To edit the footer in your Sharepoint theme (such as Read our terms), follow these steps:
SharePoint Online, 2013 and 2016 SandBox Solution:
- Open the site using SharePoint Designer
- Go to All Files > _catalogs > masterpage > THEMENAME > select the master in use;
- Find the Footer Zones and add the HTML code for that zone;
- Save the file, check-in and publish the major version.
SharePoint 2013 and 2016 Farm Solution:
- Go to and open with a text editor:
- SharePoint 2013:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\THEMENAMEPackage\MASTER_IN_USE.master
- SharePoint 2016:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\THEMENAMEPackage\MASTER_IN_USE.master
- Edit the masterpage in use;
- Find the Footer Zones and add the HTML code for that zone;
- Save the file;
- Refresh your browser using CTRL + F5;
- If changes are not immediately visible, reset your IIS.
SharePoint CSS Only
- Go to Site Settings and click on BindTuning Settings;
- At bottom of the page, click to open the panel that says Content Zones;
- Find the Footer Zones and add the HTML code for that zone;
- Save the Bindtuning Settings page.
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