Common Footer
Add the footer which is pulled into the bottom of every page.
How to use
Add a single Common Footer content item to a child section under the homepage called 'Common Footer' (the name of the section must match identically) e.g., for the main Middlesex website this is located MDXUK » Common Footer
- Optionally add a Contact Address
- Optionally add the full URL (including https://) for the social channel elements:
- Facebook - URL
- Instagram - URL
- X - URL
- YouTube - URL
- LinkedIn - URL
- TikTok - URL
- For each of the Links elements add the code for a Link Menu navigation object to display the children of the relevant section:
- Quick Links
- Information for Links
- Information About Links
- Our Locations Links
- Utility Links
Links
For the footer links recommend these are set up under the Site Assets branch, with a section for each set of links. Each link is a link section, identified by the link icons in the screenshot. There are steps on how to create a link section available in the T4 documentation. The screenshot shows the recommend structure with link sections showing for Quick Links:
Additional Code
Additional code for example to add custom JavaScript or tracking code can be pulled in to every page after the footer using the Code content type.
Content Type Details
ID: 473
Name: Common Footer
Description: The Footer always appears on all templates. It is controlled centrally, and if updated, will update across all pages
Minimum user level: Contributor
Content Type Elements Details
| Name | Description | Size | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | The Name Element | 80 Characters | Plain Text | Yes |
| Contact Address | Contact Address | 500 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Facebook - URL | Paste in the full external URL for Facebook | 250 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Instagram - URL | Paste in the full external URL for Instagram | 250 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| X - URL | Paste in the full external URL for X | 250 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| YouTube - URL | Paste in the full external URL for YouTube | 250 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| LinkedIn - URL | Paste in the full external URL for LinkedIn | 250 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| TikTok - URL | Paste in the full external URL for TikTok | 250 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Quick Links | Add a link menu navigation object to return Quick Links | 200 Characters | Plain Text | Yes |
| Information for Links | Add a link menu navigation object to return Information for Links | 200 Characters | Plain Text | Yes |
| Information About Links | Add a link menu navigation object to return Information About Links | 200 Characters | Plain Text | Yes |
| Our Locations Links | Add a link menu navigation object to return Our Locations Links | 200 Characters | Plain Text | Yes |
| Utility Links | Add a link menu navigation object to return Utility Links | 200 Characters | Plain Text | Yes |
Example
The common footer is displayed at the end of all pages. See example screenshot for the main Middlesex website:
