How to Add a 3 Column Footer to Blogger
- Log in to Blogger if not already logged in
- Navigate to Layout > Page Elements
- Move any existing widgets out of the footer section and place them in the sidebar temporarily and save changes
- Navigate to Layout > Edit HTML
- Back up your template as a precaution by downloading it to your computer
- Find the following section in your Blogger template
<div id='footer-wrapper'>
<b:section class='footer' id='footer'/>
</div>
If you are having difficulty finding this section trying searching for footer-wrap or something similar as sometimes this section is called something else in some templates.
- To Add a 3 Column Footer to Blogger
Replace all the code located in Step 6 with the following
<div id='footer-columns'>
<div id='footer1' style='width: 30%; float: left; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col1' preferred='yes' style='float:left;'/>
</div>
<div id='footer2' style='width: 40%; float: left; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col2' preferred='yes' style='float:left;'/>
</div>
<div id='footer3' style='width: 30%; float: right; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col3' preferred='yes' style='float:right;'/>
</div>
<div style='clear:both;'/>
</div>
To Add a 3 Column Footer to Blogger with a Lower Footer Section
Replace all the code located in Step 6 with the following
<div id='footer-columns'>
<div id='footer1' style='width: 30%; float: left; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col1' preferred='yes' style='float:left;'/>
</div>
<div id='footer2' style='width: 40%; float: left; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col2' preferred='yes' style='float:left;'/>
</div>
<div id='footer3' style='width: 30%; float: right; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col3' preferred='yes' style='float:right;'/>
</div>
<div style='clear:both;'/>
<p/>
<div id='footer-bottom' style='text-align: center; padding: 10px;'>
<b:section class='footer' id='col-bottom' preferred='yes'>
</b:section>
</div>
<div style='clear:both;'/>
</div>
To Add a 4 Column Footer to Blogger
Replace all the code located in Step 6 with the following
<div id='footer-columns'>
<div id='footer1' style='width: 25%; float: left; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col1' preferred='yes' style='float:left;'/>
</div>
<div id='footer2' style='width: 25%; float: left; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col2' preferred='yes' style='float:left;'/>
</div>
<div id='footer3' style='width: 25%; float: left; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col3' preferred='yes' style='float:left;'/>
</div>
<div id='footer4' style='width: 25%; float: right; margin:0; text-align: left;'>
<b:section class='footer-column' id='col4' preferred='yes' style='float:right;'/>
</div>
<div style='clear:both;'/>
</div>
- Save changes to your Blogger template.
- Navigate to Layout > Page Elements. You will now see a 3 column footer, 3 column footer with a lower section or a 4 column footer depending on what option you chose.
- Move the desired gadgets to the new Blogger footer columns. Create new widgets to fill up the footer columns if necessary. Save your changes.
- Click View Blog to admire your new footer section
Tips and Troubleshooting
- To Add Padding Between Footer Columns in Blogger
To create some padding between the columns add the following code to the style section of your Blogger template - before </b:skin> tag.
#footer-columns {
clear:both;
}
.footer-column {
padding: 10px;
}
- To Add a Border to the 3 or 4 Column Blogger Footer
- For Top Border Only of the 3 or 4 Column Footer
Paste the following code before the </b:skin> tag
#footer-columns{
border-top:1px dotted $bordercolor;
clear:both;
margin:0 auto;
}
Replace $bordercolor with a hex color if default color is not displayed. Change this color to suit your template. For example
#footer-columns{
border-top:1px dotted #113355;
clear:both;
margin:0 auto;
}
- For a Box Border Around the 3 or 4 Column Footer
#footer-columns{
border:1px dotted $bordercolor;
clear:both;
margin:0 auto;
}
Replace $bordercolor with a hex color if default color is not displayed. Change this color to suit your template. For example
#footer-columns{
border-top:1px dotted #113355;
clear:both;
margin:0 auto;
}
- For Top Border Only of the 3 or 4 Column Footer
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