The core footer provides supplementary information such as copyright, legal, privacy, social media, contact information and links to other important sites within the European Commission ecosystem. It is always placed at the bottom of every page.
Anatomy
| Components | Mandatory | Optional |
|---|---|---|
| Site name | yes | no |
| Content owner details Ownership of the site content | yes | no |
| Class navigation Navigation through class names | yes | no |
| Service navigation Provide service links | yes | no |
| Legal navigation | yes | no |
Do's
- make sure the pages contain all the elements in the anatomy table above
Don'ts
- don't use more than one footer per page
When to use
- always use a footer when building your page
When not to use
- do not follow these guidelines when you are updating sites that fall under a different category of the Europa family