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Customize your website’s header, navigation, and footer to match your brand and help visitors find their way around. Open the website editor, then select Header or Footer under Theme. Your header appears at the top of your website. Use its Design tab to customize:
  • Layout — Choose Logo on the left, Logo in the middle, or Stacked.
  • Show icon — Show or hide your website icon when using the Logo on the left layout.
  • Show announcement bar — Display a message above your navigation.
  • Show search — Let visitors search your articles. Enabled by default on all plans; turn it off to hide search.
  • Subscribe button override — Turn this on to customize the header’s subscribe button text.
To change the logo or icon itself, use Theme settings.

Header colors

Open the Colors tab and choose:
  • Adaptive — Use the color theme of the first section on each page.
  • Solid — Choose a consistent section color theme for your header.
Under Navigation menu, click Add menu to create a link. Choose its label and destination:
  • Internal page — Link to your homepage or another page on your website.
  • External link — Enter a destination URL.
  • Tag — Link to articles with a particular tag.
  • Dropdown — Group several links under one menu item.
Drag items by their handles to reorder them. Click an existing item to edit it. For dropdowns, expand the menu to manage and reorder its links.
Header Design tab with layout, icon, announcement bar, and navigation menu controls
Your footer appears at the bottom of your website. In its Design tab, choose a Minimal or Full layout. Use the Colors tab to choose a section color theme or follow your site’s default.

Email sign-up

Turn on Show email sign-up to add a subscription form. Click the edit icon beside it to customize the title, description, and button text.
Email newsletters must be enabled to use the footer sign-up form. You can manage them in Newsletter settings.
With the Full layout, organize links into titled sections:
1

Add a section

Click Add section, expand it, and enter a Section title.
2

Add links

Click Add link, then enter its Text and URL. Repeat for each link you want in the section.
3

Arrange your sections

Use a section’s menu to move it up or down, or remove it. To remove an individual link, click its delete icon.
Click Add social media link, choose a platform, and enter your profile URL. Click an existing link to edit it, or drag its handle to change the order.
Footer Design tab with layout, signup form, footer sections, and social links

Preview and save

Switch between desktop and mobile previews to check your header and footer on different screen sizes. Click Save to apply your design changes.