# Footers for React and Tailwind

> Footers do quiet, necessary work: links, legal pages, social accounts, newsletter sign-ups and a last look at the brand. These layouts keep all of that organised from a wide desktop down to a narrow phone. Check how the columns collapse, since that is where most footers break. Each one runs live on Layro and installs into your project, ready for your own links and small print.

2 components. 

- [Footer 2](https://layro.dev/@educlopez/footer-2.md): Complex footer block with newsletter and extended links (`npx layro-cli add @educlopez/footer-2`)
- [Footer 3](https://layro.dev/@educlopez/footer-3.md): Mega footer with newsletter and social links (`npx layro-cli add @educlopez/footer-3`)

## About

Footers close every page with what doesn't fit elsewhere: grouped columns of links, legal pages, social accounts, a newsletter sign up, a language or theme switcher and the brand again. Some are minimal single rows, others large sections with a giant wordmark or a final call to action.

Group links by what people look for, such as product, company and help, and keep labels plain. Mark it up as a footer landmark, make links large enough to tap and check how the columns collapse on a phone, where most footers become a long scroll of links.

## Frequently asked questions

### What should a website footer include?

Links to main pages grouped into a few columns, legal pages such as privacy and terms, contact details, social links and, if useful, a newsletter form or language switcher.

### How do I build a responsive footer?

Lay the columns out with grid or flex and let them wrap to two columns and then one as the screen narrows. Accordions can collapse long groups on phones.

### Do footer links help SEO?

They help search engines find important pages, but stuffing them with keyword links doesn't help rankings. Keep them for navigation people actually use.

### Should the footer have a newsletter sign up?

It's a good spot, since people who reach the bottom are engaged. Keep it to one field and a button, with a line on what they'll get.

### How do I keep the copyright year current?

Render it from the current date on the server or client so it updates itself, rather than typing a year by hand.

### How do I make a footer accessible?

Use the footer element, label groups of links with headings or nav labels, give social icons accessible names and keep enough contrast on muted text.

### Should a footer be sticky?

Rarely. A fixed footer takes space from content on every screen. Keep it at the end of the page, and use a sticky bar only for a key action on mobile.

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