Footer

Learn to create a functional footer to feature important information of your Shopify store

What is Footer?

The footer is the section of content at the bottom of a web page. The footer menu typically contains quick links to your homepage, about us page, blogs page, contact page, policy page, etc.

A great website footer will help visitors navigate your site, leading to a greater eCommerce experience.

How to add the Footer section to your Shopify store

You can freely customize the footer section to suit your business needs, such as adding a footer menu, a newsletter, and other blocks.

Steps

In the theme editor (Customize), click Footer
Locate and add suitable blocks
Save

How to edit the Footer section

Section settings

General

Select the Color scheme for the section.

Set up your Color schemes anytime in the Theme settings > Colors.

Set the Layout for your footer:

You can choose your Container type for the collection list as:

Default
Full width
Use container box

Enable or disable Block bordered to add borders around footer blocks.

Enter your Copyright text. Example: © MINIMOG [year]

A copyright notice informs the public that the work is protected by copyright. To know more about copyright, see Copyright.

Note: The [year] variable automatically displays the current year.

Addons

Similar to the header section, this element provides extra information for the footer such as social media icons, language selector, etc. by ticking/unticking the corresponding checkboxes.

Social media icons: To display icons for any social media platforms that you've entered a profile link for in your Theme settings > Store contact.
Country/region selector: Display a country selector for stores using Shopify Markets.
Currency selector: Allow customers to switch currencies. Watch tutorial
Language selector: Allow customers to switch languages. Watch tutorial

Follow on Shop

Follow on Shop allows customers to follow your store on the Shop app.

Customers who follow your store can receive personalized recommendations and notifications about your products, creating a more personalized shopping experience for your customers.

Follow on Shop button is available on Minimog version 3.5.0 and above (see Changelog).

To enable the Follow on Shop button, you must have the Shop channel installed, and Shop Pay activated on your store.

Payment methods

Providing various purchasing methods makes checkout easier for your customers and enhances your brand perception.

Enable Show payment icons to display accepted payment methods.

You can also upload a custom Payment icons by image instead of using Shopify payment icons.

Adjust the Image width (px) to control the display size of the payment image.

The payment methods here reflect the settings configured in Payments. Only payment options accepted through Shopify Payments will automatically display their icons when enabled.

Read How to Show Payment icons on the Footer

Footer bottom

Select the Color scheme for the footer bottom area.

Choose a Menu to display at the bottom of the footer.

Enable Show menu item divider to display separators between footer menu items.

Block settings

The Footer section supports the following block types (You can add up to 5 blocks):

You can combine multiple block types to build a flexible footer layout.

Common block settings

The following settings are available for most Footer blocks.

Container width

Adjust the width occupied by the block within the footer layout.

This helps balance spacing and alignment between footer columns.

Mobile settings

Order first: Display the block before other footer blocks on mobile devices.
Enable accordion: Collapse the block into an accordion on mobile devices to save space and improve usability.
Open by default: Keep the accordion expanded when the page loads.

The Menu block displays navigation links inside the footer.

Display the existing menu you created in Shopify admin > Content > Menus. To create menus, see Menu.
Only the 1st-level menu items are displayed.

Select the Footer menu you want to display.

Enter a custom Heading or leave it blank to automatically use the selected menu title.

Choose the Heading size:

Heading xs
Heading sm
Heading md
Heading lg
Heading xl
Heading 2xl

Choose the Heading font:

Heading font
Body font

Select the Heading font weight.

About

The About block helps customers learn more about your business.

Content settings

Enter a Title for the block.

Choose the Heading size:

Heading xs
Heading sm
Heading md
Heading lg
Heading xl
Heading 2xl

Choose the Heading font:

Heading font
Body font

Select the Heading font weight.

Add content using the Description rich text editor. This area can be used to describe your business, share your story, or provide helpful information for customers.

Choose the description Text size:

Small
Base size
Large
Extra large
Default

Contact information

Enable or disable the following options:

Show email: Display your store email address.
Show phone number: Display your store phone number.
Show social icons: Display social media icons configured in your store contact settings.

This makes it easy for customers to connect with your brand across different platforms.

To add or update store contact information, go to Theme settings > Store contact.

The Newsletter block helps you collect email subscribers directly from the footer, making it easier to grow your audience and stay connected with customers.