How to add a footer.php file to your Divi child theme

Sep 6, 2018 | Child Theme, Footer, PHP

Haven’t created your Divi child theme yet? Do this first:

 

Step 1:

Log in to your website’s cpanel and click open the “File Manager”.

You could also access your site files via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software if you are more familiar with this method.

cpanel file manager

 

Step 2:

Open “public_html” (double-click).

open public_html folder

 

Step 3:

Open “wp-content” folder.

open wp-content folder

 

Step 4:

Open “themes” folder.

themes folder

 

Step 5:

Open your child theme folder.

open child theme folder

 

Step 6:

Click on “+ File” in the top menu.

file manager add file

 

Step 7:

Create your child theme footer.php file by naming the file:

footer.php

and clicking “Create New File”.

create footer.php file

 

Step 8:

Right-click and “Edit” the new footer.php file to add your desired code.

(You may need to click “Reload” above the files/folders list.)

edit footer.php file

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