How can I change the position of a newsletter in the footer using the Dawn theme?

Topic summary

A user is attempting to reposition the newsletter signup block in their Shopify store’s footer using the Dawn theme. Despite finding a code snippet from the community, the newsletter block is not moving to the desired first position.

Current Situation:

  • Store URL and password provided for troubleshooting
  • Screenshot attached showing current footer layout
  • Complete footer.liquid code shared for review

Technical Details:

  • The footer.liquid file includes standard Dawn theme structure with CSS imports for newsletter, menu, payment, and social components
  • Code contains styling for responsive padding and margins
  • Schema section appears corrupted or improperly formatted (reversed/garbled text visible in the code)

Status:
The issue remains unresolved with no responses yet. The malformed schema code may be preventing proper block reordering functionality in the theme customizer.

Summarized with AI on November 14. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi, I want change the place of newsletter in footer I found a snipped in community but the newsletter in not moving to first block below image is attached and the footer.liquid code is also add. I am using Dawn theme and here is the store URL https://bto-us.myshopify.com/ . password is shaigo

footer.liquid code below

{% comment %}theme-check-disable UndefinedObject{% endcomment %}
{{ 'section-footer.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ 'component-newsletter.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ 'component-list-menu.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ 'component-list-payment.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ 'component-list-social.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}

{%- style -%}
  .footer {
    margin-top: {{ section.settings.margin_top | times: 0.75 | round: 0 }}px;
  }

  .section-{{ section.id }}-padding {
    padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top | times: 0.75 | round: 0 }}px;
    padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom | times: 0.75 | round: 0 }}px;
  }

  @media screen and (min-width: 750px) {
    .footer {
      margin-top: {{ section.settings.margin_top }}px;
    }

    .section-{{ section.id }}-padding {
      padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top }}px;
      padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom }}px;
    }
  }
{%- endstyle -%}

{% schema %}
{
  "name": "t:sections.footer.name",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "type": "@app"
    },
    {
      "type": "link_list",
      "name": "t:sections.footer.blocks.link_list.name",
      "settings": [
        {
          "type": "inline_richtext",
          "id": "heading",
          "default": "Quick links",
          "label": "t:sections.footer.blocks.link_list.settings.heading.label"
        },
        {
          "type": "link_list",
          "id": "menu",
          "default": "footer",
          "label": "t:sections.footer.blocks.link_list.settings.menu.label",
          "info": "t:sections.footer.blocks.link_list.settings.menu.info"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "brand_information",
      "name": "t:sections.footer.blocks.brand_information.name",
      "settings": [
        {
          "type": "paragraph",
          "content": "t:sections.footer.blocks.brand_information.settings.paragraph.content"
        },
        {
          "type": "header",
          "content": "t:sections.footer.blocks.brand_information.settings.header__1.content"
        },
        {
          "type": "checkbox",
          "id": "show_social",
          "default": true,
          "label": "t:sections.footer.blocks.brand_information.settings.show_social.label",
          "info": "t:sections.footer.blocks.brand_information.settings.show_social.info"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "text",
      "name": "t:sections.footer.blocks.text.name",
      "settings": [
        {
          "type": "inline_richtext",
          "id": "heading",
          "default": "Heading",
          "label": "t:sections.footer.blocks.text.settings.heading.label"
        },
        {
          "type": "richtext",
          "id": "subtext",
          "default": "

Share contact information, store details, and brand content with your customers.

",
          "label": "t:sections.footer.blocks.text.settings.subtext.label"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "image",
      "name": "Image",
      "settings": [
        {
          "type": "image_picker",
          "id": "image",
          "label": "Image"
        },
        {
          "type": "range",
          "id": "image_width",
          "min": 50,
          "max": 550,
          "step": 5,
          "unit": "px",
          "label": "Image width",
          "default": 100
        },
        {
          "type": "select",
          "id": "alignment",
          "label": "Image alignment on large screen",
          "options": [
            {
              "value": "",
              "label": "Left"
            },
            {
              "value": "center",
              "label": "Center"
            },
            {
              "value": "right",
              "label": "Right"
            }
          ],
          "default": "center"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "settings": [
    {
      "type": "color_scheme",
      "id": "color_scheme",
      "label": "t:sections.all.colors.label",
      "default": "background-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__1.content",
      "info": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__1.info"
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "id": "newsletter_enable",
      "default": true,
      "label": "t:sections.footer.settings.newsletter_enable.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "inline_richtext",
      "id": "newsletter_heading",
      "default": "Subscribe to our emails",
      "label": "t:sections.footer.settings.newsletter_heading.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__9.content",
      "info": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__9.info"
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "id": "enable_follow_on_shop",
      "default": true,
      "label": "t:sections.footer.settings.enable_follow_on_shop.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__2.content",
      "info": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__2.info"
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "id": "show_social",
      "default": true,
      "label": "t:sections.footer.settings.show_social.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__3.content",
      "info": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__4.info"
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "id": "enable_country_selector",
      "default": true,
      "label": "t:sections.footer.settings.enable_country_selector.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__5.content",
      "info": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__6.info"
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "id": "enable_language_selector",
      "default": true,
      "label": "t:sections.footer.settings.enable_language_selector.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__7.content"
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "id": "payment_enable",
      "default": true,
      "label": "t:sections.footer.settings.payment_enable.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__8.content",
      "info": "t:sections.footer.settings.header__8.info"
    },
    {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "id": "show_policy",
      "default": false,
      "label": "t:sections.footer.settings.show_policy.label"
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.all.spacing"
    },
    {
      "type": "range",
      "id": "margin_top",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 4,
      "unit": "px",
      "label": "t:sections.footer.settings.margin_top.label",
      "default": 0
    },
    {
      "type": "header",
      "content": "t:sections.all.padding.section_padding_heading"
    },
    {
      "type": "range",
      "id": "padding_top",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 4,
      "unit": "px",
      "label": "t:sections.all.padding.padding_top",
      "default": 36
    },
    {
      "type": "range",
      "id": "padding_bottom",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 4,
      "unit": "px",
      "label": "t:sections.all.padding.padding_bottom",
      "default": 36
    }
  ],
  "default": {
    "blocks": [
      {
        "type": "link_list"
      },
      {
        "type": "text"
      }
    ]
  }
}
{% endschema %}