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Theme options – General – Footer

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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.
Important: These are separate footer systems. If you create and assign a custom Footer template in WPResidence Studio, it replaces the default theme footer in the display locations you choose. In that case, the default footer options from Theme Options > General > Footer may not control the footer shown on those pages.

How to manage header and footer with WPResidence Studio

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, footer social icon colors, and footer background.


WPResidence footer elements settings

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.


WPResidence footer widget area

Show Footer Copyright Area

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

When this option is enabled, you can:

  • Add the copyright text in the Copyright Message field.
  • Assign a footer menu from Appearance > Menus.
Important: The copyright year is edited in the Copyright Message field from Theme Options > General > Footer. For example, if the footer still shows 2025, change the year to 2026 in the Copyright Message field and save Theme Options.
Note: The copyright message supports text only. HTML links are stripped for security reasons.

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

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.


WPResidence footer buttons settings


WPResidence footer layout settings

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.
Important: The Show Footer when Using Half Map Layout option does not work if Enable Sticky Footer is also set to Yes.

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


WPResidence footer color settings

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.

The social icon color options from the Footer section apply to the social icons displayed in the default footer social widget.

Footer Social Widget Icon Background Color

This option controls the background color behind 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.

Important: If the social icons still show black after you change the color, first reload the Theme Options page and check if the new color is still saved. If the color is saved in Theme Options but the front end still shows black, clear all cache and test again.
Important: These options apply to the theme default footer social widget. If the social icons are added in a custom Elementor footer, in a third-party widget, or in custom HTML, the color must be changed from that widget, Elementor style settings, or custom CSS.

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.

WPResidence footer widgets in Appearance Widgets

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

WPResidence footer widget columns on frontend

WPResidence Studio lets you build a custom footer with Elementor Free and assign it only where you want it to appear.

How to manage header and footer with WPResidence Studio

Use WPResidence Studio footer templates when you need:

  • A custom footer layout built with Elementor.
  • Different footers for different parts of the website.
  • A footer assigned only to selected pages, post types, taxonomies, or archive pages.
  • More control over spacing, columns, images, buttons, forms, and custom content.

WPResidence Studio supports footer-related template types:

  • Footer – replaces the default footer in the assigned display locations.
  • Before Footer – adds a custom section before the footer.
  • After Footer – adds a custom section after the footer.
Important: If a Studio Footer template is assigned to the page you are checking, the default footer settings from Theme Options > General > Footer may not apply to that page.

Footer Changes Do Not Show on the Front End

If you change the copyright year, footer colors, or footer social icon colors, but the front end still shows the old values, check the steps below.

Step 1: Save and Reload Theme Options

  1. Go to Theme Options > General > Footer.
  2. Make the change, for example change the copyright year from 2025 to 2026.
  3. Click Save Changes.
  4. Reload the Theme Options page.
  5. Check if the new value is still saved.

Step 2: If the Value Is Saved in Theme Options

If the value remains saved in Theme Options, but the front end still shows the old year or old color, this is usually cache.

Clear all cache:

  • Theme cache, if used.
  • Cache plugin cache.
  • Server cache.
  • CDN cache.
  • Browser cache.

Then test the page again in a private/incognito browser window.

Step 3: If the Value Goes Back After Reload

If you save the value, reload Theme Options, and the setting goes back to the old value, WordPress is not saving the option correctly.

In this case, the issue must be checked on the site/server side. Possible causes can include a database save issue, security restriction, server rule, plugin conflict, or another process overriding the saved option.

Important: If the option does not stay saved inside Theme Options after reloading the admin page, this is not a front-end cache issue. The save process must be checked on the website/server setup.

Footer Settings Are Not Saved in Theme Options

If footer settings do not remain saved in Theme Options after reloading the admin page, check the following:

  • Temporarily disable cache and optimization plugins and test again.
  • Check if a security plugin or firewall is blocking Theme Options saving.
  • Check if the server blocks large option saves or admin requests.
  • Check if there are JavaScript errors in the browser console when saving Theme Options.
  • Check with the hosting provider if the database can save WordPress options correctly.
  • Test again with only the required theme plugins enabled.
Important: If Theme Options cannot save the value, support must investigate the website setup directly. Please provide temporary wp-admin access and details about the exact option that does not remain saved.