Title: Customise footer on blog posts and decrease padding
Last modified: October 21, 2017

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# Customise footer on blog posts and decrease padding

 *  Resolved [gdaytaiwan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdaytaiwan/)
 * (@gdaytaiwan)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding/)
 * Hi again
 * I’d like to add more columns and widgets to the existing footer and would like
   to know how to do this. Previously I played around with creating a copy template
   and adding PHP but it didn’t seem to work. Is there another way, or can someone
   have a look at where I went wrong?
 * Also if I can get the css to decrease the padding before the ‘share this’ sharing
   buttons and after the tags area, that would be great too. Thank you!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcustomise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Siobhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siobhyb/)
 * (@siobhyb)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding/#post-9611655)
 * Hi there,
 * It sounds like you’ve already [created a child theme](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes).
   Is that right? Did you follow the guidance below for widgetizing themes when 
   playing around with the PHP?
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes)
 * Please note that larger customisations such as this go beyond the scope of support
   that we provide on this forum, and I won’t be able to provide all the code that
   you need to you. I’ll be happy to try to point you in the right direction if 
   you let me know exactly what you’ve tried and what isn’t working, though.
 * > Also if I can get the css to decrease the padding before the ‘share this’ sharing
   > buttons and after the tags area, that would be great too. Thank you!
 * You can use the following custom CSS to reduce the padding beneath the tags area:
 *     ```
       .hentry {
           margin-bottom: 0;
       }
       ```
   
 * The space above the “Share This” button appears to be being added within the 
   content of the page itself. Could you check the HTML editor for the page to ensure
   that no spaces are being added in the code?
 *  Thread Starter [gdaytaiwan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdaytaiwan/)
 * (@gdaytaiwan)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding/#post-9614881)
 * Hi again
 * Yes I created a child theme and customised its php but for some reason it doesn’t
   show up. In a previous attempt in the Appearance and Widgets area, I can drag
   and drop widgets to the new area, but it ultimately does not show up on my website.
   I’m not sure if you can see my child theme, but if you could tell me where exactly
   I went wrong, maybe it will finally show!
 * And thanks for the CSS!
 *  [Siobhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siobhyb/)
 * (@siobhyb)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding/#post-9616797)
 * Did you add code similar to that given in [the document’s “How to display new Widget Areas” section](https://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes#How_to_display_new_Widget_Areas)
   to one of the files in your child theme? If you can walk me through, step by 
   step, the different pieces of code you’ve added and where you’ve added them, 
   I can see if I can help.
 *  Thread Starter [gdaytaiwan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdaytaiwan/)
 * (@gdaytaiwan)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding/#post-9618163)
 * Hi Siobhan
 * I went through the steps in the past with another support question: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-themes-widgets-in-footer/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-themes-widgets-in-footer/)
 * I’ve since redownloaded the plugin, replugged the php as per what was instructed
   again, but still didn’t work.
 *  [Siobhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siobhyb/)
 * (@siobhyb)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding/#post-9618774)
 * If you’re using a plugin to create your widgets and it isn’t working as expected,
   then perhaps you could post over to the plugin’s dedicated forum? The team behind
   the plugin will be in the best position to help you troubleshoot further:
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-widget-area](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-widget-area)
 *  Thread Starter [gdaytaiwan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdaytaiwan/)
 * (@gdaytaiwan)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding/#post-9654118)
 * Thanks again Siobhan
 * yes i’ve done that but no answer. I’ll try another plug-in perhaps. Any suggestions
   of a more reliable one?
 *  [Siobhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siobhyb/)
 * (@siobhyb)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding/#post-9654528)
 * I don’t have a specific recommendation for a plugin but do recommend checking
   the ratings and forum activity for any plugin you choose to activate. It’s a 
   good idea to choose a plugin that has an active support forum, so you can seek
   further help directly from the plugin’s author if further issues come up.
 *  Thread Starter [gdaytaiwan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdaytaiwan/)
 * (@gdaytaiwan)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-footer-on-blog-posts-and-decrease-padding/#post-9657287)
 * ok thank you! will have a look for a different one and hopefully it’ll work!

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