Footer

Every Syntext doc site ships with a footer. It comes in two forms, both configured from syntext.json — no MDX required.

Slim Footer (default)

With no footer configuration, pages end with a slim bar containing:

• Social icons — built from your github URL and socialLinks entries
• Brand row — your project name and logo

{
  "github": "https://github.com/acme/docs",
  "socialLinks": [
    { "platform": "X", "url": "https://x.com/acme" },
    { "platform": "Discord", "url": "https://discord.gg/acme" }
  ]
}

Rich Footer

Add footer.columns to render a full-bleed, multi-column footer with your logo, social icons, and grouped link lists:

{
  "footer": {
    "columns": [
      {
        "title": "Product",
        "links": [
          { "label": "Documentation", "url": "/guides/quickstart" },
          { "label": "API Reference", "url": "/api-reference/overview" }
        ]
      },
      {
        "title": "Company",
        "links": [
          { "label": "About", "url": "https://example.com" },
          { "label": "Blog", "url": "https://example.com/blog" }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Column Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
title	string	No	Heading shown above the column's links
links	array	Yes	Links in the column
links[].label	string	Yes	Link text
links[].url	string	Yes	Internal path (/guides/quickstart) or external URL

Behavior

• Columns with an empty links array are skipped
• External URLs (starting with http) open in a new tab automatically
• Your logo and social icons appear in a brand column to the left of the link columns
• Colors follow the active theme, including dark mode

Footer changes are config-only — pushing an updated syntext.json triggers a rebuild even when no page content changed.

Removing the Rich Footer

Delete the footer key (or its columns) from syntext.json to fall back to the slim footer.

Related

• syntext.json reference
• Theming guide