get_footer() WP 1.5.0

Includes the footer.php template file from your current theme's directory. If a $name is specified then footer-{name}.php file will be included.

If the theme contains no footer.php file then the footer from the default theme wp-includes/theme-compat/footer.php will be included.

Return

null|false. Void on success, false if the template does not exist.

Usage

get_footer( $name, $args );

$name(string)

The name of the specialised footer.
Default: null

$args(array)

Additional arguments passed to the footer template.
Default: empty array

Examples

#1 Simple 404 page

<?php get_header(); ?>
<h2>Error 404 - Not Found</h2>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

#2 Multiple Footers

<?php
if ( is_home() ) :
  get_footer('home');
elseif ( is_404() ) :
  get_footer('404');
else :
  get_footer();
endif;
?>

The file names for the home and 404 footers should be footer-home.php and footer-404.php respectively.

Changelog

Code of get_footer() get footer ^{WP 5.8.1}

function get_footer( $name = null, $args = array() ) {
	/**
	 * Fires before the footer template file is loaded.
	 *
	 * @since 2.1.0
	 * @since 2.8.0 The `$name` parameter was added.
	 * @since 5.5.0 The `$args` parameter was added.
	 *
	 * @param string|null $name Name of the specific footer file to use. Null for the default footer.
	 * @param array       $args Additional arguments passed to the footer template.
	 */
	do_action( 'get_footer', $name, $args );

	$templates = array();
	$name      = (string) $name;
	if ( '' !== $name ) {
		$templates[] = "footer-{$name}.php";
	}

	$templates[] = 'footer.php';

	if ( ! locate_template( $templates, true, true, $args ) ) {
		return false;
	}
}

Related Functions

Theme files connection

Main Functions