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Editing a block theme footer and public contact details

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A footer often contains contact information, policy links and secondary navigation that appears throughout the website. Updating the shared footer part can keep those details consistent, provided you first confirm which templates use it.

01 Prepare accurate public information

Verify the business name, contact methods, opening hours and policy destinations with the person responsible for them. Remove demonstration social links and addresses. Use only information intended for public display, and avoid placing private support credentials or personal staff numbers into a reusable footer.

Check whether the site has more than one footer part, such as a simplified checkout or landing-page footer. Those may need separate review.

02 Edit the shared part

  1. Open the Site Editor and locate the intended Footer template part through Patterns or a template using it.
  2. Use List View to select the relevant text, Navigation, Social Icons or other blocks.
  3. Update labels and destinations together. For email and telephone links, keep the visible contact information readable as text.
  4. Review spacing and column stacking after longer details are entered.
  5. Read the save panel and confirm the intended part and any linked navigation changes.

03 Test from the public website

Visit several page types and follow every footer link. Confirm that policy pages are published and accessible while signed out. Test telephone and email actions on a suitable device and verify that social icons lead to the intended public profiles.

Inspect narrow layouts and keyboard navigation. A footer with many small links can become difficult to use on a phone. Group related links clearly and keep essential destinations easy to identify.

How should I keep shared footer information current?

If a year or opening-hours notice requires periodic updates, assign responsibility for checking it. Do not assume ordinary text automatically changes with the calendar. If dynamic code or a plugin supplies the value, document that dependency.

When an old detail remains on one page, inspect whether that template uses a different footer or contains a copied local section. Clear relevant caches after confirming the stored content. Correct the source of the repeated information rather than editing isolated visible copies without understanding their relationship.

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