circumstances need to be present. The footer keeps these things tidy and may surprise you by its adaptability.

The footer is a fixed section, just like the header. This means the position channot be change unlike other sections where you can drag and drop to ajudt the look and feel of your page.

Getting Started

• Go to Online store → Theme → Customise

• By default, you will see the Footer section at the bottom of the bage, within the section panel on the left hand side

How do blocks in the Footer section work?

The footer comes pre-loaded with 2 blocks, with 2 available block types;

• Links

• About

Links allow you to select a menu, that was created in Online Store > Navigation whereas the About block type simply allows you show information about your business.

Blocks are versitile and reusable meaning you can reorder the the footer blocks by dragging and dropping directly wihin the theme editor.

How do i change the Footer section?

Just like other sections, you can change its settings by clicking on the name itself.

On the right hand side of the screen, you will see the following settings that we can change;

• Color scheme - here we can switch between Background 1 & 2, which are dark and light color profiles. These colors can be changed by going to Theme Settings > Color

• We can toggle the visibility of payment icons show bottom right of the page and also change and/or remove the disclaimer info within the text box depending on your site requirements

You will notice a dropdown link to access Theme Settings directly within the section. This is because we still have the currency, language and social links to customise.

You could click on the paintbrush icon below the sections panel on the left hand side to navigate to each of the components directly, which include Languages, Currency and Social Media, but the Theme Editor links this for us.

• Click on the Theme Settings dropdown

• Here we can show or hide both the language and currency dropdowns. The use of these features this will likley depend on if you sell into international markets or not.

• We can also show social icons in the footer by adding the link of your social profiles to the corresponding input for Instagram, Facebook etc

Languages

If you intend to operate a bilingual stores, a store with multiple language requirements, you may wish to consider using the language settings to set up your theme translations.

Getting started

Go to Online store → Themes → Customise

Then Theme settings → Languages

Simply tick or untick this option to show the supported languages picker in your site footer.

And thats it, you have customised your footer!

Currencies

These days, with customers shopping online from around the world, 24/7, making sure you embrace the global market is very important. Being able to switch between currencies is an integral feature for your customers experience.

However, if a multiple currency dropdown selector is shown as an option on the storefront, this offers reassurance that their needs will be met.

Customers can then see all product pricing in a familiar currency and remain on your store to complete the purchase.

Getting started

Go to Online store → Themes → Customise

Then Theme settings → Currency

Simply tick or untick this option to show your currency picker in your site footer.

Social media

Social media is an essential tool for your business and provides a near-instant opportunity to connect with your customers (and vice-versa). Market products, promote your brand and foster new business. Answer questions, obtain feedback about customers’ experiences, either directly, or indirectly.

Speed and convenience are two huge benefits of social media versus conventional email and print.

An active presence on social media establishes trust and an 'always available' stance when it comes to customer support. These days, quality customer support, in particular, is more crucial than ever and should be placed squarely alongside the product itself in terms of importance.

Praise and negative feedback left by customers on public social media should always be responded to swiftly and professionally. This serves to increase transparency and impact interactions in the most positive way.

Getting started

Go to Online store → Themes → Customise

Then Theme settings → Social media

Here you will see the following configurations to customise your social profiles.

• Share on Facebook

• Tweet on Twitter

• Pin on Pinterest

• Enable sharing

The options, when checked, allows your site to generate a preview of the page when shared on social media platforms.

Your theme is capable of integrating the following hugely popular Social media channels:

• Twitter

• Facebook

• Pinterest

• Instagram

• TikTok

• Tumblr

• Snapchat

• YouTube

• Vimeo

By default, social media profile URL's are blank. When you add your profile URL i.e https://facebook.com/shopify the corresponding social icon logo will appear in the footer.

Save your changes and your done!