get_footer() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Loads footer template.

Description

Includes the footer template for a theme or if a name is specified then a specialized footer will be included.

For the parameter, if the file is called "footer-special.php" then specify "special".

Parameters

$namestringoptional: The name of the specialized footer.
Default:null
$argsarrayoptional: Additional arguments passed to the footer template.

Default:array()

Return

void|false Void on success, false if the template does not exist.

Source

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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Hooks

do_action( ‘get_footer’, string|null $name, array $args ): Fires before the footer template file is loaded.

Uses	Description
locate_template()`wp-includes/template.php`	Retrieves the name of the highest priority template file that exists.
do_action()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Calls the callback functions that have been added to an action hook.

Changelog

Version	Description
5.5.0	The `$args` parameter was added.
1.5.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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Codex 9 years ago

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Multi footers
Different footer for different pages.
```
<?php
if ( is_home() ) :
	get_footer( 'home' );
elseif ( is_404() ) :
	get_footer( '404' );
else :
	get_footer();
endif;
?>
```
The file names for the home and 404 footers should be footer-home.php and footer-404.php respectively.
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Barrett Golding 6 years ago

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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.

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Muhammad Jawad Abbasi 3 years ago

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Create footer-new.php file in theme main directory and put that code
```
<?php echo $args['name']; ?> <br> <?php echo $args['location']; ?>
```
```
// that code put in page.php, single.php etc
// I have put that code in index.php file
<?php
get_footer('new',array('name'=>'Muhammad Jawad Abbasi','location'=>'Pakistan'));
?>
```
Output:
Muhammad Jawad Abbasi
Pakistan
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Codex 9 years ago

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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).
```
<?php get_header(); ?>
<h2>Error 404 - Not Found</h2>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>
```
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get_footer( string $name = null, array $args = array() ): void|false

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