Choose the footer type

In WPResidence, you can manage the footer in two different ways:

• Use the theme default footer and control its layout, colors, widgets, buttons, and copyright area from Theme Options > General > Footer.
• Create a fully custom footer with WPResidence Studio and Elementor Free.

Related help:
How to manage header and footer with WPResidence Studio

Manage the theme default footer

To manage the default footer, go to:

Theme Options > General > Footer

This section controls the default footer layout, footer widget columns, copyright area, footer buttons, footer colors, and footer background.

Footer elements

Show Footer

Set this option to Yes to display the default footer.

When this option is enabled, add the footer content from:

Appearance > Widgets

Use the footer widget areas to add text, menus, social icons, contact details, or other widgets.

Show Footer Copyright Area

Set this option to Yes to display the copyright area under the footer widgets.

When enabled, you can:

• Add the copyright text in the Copyright Message field.
• Assign a footer menu from Appearance > Menus.

Related help:
How to add HTML links to the copyright message with a child theme

Related help:
How to setup the footer menu

Show Back to Top Button and Footer Contact Button

These options control the footer floating buttons:

• Show Back to Top Button: shows or hides the button that scrolls the page back to the top.
• Show Footer Contact Button: shows or hides the contact button near the footer area.

Footer layout

Wide Footer

This option controls the footer width.

• Yes: the footer stretches to the full screen width.
• No: the footer uses the default boxed container width.

Footer Type

Choose how many columns the footer should have and how the column widths should be arranged.

Available layouts include:

• 4 equal columns: four columns with equal width.
• 3 equal columns: three columns with equal width.
• 2 equal columns: two columns with equal width.
• 100% width column: one full-width column.
• 3 columns: 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/4: wide left column and two smaller right columns.
• 3 columns: 1/4 + 1/2 + 1/4: wide middle column and two smaller side columns.
• 3 columns: 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/2: wide right column.
• 2 columns: 2/3 + 1/3: wider left column.
• 2 columns: 1/3 + 2/3: wider right column.

Background for Footer

This option allows you to upload a custom background image for the footer area.

Click Upload to select an image from the Media Library or upload a new image.

Repeat Footer Background

This option controls how the footer background image repeats.

• repeat: repeats the image both horizontally and vertically.
• repeat x: repeats the image only horizontally.
• repeat y: repeats the image only vertically.
• no repeat: displays the image once without repeating.

Use Sticky Footer

This option controls whether the footer stays fixed at the bottom of the browser window.

• Yes: the footer sticks to the bottom of the browser window.
• No: the footer displays normally after the page content.

Footer colors

The footer color options control the main colors used in the default footer.

Footer Background Color

This option sets the background color of the footer area.

Footer Font Color

This option sets the default text color used in the footer content, including paragraphs and links.

Footer Heading Font Color

This option controls the color of footer headings, such as widget titles.

Footer Copyright Font Color

This option controls the text color in the copyright area.

Footer Copyright Area Background Color

This option controls the background color of the copyright area, which is the bar below the main footer.

Footer Social Widget Icon Background Color

This option controls the background color of the social icons displayed in the footer social widget.

Footer Social Widget Icon Color

This option controls the color of the social icons displayed in the footer social widget.

Manage footer widgets

The default footer supports up to four widget columns, depending on the selected Footer Type.

To add content to the footer columns, go to:

Appearance > Widgets

Then locate the footer widget areas, such as:

• Footer Column 1
• Footer Column 2
• Footer Column 3
• Footer Column 4

Add widgets such as text, menus, social icons, contact details, or other available widgets to each footer column.

The widgets will show in the footer area above the copyright section.

Create a custom Elementor footer

For full design flexibility, you can create a custom footer using WPResidence Studio and Elementor Free.

This option is separate from the default footer settings in Theme Options. A Studio footer replaces the default footer in the display locations where it is assigned.

Install the WPResidence Studio plugin

Go to:

Appearance > Install Plugins

Or go to:

WPResidence > Site Settings > Plugins

Install and activate WPResidence Studio.

Full guide:
How to Create Custom Header/Footer with Header Footer Builder

How the custom footer works

WPResidence Studio supports different footer-related template types:

• Footer: replaces the default WPResidence footer in the assigned display locations.
• Before Footer: adds content before the footer.
• After Footer: adds content after the footer.

This allows you to create different footer designs for different parts of the website.

Create the Footer template

To create a custom footer template:

• Go to WPResidence Studio Templates.
• Click Add New WPResidence Studio Template.
• Select Footer as the template type.
• Click Edit with Elementor.
• Design your footer.
• Publish the template.

Set display locations

After creating the footer, choose where it should appear.

You can assign the footer to:

• The entire website
• All singular pages
• All archive pages
• Special pages
• Specific post types
• Specific taxonomies or taxonomy terms

For example, you can use one footer for the whole website, or create a different footer only for a specific property city, category, or taxonomy archive.

When to use an Elementor footer instead of the default footer

Use a custom Elementor footer when you need full control over:

• Layout
• Spacing
• Content structure
• Design details
• Display conditions

Use the default footer when you want a faster setup controlled from Theme Options and Widgets.

Which footer option should you use?

Choose the default footer if you want the fastest setup and prefer editing from Theme Options and Widgets.

Choose the Elementor footer if you want full control over design, content structure, spacing, and display conditions.