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template: overrides/main.html
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# Setting up the footer

The footer of your project documentation is a great place to add links to
websites or platforms you or your company are using as additional marketing 
channels, e.g. :fontawesome-brands-medium:{ style="color: #00AB6C" },
:fontawesome-brands-twitter:{ style="color: #1DA1F2" } or
:fontawesome-brands-facebook:{ style="color: #4267B2" }, which can be
configured via `mkdocs.yml`.

## Configuration

### Social links

:octicons-hash-24: Setting ·
:octicons-milestone-24: Default: _none_ ·
[:octicons-tag-24: 1.0.0][Social links support]

Social links are rendered next to the copyright notice as part of the 
footer of your project documentation. Add a list of social links in `mkdocs.yml` 
with:

``` yaml
extra:
  social:
    - icon: fontawesome/brands/twitter
      link: https://twitter.com/squidfunk
```

For each entry, the following settings are available:

`icon`{ #social-icon }

:   :octicons-milestone-24: Default: _none_ · :octicons-alert-24: Required –
    This field must point to a valid icon path referencing [any icon bundled
    with the theme][2], or the build will not succeed. Some popular choices:

    * :fontawesome-brands-behance: – `fontawesome/brands/behance`
    * :fontawesome-brands-docker: – `fontawesome/brands/docker`
    * :fontawesome-brands-github: – `fontawesome/brands/github`
    * :fontawesome-brands-instagram: – `fontawesome/brands/instagram`
    * :fontawesome-brands-linkedin: – `fontawesome/brands/linkedin`
    * :fontawesome-brands-medium: – `fontawesome/brands/medium`
    * :fontawesome-brands-pied-piper-alt: – `fontawesome/brands/pied-piper-alt`
    * :fontawesome-brands-product-hunt: – `fontawesome/brands/product-hunt`
    * :fontawesome-brands-slack: – `fontawesome/brands/slack`
    * :fontawesome-brands-twitter: – `fontawesome/brands/twitter`

  [Social links support]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/1.0.0
  [1]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/blob/master/src/partials/social.html
  [2]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/tree/master/material/.icons

`link`{ #social-link }

:   :octicons-milestone-24: Default: _none_ · :octicons-alert-24: Required –
    This field must contain a valid relative or absolute URL including the URI 
    scheme. All URI schemes are supported, including `mailto` and `bitcoin`:

    === "Twitter"

        ``` yaml
        extra:
          social:
            - icon: fontawesome/brands/twitter
              link: https://twitter.com/squidfunk
        ```

    === "Email address"

        ``` yaml
        extra:
          social:
            - icon: fontawesome/solid/paper-plane
              link: mailto:<email-address>
        ```

`name`{ #social-name }

:   :octicons-milestone-24: Default: _domain name from_ `link`_, if available_ –
    This field is used as the link's `title` attribute and can be set to a 
    discernable name to improve accessibility:

    ``` yaml
    extra:
      social:
        - icon: fontawesome/brands/twitter
          link: https://twitter.com/squidfunk
          name: squidfunk on Twitter
    ```

### Copyright notice

:octicons-hash-24: Setting ·
:octicons-milestone-24: Default: _none_ ·
[:octicons-tag-24: 0.1.0][Copyright notice support]

A custom copyright banner can be rendered as part of the footer, which is
displayed next to the social links. It can be defined as part of `mkdocs.yml`:

``` yaml
copyright: Copyright &copy; 2016 - 2020 Martin Donath
```

  [Copyright notice support]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/0.1.0
  [3]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/blob/master/src/partials/footer.html

### Generator notice

:octicons-hash-24: Setting ·
:octicons-milestone-24: Default: `true` ·
[:octicons-tag-24: 7.3.0][Generator notice support]

The footer displays a _Made with Material for MkDocs_ notice to denote how
the site was generated. The notice can be removed with the following setting
via `mkdocs.yml`:

``` yaml
extra:
  generator: false
```

!!! info "Please read this before removing the generator notice"

    The subtle __Made with Material for MkDocs__ hint in the footer is one of
    the reasons why this project is so popular, as it tells the user how the
    site is generated, helping new users to discover this project. Before
    removing it, please consider that you're enjoying the benefits of
    @squidfunk's work for free, as this project is Open Source and has a
    permissive license. Thousands of hours went into this project, most of them
    without any financial return. Thus, if you remove this notice, please
    consider [sponsoring][4] the project. __Thank you__
    :octicons-heart-fill-24:{ .mdx-heart .mdx-insiders }

  [Generator notice support]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/7.3.0

## Customization

### Custom icons

[:octicons-file-code-24: Source][2] ·
:octicons-mortar-board-24: Difficulty: _easy_

The social links feature uses the standard [icon integration][5] of Material for
MkDocs. If you want to use custom icons, follow the guide explaining how to
add [additional icons][6].

  [5]: changing-the-logo-and-icons.md#icons
  [6]: changing-the-logo-and-icons.md#additional-icons