Harmonised templates

Footer

The Harmonised group 1 site footer is present on every page. It provides supplementary information such as copyright, legal, privacy, social media, contact information and links to other important sections within the EC ecosystem, to be placed at the end of the page.

Anatomy

Anatomy of harmonised group 1 footer
ComponentMandatoryDescription
site nameyesname of the site
content owner detailsyesindicates ownership over the site's content
DG-related service navigationoptionallinks to the services the DG provides
* use a DG-related service navigation if there are any services that need extra exposure in the footer
DG-related navigationoptionalprovides the user with extra navigation related to the DG
* use a Other DG-related navigation to list other pages that might benefit from extra exposure in the footer
class namesoptionalparent classes under which the DG falls
corporate nameyeseuropean Commission - parent owner of the website
service navigationyescontains services links - consistent throughout the family sites
legal navigationyescontains legal information links - consistent throughout the family sites

Do's

  • make sure the pages contain all the elements in the anatomy table above
  • group items together in the local content and place under a title (such as "Contact us", "Related sites") if they can be grouped, otherwise use without title

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 the Standardised or Core category