How to Edit Your Squarespace Footer
Now that we've customized your header, let's move all the way down to the bottom of your website and give your footer a little love. ♡
Your footer is one of those areas that's easy to overlook, but it can actually be a really useful part of your website.
It's typically where you'll find things like your navigation, social links, contact information, newsletter signup, copyright information, and other important links you want visitors to have access to.
And just like your header, the footer is usually site-wide, meaning the changes you make here will appear throughout your website.
Step One: Locate Your Footer
To edit your footer, open any page of your website in the Squarespace editor.
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and hover over the footer until you see Edit Footer.
Click it, and you'll be able to start customizing the content and design of your footer.
Because the footer is a global part of your website, you only need to make these changes once. They'll carry across the pages where your footer appears.
Step Two: Understanding Your Footer
When you open the footer editor, you'll see the different blocks and elements that make up your footer.
Depending on your template, this might include:
Logo
Navigation
Social Links
Newsletter Signup
Contact Information
Call-to-Action
Copyright Information
You may not have all of these, and you certainly don't need all of them.
Think about what information would actually be helpful for someone who has made it all the way to the bottom of your website.
Your footer can act as a little final navigation point—a place where visitors can find something they didn't see earlier or take one last action before leaving your site.
Step Three: Edit Your Footer Content
Each piece of content in your footer is typically its own block, which means you can click on the individual elements to edit them.
This might be as simple as clicking on a text block and replacing the template's information with your own.
If your footer includes contact information, make sure you're replacing everything with your current details.
If it includes a short description about your business, rewrite it so it sounds like you.
And if there are links you don't need, you can remove them. You don't have to keep every piece of content that came with the template. Ultimately, your footer should be useful to your visitors.
Step Four: Add Your Social Links
If your footer includes social media icons, you'll want to connect them to your own accounts.
Click on the social links or social icons and replace the existing links with your own.
This is also a good opportunity to remove any social platforms you don't actually use.
If you're only active on Instagram and Pinterest, you don't need five different social icons sitting in your footer.
Keep the ones that are relevant to your business and your audience.
Step Five: Add Your Footer Navigation
Your footer can also include a second navigation area.
This can be especially helpful for pages that don't necessarily need to live in your main navigation but should still be easy to find.
For example:
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
Accessibility
Contact
FAQ
You can also repeat important pages from your main navigation if you'd like.
There isn't a strict rule for what needs to live in your footer. Think about the information your visitors might be looking for after they've reached the bottom of your website.
Step Six: Customize Your Footer Design
Once your content is in place, you can start adjusting the actual appearance of your footer.
Depending on your Squarespace design, you may be able to adjust things like:
Background color
Text color
Spacing
Alignment
Width
Layout
Your footer will typically use one of your existing Color Themes, so if you've already customized your color palette, your footer may automatically reflect those changes.
If something doesn't look quite right—maybe your text is difficult to read against the background or your links aren't standing out enough—check which color theme your footer is using.
You can then adjust the theme just like we discussed in the How to Customize Your Squarespace Color Palette tutorial.
Step Seven: Give Your Footer a Purpose
One of my favorite ways to think about a footer is as a final opportunity.
Someone has made it all the way through your website and reached the bottom. What would you like them to do next?
Maybe it's:
Join your newsletter
Book a service
Contact you
Follow you on Instagram
Read your latest blog post
Shop your products
You can use your footer to create one final call-to-action without making it feel overly sales-y.
For example, if your website is for a photographer, your footer might have a simple "Let's Work Together" button.
If you're a wellness practitioner, it might be "Book a Session."
If you have a newsletter, this could be the perfect place to invite someone to subscribe.
Your footer doesn't have to simply say goodbye. It can give your visitor somewhere meaningful to go next.
Step Eight: Check Your Footer on Mobile
And, of course, take a look at your footer on mobile.
A footer that looks beautifully spaced on desktop can become quite long on a phone, especially if you have multiple navigation links, social icons, and blocks stacked on top of one another.
Scroll through the mobile version and make sure:
Your text is easy to read
Your links are easy to tap
Nothing feels cramped
Your spacing feels intentional
Your buttons are easy to find
Your footer doesn't feel unnecessarily long
Remember, people will be interacting with your website with their fingers on mobile—not a mouse—so give your links and buttons enough room to be comfortably clicked.
Step Nine: Take a Final Look
Once you've finished customizing your footer, take a look at it as part of the entire website.
Does it feel like a natural ending to the page?
Does it contain the information your visitors actually need?
Does it match your branding?
And most importantly, does it feel like your website?
You don't need to add a dozen different elements just because you have the space.
A simple footer with your logo, a few useful links, a social link, and one clear call-to-action can be much more effective than a footer packed with information.
You’re All Set!
And that's it! You've officially customized your Squarespace footer.
Your footer might be the last thing someone sees on your website, but that doesn't mean it has to be an afterthought.
Use this space intentionally. Give visitors somewhere useful to go, make important information easy to find, and let the design feel like a natural extension of everything you've already created throughout your website.
Simple, useful, and completely yours.
Now that we've covered your header and footer, we can start working our way through the individual pages of your website.
