How to add 4 column footer in a WordPress website

There are a few ways to add a 4 column footer in a WordPress website.

Method 1: Using the Customizer

1. Go to Appearance > Customize in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Click on the Footer tab.
3. Under the Footer Widgets section, select 4 columns from the Widget Area Columns dropdown menu.
4. Save your changes.

Method 2: Using the Theme Editor

1. Go to Appearance > Theme Editor in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Open the footer.php file.
3. Find the following code:

Code snippet

<!-- Footer Widgets -->
<div id="footer-widgets">
    <div id="footer-widget-1" class="widget-area">
        <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-1' ); ?>
    </div>
    <div id="footer-widget-2" class="widget-area">
        <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-2' ); ?>
    </div>
    <div id="footer-widget-3" class="widget-area">
        <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-3' ); ?>
    </div>
</div>

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4. Replace the code with the following code:

Code snippet

<!-- Footer Widgets -->
<div id="footer-widgets">
    <div class="row">
        <div id="footer-widget-1" class="col-md-3">
            <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-1' ); ?>
        </div>
        <div id="footer-widget-2" class="col-md-3">
            <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-2' ); ?>
        </div>
        <div id="footer-widget-3" class="col-md-3">
            <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-3' ); ?>
        </div>
        <div id="footer-widget-4" class="col-md-3">
            <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-4' ); ?>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

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5. Save your changes.

Method 3: Using a Plugin

There are a number of plugins that can help you add a 4 column footer to your WordPress website. One popular plugin is Footer Columns. To use this plugin, simply install and activate it, then go to Appearance > Footer Columns in your WordPress dashboard. From there, you can configure the plugin to add a 4 column footer to your website.

Method 3: How to add 4 column footer in a WordPress website using widget section

To add a 4 column footer in a WordPress website using widget section, you can follow these steps:

1. Go to Appearance > Widgets in your WordPress dashboard.
2. In the Available Widgets section, find the widgets that you want to add to your footer.
3. Drag and drop the widgets into the Footer 1, Footer 2, Footer 3, and Footer 4 widget areas.
4. Configure the settings for each widget as desired.
5. Click Save to save your changes.

Here are some additional tips for adding a 4 column footer in WordPress:

• You can use the Widget Reorder button to change the order of the widgets in your footer.
• You can use the Title field to add a title to each widget.
• You can use the Content field to add content to each widget.
• You can use the CSS Classes field to add CSS classes to each widget.
• You can use the Visibility field to control when the widget is displayed.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.