How to Edit a Joomla Div Footer

Joomla! makes editing footer content easy.

Joomla! is a free open source content management system. Its ease-of-use and extensibility have made it the most popular web site editing software available. Users can make changes to website content without the need for programming skills. A website page usually is divided into three sections: header, main content section and footer. The header and footer sections are shown on all site pages. This means that you can make changes to a single file and they show up on every page.

Instructions

1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the root folder of the Joomla! website. If you are editing a remote site, not located on your computer, use an FTP editor to open the folder. You will need the login details, supplied by your website host.

2. Open the folder called "includes" which is located in the root folder of the site.

3. Open a file called "footer.php." This contains the code for the bottom section of your site pages.

4. Locate the "<div>" code to which you would like to make changes. A common edit required is to remove the Joomla! version information. To achieve this, delete the following code:

   <div align="center">

   <?php echo $version->URL; ?>

   </div>

5. Save the changes to the file. Run the website in a browser to test that you have made your change correctly.

References

• Joomla.org: Changing the Site Footer
• Joomla.org: What is Joomla?