Notice
From release 3.3 onwards, the individual templates (Core, Standardised & Harmonised) can be found on the ECL as configurations of the structurally merged components (Site header, Page header & Footer), which now have a single, dedicated page. Concurrently, the EWG (Europa Web Guide) has also been updated to better accommodate information regarding the optionality of components & elements per site type. Please follow the corresponding links found in the table below for more information.
| Knowledge base | New location |
|---|---|
| EWG (Europa web guide) | Guidelines for EC branded Harmonised websites - Footer(s) |
| ECL (Europa component library) | EC Footer component - Harmonised config. |
The Harmonised group 1 site footer is present on every page. It provides supplementary information such as copyright, legal, privacy, social media, contact information and links to other important sections within the EC ecosystem, to be placed at the end of the page.
Anatomy
| Component | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|
| site name | yes | name of the site |
| content owner details | yes | indicates ownership over the site's content |
| DG-related service navigation | optional | links to the services the DG provides (*use a DG-related service navigation if there are any services that need extra exposure in the footer) |
| DG-related navigation | optional | provides the user with extra navigation related to the DG (*use a Other DG-related navigation to list other pages that might benefit from extra exposure in the footer) |
| class names | optional | parent classes under which the DG falls |
| corporate name | yes | European Commission - parent owner of the website |
| service navigation | yes | contains services links - consistent throughout the family sites |
| legal navigation | yes | contains legal information links - consistent throughout the family sites |
Do's
- make sure the pages contain all the elements in the anatomy table above
- group items together in the local content and place under a title (such as "Contact us", "Related sites") if they can be grouped, otherwise use without title
Don'ts
- don't use more than one Footer per page
When to use
- always use a Footer when building your page
When not to use
- do not follow these guidelines when you are updating sites that fall under the Standardised or Core category