Using WordPress ‘get_footer()’ PHP function

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The get_footer() WordPress PHP function is used to load the footer template for a theme, or if a name is specified, a specialized footer will be included.

Usage

get_footer($name, $args); // your custom code here

Parameters

  • $name (string) – Optional. The name of the specialized footer. Default: null.
  • $args (array) – Optional. Additional arguments passed to the footer template. Default: array().

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: get_footer()

Examples

This example demonstrates how to load the default footer template.

get_footer();

This example shows how to load a specialized footer named “special” from the “footer-special.php” file.

get_footer('special');

This example demonstrates how to pass additional arguments to the footer template.

$args = array(
  'color' => 'blue',
  'position' => 'fixed'
);
get_footer(null, $args);

This example shows how to check if a specialized footer exists before attempting to load it.

if (locate_template('footer-special.php') !== '') {
  get_footer('special');
} else {
  get_footer();
}

This example demonstrates how to load a specialized footer based on a condition, such as a specific page or post type.

if (is_page('about-us')) {
  get_footer('about');
} else {
  get_footer();
}