Footer group
The Footer group of Split holds the Footer section with text, menus, social links and payment icons, and the sections shown above it on every page.
Applies to: Split 5.1.0 and later. Added in: Split 1.0.0. Last checked: 2026-10-13 against Split 5.1.0.
The Footer group is the stack of sections at the bottom of every page. Its last section, Footer, holds your brand text, menus, social links, payment icons, the language and country selectors and the copyright line.
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer
What the Footer group contains
A new Split install has three sections in the Footer group:
- Text columns with icons, with three columns: "Free & Fast Delivery", "Same Day Dispatch" and "Exchanges & Returns". See Text columns with icons section.
- Email signup, a newsletter form. See Email signup section.
- Footer, described on this page.
Most content sections can be added to the Footer group with Add section, so you can show, for example, an Instagram app or a Rich text above the footer on every page. The Footer section itself can only be used in the Footer group.
Footer blocks
The top part of the footer is built from blocks, side by side in columns. The Footer section holds up to 4 blocks:
- Text: a Heading, a Content text and a Text size (Regular or Large), for a short statement about your brand or your contact details.
- Menu: a Heading and a Menu chosen from Shopify admin → Content → Menus.
- Social links: a Heading and your social icons, each with the network name. The links come from Theme settings → Social. See Social theme settings.
- Image: a Heading and Select image, for a trust badge or a certificate.
Heading tag under SEO sets the HTML tag of every block heading (default H4). It changes how search engines read the page structure, not how the headings look.
Payment icons
- Show payment icons shows the icons of the payment methods your store accepts, from your payment settings in Shopify admin → Settings → Payments. Shopify decides which icons show for the customer's region and currency.
- Under Custom icons, Icon 1 to Icon 6 add your own icons next to Shopify's, for example a local payment method. Upload 114 x 72 px PNG images. They are cropped from the center to a 38 x 24 shape and show 36 px wide.
- Only show the custom icons hides Shopify's icons and keeps only yours (Split 4.3.0).
Custom icons show only when Show payment icons is on.
Language and country selectors
- Show language selector and Show country/region selector add the dropdowns at the bottom of the footer. Both are on by default.
- They appear only when your store has more than one language, or more than one country with its own currency. Add them in Shopify admin → Settings → Languages and Settings → Markets: these are Shopify settings, not theme settings. See Translate your store into multiple languages.
The Header section has its own selectors, off by default. See Header section.
Follow on Shop
Enable Follow on Shop (on by default) shows Shopify's Follow on Shop button, which lets customers follow your store in the Shop app. The button is drawn by Shopify and appears only when Shop Pay is turned on in Shopify admin → Settings → Payments. See Shopify's Follow on Shop help page.
Footer colors
Background and Text under Custom colors give the footer its own colors. Left transparent (the default), the footer uses the body colors from Theme settings → Colors.
Why does my footer menu not show its submenus?
Because the Menu block shows only the first level of a menu. The editor says so under Menu: "This menu won't show dropdown items". Child links in that menu are left out. Put the links you need at the first level, or split them across two Menu blocks.
How do I add a fifth column to the footer?
You cannot: the Footer section holds at most 4 blocks. Combine two texts in one Text block, or add another section, such as Rich text, to the Footer group above the footer.
All Footer group settings
Every setting in this group, with its type and default.
Accepts these blocks: Text, Menu, Social links and Image (up to 4 blocks in the section).
Show payment icons (checkbox, default: on): Shows the icons of the payment methods your store accepts, from Shopify admin → Settings → Payments, and your custom icons.
The icons that show are determined by your store's payment settings in Shopify admin and the customer's region and currency.
Footer section: Custom icons
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → Custom icons
Only show the custom icons (checkbox, default: off): Hides Shopify's payment icons and shows only Icon 1 to Icon 6.
Icon 1 (image): A custom payment icon. Upload a 114 x 72 px PNG; it shows at 38 x 24 px, cropped from the center. Shown only when Show payment icons is on.
Icon 2 (image): A custom payment icon, 114 x 72 px PNG, shown at 38 x 24 px.
Icon 3 (image): A custom payment icon, 114 x 72 px PNG, shown at 38 x 24 px.
Icon 4 (image): A custom payment icon, 114 x 72 px PNG, shown at 38 x 24 px.
Icon 5 (image): A custom payment icon, 114 x 72 px PNG, shown at 38 x 24 px.
Icon 6 (image): A custom payment icon, 114 x 72 px PNG, shown at 38 x 24 px.
Footer section: Language selector
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → Language selector
Show language selector (checkbox, default: on): Adds a language dropdown at the bottom of the footer. Shows only when the store has more than one published language.
Footer section: Country/region selector
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → Country/region selector
Show country/region selector (checkbox, default: on): Adds a country dropdown, which also sets the currency, at the bottom of the footer. Shows only when the store has more than one currency.
Footer section: Follow on Shop
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → Follow on Shop
Enable Follow on Shop (checkbox, default: on): Shows Shopify's Follow on Shop button, for following the store in the Shop app. Needs Shop Pay.
Footer section: Custom colors
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → Custom colors
Background (color, default: transparent): Gives the footer its own background. Transparent uses the body background from Theme settings → Colors.
Text (color, default: transparent): Gives the footer its own text color. Transparent uses the body text color from Theme settings → Colors.
Footer section: SEO
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → SEO
Heading tag (dropdown, default: H4): Sets the HTML tag of every footer block heading. It changes the page structure for search engines, not the look. Options: H1, H2, H3, H4, span.
Text block
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → Add block → Text
Heading (text field, default: "Contact information").
Content (rich text, default: "Write a short statement about your brand.").
Text size (dropdown, default: Large): Sets the size of the Content text. Options: Regular, Large.
Menu block
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → Add block → Menu
Heading (text field, default: "Quick links").
Menu (menu picker, default: the footer menu): The Shopify menu shown as a list of links. Only its first-level links show.
Social links block
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → Add block → Social links
One Social links block per section.
Heading (text field, default: "Follow us"): The heading above your social icons. The icons and links come from Theme settings → Social.
Image block
Where to find it: Footer group → Footer → Add block → Image
Heading (text field, default: "Trust badge").
Select image (image): An image such as a trust badge, shown at its natural shape in the column.
Related pages
- Text columns with icons section: the delivery and returns columns above the footer.
- Email signup section: the newsletter form above the footer.
- Social theme settings: the links of the Social links block.
- Header group: the sections at the top of every page.