The site footer component is present on every page. Its content provides supplementary information such as a sitemap, copyright and legal notices, privacy and accessibility statements, social media and contact information as well as various links to other important sections within the EC ecosystem.
The content of the footer for the Core configuration is specific and all items mandatory.
The standardised and harmonised configurations share the same structure and guidelines, and are organised in 2 main sections:
- The local section: with information and links related to the current site. Its content is defined by the site owner, following the guidelines of DG COMM
- The corporate part: with information applicable to the Commission as a whole. Its content is defined by DG COMM
Core config.
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| No. | Element/component | Usage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Site name | mandatory | Name of the site |
| 2 | Content owner details | mandatory | Indicates ownership over the site's content |
| 3 | Sitemap navigation | mandatory | Links to the main content pages |
| 4 | Service navigation | mandatory | Contains legal information links - consistent throughout the family sites |
| 5 | Legal navigation | mandatory | Contains legal information links - consistent throughout the family sites |
Standardised & Harmonised config.
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Standardised
Harmonised
| No. | Element/component | Standardised | Harmonised | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Site name | mandatory | mandatory | Name of the site |
| 2 | Content owner details | mandatory | mandatory | Indicates ownership over the site's content |
| 3 | Accessibility statement | mandatory | mandatory | Links to the accessibility statement |
| 4 | DG-related Service navigation | optional | optional | Links to the associated services available through the DG-site |
| 5 | DG-related navigation | optional | optional | Links to the main content pages |
| 6 | Class names | mandatory | optional | Parent classes under which the DG falls in relation to the info-site |
| 7 | Logo | mandatory | mandatory | Logo of the European Commission |
| 8 | Service navigation | mandatory | mandatory | Contains legal information links - consistent throughout the family sites |
| 9 | Legal navigation | mandatory | mandatory | Contains legal information links - consistent throughout the family sites |