How to customize footer in Dawn Theme

Topic summary

A user seeks help customizing the footer of Shopify’s Dawn theme but lacks coding knowledge. They’ve shared screenshots showing the current desktop and mobile layouts.

Desktop customization requests:

  • Align the email/newsletter section on the same level as other footer sections
  • Add a text box below the newsletter header for a description
  • Fix uneven spacing between columns to make them equal width
  • Adjust font size for menu links and header text

Mobile customization requests:

  • Display link sections (“bedrijf” & “help”) side-by-side and centered
  • Center the top text section

Technical details:
The user provided their footer.liquid code, though it appears partially corrupted or encoded in the thread. One respondent (BSSCommerce-TA) has begun engaging but their message is cut off, requesting the store link to provide assistance.

Status: The discussion remains open with no solution provided yet. The user is awaiting guidance on implementing these CSS/HTML customizations.

Summarized with AI on November 8. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi,

I want to customize the footer of the Dawn theme, but lack the coding knowledge. This is how it currently looks like on desktop and mobile:

For the desktop, I want the email/newsletter to be same on the same level as the other sections and also add a text box below the header of the email/newsletter to add a description. As for the other sections, the spacing between the columns seems off, is there a way to make the columns equal? And is there a possibility to adjust the font size of the menu links & text box in the header?

For the mobile: Is there a possbility for the link sections (bedrijf & help) to be next to each other and centered in mobile while the top text section be centered?

Thanks in advance!

Here is the code for my footer.liquid:

{% 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 -%}

{%- liquid assign has_social_icons = true if settings.social_facebook_link == blank and settings.social_instagram_link == blank and settings.social_youtube_link == blank and settings.social_tiktok_link == blank and settings.social_twitter_link == blank and settings.social_pinterest_link == blank and settings.social_snapchat_link == blank and settings.social_tumblr_link == blank and settings.social_vimeo_link == blank assign has_social_icons = false endif

if settings.brand_image == blank and settings.brand_headline == blank and settings.brand_description == blank
assign brand_empty = true
endif

if section.blocks.size == 1 and section.blocks[0].type == ‘brand_information’ and brand_empty and has_social_icons == false and section.settings.newsletter_enable == false and section.settings.enable_follow_on_shop == false
assign only_empty_brand = true
endif
-%}
{%- if section.blocks.size > 0
or section.settings.newsletter_enable
or section.settings.show_social
and has_social_icons == true
or section.settings.enable_follow_on_shop
-%}
{%- unless only_empty_brand -%}

{%- if section.blocks.size > 0 -%} {%- liquid if section.blocks.size == 9 assign footer_grid_class = 'grid--3-col-tablet' elsif section.blocks.size > 6 assign footer_grid_class = 'grid--4-col-desktop' elsif section.blocks.size > 4 assign footer_grid_class = 'grid--3-col-tablet' endif -%}
{%- for block in section.blocks -%}
{%- if block.settings.heading != blank -%}

{{- block.settings.heading -}}

{%- endif -%}

{%- case block.type -%}
{%- when ‘@app’ -%}
{% render block %}
{%- when ‘text’ -%}

{{ block.settings.subtext }}
{%- when 'link_list' -%} {%- if block.settings.menu != blank -%} {%- endif -%} {%- when 'brand_information' -%}
{%- if settings.brand_image != blank -%} {%- assign brand_image_height = settings.brand_image_width | divided_by: settings.brand_image.aspect_ratio -%}
{{ settings.brand_image | image_url: width: 1100 | image_tag: loading: 'lazy', widths: '50, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 550, 800, 1100', height: brand_image_height, width: settings.brand_image_width }}
{%- endif -%} {%- if settings.brand_headline != blank -%}

{{ settings.brand_headline }}

{%- endif -%} {%- if settings.brand_description != blank -%}
{{ settings.brand_description }}
{%- endif -%} {%- if block.settings.show_social and has_social_icons -%} {%- render 'social-icons', class: 'footer__list-social' -%} {%- endif -%}
{%- when 'image' -%}
{%- if block.settings.image != blank -%} {%- assign image_size_2x = block.settings.image_width | times: 2 | at_most: 5760 -%}
{{ block.settings.image.alt | escape }}
{%- else -%} {{ 'image' | placeholder_svg_tag: 'placeholder-svg placeholder' }} {%- endif -%}
{%- endcase -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- if section.settings.newsletter_enable -%}
{%- if section.settings.newsletter_heading != blank -%}

{{ section.settings.newsletter_heading }}

{%- endif -%} {%- form 'customer', id: 'ContactFooter', class: 'footer__newsletter newsletter-form' -%}
{{ 'newsletter.label' | t }} {% render 'icon-arrow' %}
{%- if form.errors -%} {%- render 'icon-error' -%} {{- form.errors.translated_fields.email | capitalize }} {{ form.errors.messages.email -}} {%- endif -%}
{%- if form.posted_successfully? -%}

{% render 'icon-success' -%} {{- 'newsletter.success' | t }}

{%- endif -%} {%- endform -%}
{%- endif -%}

{%- if shop.features.follow_on_shop? and section.settings.enable_follow_on_shop -%}

{{ shop | login_button: action: 'follow' }}
{%- endif -%}

{%- if section.settings.show_social and has_social_icons -%}
{%- render ‘social-icons’, class: ‘footer__list-social’ -%}
{%- endif -%}

{%- endunless -%} {%- endif -%}
{%- if section.settings.enable_country_selector and localization.available_countries.size > 1 -%} {%- form 'localization', id: 'FooterCountryForm', class: 'localization-form' -%}

{{ 'localization.country_label' | t }}

{%- render 'country-localization', localPosition: 'FooterCountry' -%}
{%- endform -%} {%- endif -%}

{%- if section.settings.enable_language_selector and localization.available_languages.size > 1 -%}

{%- form ‘localization’, id: ‘FooterLanguageForm’, class: ‘localization-form’ -%}

{{ 'localization.language_label' | t }}

{%- render 'language-localization', localPosition: 'FooterLanguage' -%}
{%- endform -%} {%- endif -%}
{%- if section.settings.payment_enable -%}
{{ 'sections.footer.payment' | t }}
    {%- for type in shop.enabled_payment_types -%}
  • {{ type | payment_type_svg_tag: class: 'icon icon--full-color' }}
  • {%- endfor -%}
{%- endif -%}
© {{ 'now' | date: '%Y' }}, {{ shop.name | link_to: routes.root_url -}} {{ powered_by_link }} {%- if section.settings.show_policy -%} {%- endif -%}

{% 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”: “t:sections.footer.blocks.link_list.settings.heading.default”,
“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”: “t:sections.footer.blocks.text.settings.heading.default”,
“label”: “t:sections.footer.blocks.text.settings.heading.label”
},
{
“type”: “richtext”,
“id”: “subtext”,
“default”: “t:sections.footer.blocks.text.settings.subtext.default”,
“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”: “scheme-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”: “t:sections.footer.settings.newsletter_heading.default”,
“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”: true,
“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 %}

In base.css I have this as extra:

.footer__blocks-wrapper.grid.grid–1-col.grid–2-col.grid–4-col-tablet {
width: 66.66% !important;
}

.footer__content-top {
display: flex !important;
}

.footer-block–newsletter.grid__item {
margin-bottom: 247px !important;
}

.footer-block–newsletter {
margin-top: 0 !important;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 749px){
.footer-block–newsletter {
margin-bottom: 30px !important;
width: 100% !important;
max-width: 100% !important;
}
.footer__content-top {
flex-direction: column;
}
}

Hi @Edwin_Wu , can you give me your store’s link.