- Short answer
- Open the theme editor's Footer group; menus come from Content > Menus, and the blocks depend on your theme.
- Applies to
- Every page: the footer is shared across your whole online store
- Copyright line
- Horizon and Dawn build it from the year and store name; neither has a text field for it
- Canvas themes
- A theme with the Canvas badge opens in Canvas, not in the theme editor
Where do you edit the footer in the theme editor?
- Go to Online Store and click Edit theme next to your theme.
- Scroll to the Footer group and expand its sections, collapsed by default.
- Click a block to edit it, or hover over a section and click Add block.
- Click Save; the footer is shared across all pages.
- Online Store
- Edit theme
Blocks depend on your theme and its version; a theme with the Canvas badge opens in Canvas instead. On other themes, check its documentation.
How do you change the footer menu links?
Edit the links in Content > Menus: open Footer menu, one of two default menus.
- Content
- Menus
Footer unchanged? Horizon and Dawn pick the footer's menu in a Menu block of the Footer section, not in Theme settings as Shopify's menus overview says; if yours has none, add one and select Footer menu in it. For structure, see our menus guide.
- Online Store
- Edit theme
Where are copyright, social links and payment icons set?
| Footer element | Horizon | Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Social media links | Social media links block; full profile URLs | Theme settings > Social media, plus Footer section: Social media icons checkbox |
| Copyright line | Copyright block: year, store name | Year, store name; no setting |
| Powered by Shopify | Switch in the Copyright block | Edit default theme content > General |
| Payment icons | Payment icons block, not in the default footer | Footer section: Payment method icons checkbox |
Horizon and Dawn code and Help Center, November 2026.
No Help Center page we read in November 2026 describes a copyright text field. In Horizon and Dawn, change the store name in Settings > General (Horizon links it as Manage store name). On Dawn, Powered by Shopify is a theme content field.
- Online Store
- Edit theme
No setting for the element you need? Edit the theme code if you know HTML, CSS and Liquid; a paid theme's code is editable only after purchase, and if your code edits clash with a theme update, all of them are removed in the updated copy.
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