Spotlight theme - I can't configure footer

Topic summary

A user accidentally deleted the footer section in Shopify’s Spotlight theme and cannot restore it through the theme customizer.

When attempting to add sections back, only “newsletter” and “custom liquid” options appear available—the standard footer components are missing from the section menu (as shown in attached screenshots).

Current Status:

  • The original poster has not indicated finding a solution
  • A second user has encountered the identical issue and is seeking help
  • No resolution or workaround has been shared in the thread yet

This appears to be a theme configuration issue where deleting the footer section removes access to re-add it through normal customization options.

Summarized with AI on October 31. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

I wrongly deleted the footer section in the section configuration area of spotlight theme.

Any suggestion to recover the components? I can’t add section excluding newsletter and custom liquid (as per below image)

I know this is old, but i’m going crazy with the same problem and wondering if you found a solution?