get_footer( string $name = null, array $args = array() )
Load footer template.
Description Description
Includes the footer template for a theme or if a name is specified then a specialised footer will be included.
For the parameter, if the file is called "footer-special.php" then specify "special".
Parameters Parameters
- $name
-
(string) (Optional) The name of the specialised footer.
Default value: null
- $args
-
(array) (Optional) Additional arguments passed to the footer template.
Default value: array()
Return Return
(void|false) Void on success, false if the template does not exist.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/general-template.php
function get_footer( $name = null, $args = array() ) { /** * Fires before the footer template file is loaded. * * @since 2.1.0 * @since 2.8.0 The `$name` parameter was added. * @since 5.5.0 The `$args` parameter was added. * * @param string|null $name Name of the specific footer file to use. Null for the default footer. * @param array $args Additional arguments passed to the footer template. */ do_action( 'get_footer', $name, $args ); $templates = array(); $name = (string) $name; if ( '' !== $name ) { $templates[] = "footer-{$name}.php"; } $templates[] = 'footer.php'; if ( ! locate_template( $templates, true, true, $args ) ) { return false; } }
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Changelog Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
5.5.0 | The $args parameter was added. |
1.5.0 | Introduced. |
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Multi footers
Different footer for different pages.
The file names for the home and 404 footers should be
footer-home.php
andfooter-404.php
respectively.Named footer template
Load an alternate footer file by using the
$name
param:<?php get_footer( 'special' ); ?>
The above code in a theme file will load the template file:
footer-special.php
. If not found, will default to loading:footer.php
.Simple 404 page
The following code is a simple example of a template for an “HTTP 404: Not Found” error (which you could include in your theme as
404.php
).