[Resolved] Footer Text Alignment Left and Right

[Mary Pearson]

I am starting a brand new website at https://JustLabelIt.ca/. In the past I have always added the following to Layout -> Footer

%copy% %current_year% Name of Website. All Rights Reserved.

Website Design & Development by BEST WEBSITES

And in CSS I add
/* Copyright – Align Left and Right Sides */
.grid-50.tablet-grid-50.mobile-grid-50.footer-left {
text-align: left; }
.grid-50.tablet-grid-50.mobile-grid-50.footer-right {
text-align: right; }

For some reason, the alignment is not working.

I have copied and pasted from my other sites, have deactivated plugins, tested CSS plugin and it works fine for everything else, including increasing font-size, but alignment is not working.

Has something changed of which I am not aware? Should I be doing something different?
Thank you.

[Leo]

Hi there,

Try adding “Website Design & Development by BEST WEBSITES” text by using a footer bar widget:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/footer-bar-widget-area/

Then you won’t need any custom HTML and CSS at all.

See more info here:

[Mary Pearson]

Thank you Leo. I prefer to do it the way I have been doing it. Is there a reason that it no longer works?

[Leo]

The reason is that we’ve switched from Float to Flexbox theme structure in new installs so the grid system no longer exists.

Flexbox is much better.

Is there a reason why you don’t want to use a footer bar widget? It is designed for the exact purpose you are wanting to do and it’s the best and easiest method.

[Mary Pearson]

OK thanks Leo. That’s what I needed to know. I’m just really, really busy now and when I added the widgets it added the original Powered by GeneratePress, and one was on top of the other on the other side. So obviously I’m going to have to watch the tutorial to see how to do it correctly. Right now, familiar is just the fastest, and I’m just trying to get stuff done quickly.

Now that I know it won’t work, I will take the time to learn.

Thank you.

[Leo]

The footer bar widget area is pretty simple and the video I linked explains everything in 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Let me know if you get stuck somewhere.

[Mary Pearson]

Thanks. I’m sure I can figure it out. Much appreciated!

[Leo]

No problem 🙂

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