Footer Text Editor

Footer Text Editor for PrestaShop 8.2.x

Take full control of your store’s footer with this lightweight and easy-to-use module. The Footer Text Editor allows you to quickly customize the default PrestaShop footer text without modifying theme files manually.

Designed for performance and compatibility, this module works seamlessly with PrestaShop 8.2.x (tested on 8.2.4) and automatically adapts to your active theme.

✨ Key Features

• Fully customizable footer text
  Replace the default “Ecommerce software by PrestaShop™” with your own branding, message, or links.
• Dynamic year support
  Use {YEAR} anywhere in your text to automatically display the current year (no updates needed).
• Optional footer link
  Add a clickable URL to your footer text, or leave it as plain text.
• Automatic HTTPS handling
  URLs entered without http/https are automatically corrected.
• Color customization
  • Set a default footer text color
  • Set a hover color when a link is present
• Emoji & symbol insertion
  • Organized emoji categories (ecommerce, outdoors, holidays, etc.)
  • One-click insert into the footer text field
• Translatable interface
  • Includes full language files:
    • English (en)
    • French (fr)
    • Spanish (es)
    • Italian (it)
    • German (de)
    • Dutch (nl)
  • Emoji category labels are fully translatable
• Theme-aware
  Automatically detects your active theme and updates the correct footer.tpl file.
• Safe file handling
  • Creates a backup of your footer file before modifying it
  • Only updates the specific copyright block
• No cache clearing required
  Changes are reflected immediately in most setups

⚡ Performance & Compatibility

• Built for PrestaShop 8.2.x
• Tested on PrestaShop 8.2.4
• Lightweight with minimal overhead
• No database-heavy operations
• No impact on front office performance

🧩 Ideal Use Cases

• Replace PrestaShop branding with your own
• Add copyright ranges (e.g., 2011 - {YEAR})
• Add trust symbols, icons, or emojis
• Link to your main site or brand page
• Localize footer text for international shops

📦 Changelog

v10.2.3 (Final Release)

• Added full multilingual support (en, fr, es, it, de, nl)
• Emoji category dropdown now fully translatable
• Improved module stability and installation reliability
• Fixed JSON encoding issue causing back office errors
• Cleaned and validated module structure for proper installation

v10.2.0 – v10.2.2

• Added emoji category dropdown with organized groups
• Added color picker for text and hover states
• Improved URL validation and automatic HTTPS handling
• Enhanced theme detection for broader compatibility

v10.1.x

• Added dynamic {YEAR} support
• Added quick insert buttons for symbols and formatting
• Improved footer block detection and replacement logic

v10.0.0

• Initial release
• Footer text replacement without editing theme files
• URL support and basic customization options