Footer Styles for WordPress
When creating or searching for a pre-made WordPress theme, you will want to display information besides your posts. You can do so in customize headers, sidebars and even footers. Because WordPress supports widgets, you can quickly insert information such as archives, page links and a short biography in your blog's footer or, if you prefer simplicity or decoration, you can choose a different footer style instead.
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Chunky
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The chunky footer is both wide and tall and can hold a lot of information. You may opt for a chunky footer in place of a sidebar that contains extra content or use it alongside your sidebar. You can arrange content in a chunky footer in columns or rows. Columns work especially well for list-style content such as a blogroll/links, recent comments, category or tags list or Twitter updates.
Simple
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If you prefer minimalist designs, you may keep a single line of text, links or small icons at the bottom of your website. This tiny footer frequently credits WordPress as the script behind the website, can include a link to the theme creator -- if your theme is pre-made -- and a copyright statement. Links to RSS feeds for comments and entries are also common, and, if you'd like, you can include a line of miniature social network icons.
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Double
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Double footers typically use contrasting colors or design to split a chunky footer into two or more sections, each focusing on different content. For example, you could include links to archives, categories or tags in one section, providing additional navigation to your website. Another section might include links to your favorite websites and blogs as well as to your social network profiles. The contrasting styles help your visitors to easily define and access the content in each footer segment.
Decorative
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Decorative footers tend to skimp on information, instead using colors and images that mesh with the layout and unify the feel of your WordPress-powered website. A decorative footer may simply appear as an extension to the header and/or background graphics. For example, if your header features treetops, your footer may include images of the trunks and roots of the trees.
Repeated Navigation
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You can choose to repeat the navigation of your website in your footer or perhaps just above it. This allows your reader to visit all of the sections of your website without having to scroll back to the top of the page. This is especially helpful if you post longer content or display many posts on the index or archives of your WordPress blog. Your footer menu may be an exact copy of your header menu or a toner down list, either vertical or horizontal.
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