Remove footer widget instructions

Hi there,

This can be done easily with Layout Element:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/layout-element-overview/#footer

Let me know if this helps :)

Hi Leo,
I noticed you gave that answer on another support topic, so I tried it, but it does not allow removal of Footer widgets on individual pages, as far as I can tail. Is that right? I just want to remove the instructions that appear by default when a footer widget is not being used. I still need a footer widget to appear on the front page only. Does that make sense? See my website.

That is actually exactly what Layout Element is for.

So select 0 in the customizer:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/footer-widgets/#global-setting

Create a layout element and select 1 footer widget:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/layout-element-overview/#footer

Then select Front Page under Location for display rules:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/layout-element-overview/#display-rules

Thx, I will try that! However, could you also tell me how I would structure my folders if I still want to add this file to my child theme?

Sorry not exactly sure what you are trying to add?

The footer.php file that I mentioned in my original question inside generatepress/inc/structures/

I don't get what you are trying to achieve by doing that?

When footer widgets are removed, the default text won't show.

I'm curious how I would include that file in my child theme should I ever want to do that - no reason in particular.

You would copy the footer.php file and put it in your child theme folder.

Except that conflicts with the regular footer.php file, so I can't just put it into my child theme folder. There are (at least) two footer.php files in the generatepress parent theme. The one inside the inc/structures folders is what I want. I created that folder structure in my child theme and it didn't work.

We've actually removed the instructions from the footer widgets by default in 2.3: https://generatepress.com/generatepress-2-3/

Ok, Tom, thanks. I will download it. Now, I don't mean to be rude, but my question has still not been answered. Regardless of why I would want to do this, I would still like to know how I would overwrite the footer.php file from the parent theme that is in inc/structures/ by putting it in my child theme. Since there are more than one footer.php files in generatepress, it is important that I create the correct folder structure. I tried duplicating the parent theme structure, but that didn't seem to work. What is the correct structure for putting that file into my child theme?

Thanks

There isn't a way to overwrite that file in your child theme.

Most things are filterable, though. So it's likely possible to edit what you're needing without overwriting a file. What exactly do you need to do?