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How to Edit the Footer

For this guide we will add a link to the footer. The example URL is given for adding a link to the Iowa Locator but you can add any link you like here. Steps to edit the link are provided.

  1. Login to the site as admin
  2. Click on site setup
  3. Click on Zope Management Interface
  4. Click on portal_skins (Controls skin behavior (search order etc))
  5. Click on Custom
  6. Click on Footer
  7. Place the cursor after "Support Our Library</a></li>" and press enter
  8. Type or copy and paste the text below. If you are creating your own link substitute in your own URL in place of the one listed below as well as changing the text, "Iowa Locator" to a fitting description of your own link.
  9. <li style="display:inline;">&#149;
     <a href="http://z3950.silo.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/zform.CGI?SILO">
      Iowa Locator
     </a>
    </li>
  10. Click on the Save Changes button
  11. Click on the first / in the path at the top of the page
  12. Click on the View tab
  13. Refresh the page

NOTE: Always use valid HTML for the footer information. Use the fully formed URL for an external link. To add an internal link use the complete path of the item.


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