docsify.js sidebar footer

This plugin enhances your website's sidebar or page by creating a footer area where you can display important information. It automatically updates the copyright year or range, allows you to include your name or company with a URL, and provides links to a privacy policy, terms of service, and cookies policy pages. By utilising this plugin, you can easily showcase relevant legal information, personalise your website, and promote transparency and compliance.

Installation

!> Note: There are breaking changes in the configuration from v4.x to v5.x. Please take the time to read all the documentation before upgrading

Update index.html file

Assuming you have a working docsify framework set up, it is easy to use the plugin.

1. Add one of the following script tags to your index.html via either CDN or downloading it and using it locally:

   <!-- unpkg.com -->
   <script src="https://unpkg.com/@markbattistella/docsify-sidebarfooter@latest"></script>
   
   <!-- jsDelivr -->
   <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@markbattistella/docsify-sidebarfooter@latest"></script>
   
   <!-- locally -->
   <script src="docsify-sidebar.min.js"></script>

2. In docsify setup configure the plugin:

   <script>
   window.$docsify = {
     autoFooter: {
   
       // the name you wish to display as the copyright holder
       name:        String,
   
       // the URL (personal or company) which clicking the `name` goes to
       url:         String,
   
       // the start year of copyright
       copyYear:    String,
   
       // show the privacy policy link
       policy:      Bool | String,
   
       // show the terms of service link
       terms:       Bool | String,
   
       // show the cookies policy link
       cookies:     Bool | String,
   
       // use your own css styles or the built in ones
       customStyle: Bool | String
     }
   };
   </script>

Additional files

Default

If you set the policy, terms, or cookies options to true the URL links for those pages will look for the markdown files directly next to the index.html file:

// ... other config
policy: true,
terms: true,
cookies: true,
// ... other config

- index.html      --> https://your-awesome-site.com/#/
- _policy.md      --> https://your-awesome-site.com/#/_policy
- _terms.md       --> https://your-awesome-site.com/#/_terms
- _cookies.md     --> https://your-awesome-site.com/#/_cookies

Sub-folder

However, if you enter a string it will append that to the base URL of your website:

// ... other config
policy: 'site/policy',
terms: 'site/terms',
cookies: 'site/cookies',
// ... other config

- index.html      --> https://your-awesome-site.com/#/
- site/
  \__ policy.md   --> https://your-awesome-site.com/#/site/policy
  \__ terms.md    --> https://your-awesome-site.com/#/site/terms
  \__ cookies.md  --> https://your-awesome-site.com/#/site/cookies

External links

If you host your policy, terms, or cookies messages on an external website (or need to link to a parent company policy) you can add them in as the full URL:

// ... other config
policy: "https://my-other-website.com/policy",
terms: "https://my-other-website.com/terms",
cookies: "https://my-other-website.com/cookies",
// ... other config

These will open those pages in a new tab directly.

Configuration

There are some options available for the docsify-sidebarfooter:

Setting	Type	Options
name	String	your name or company
url	String	url you want the name to link to
copyYear	String	first year of copyright
policy	Bool or String	- false hides it from the site - true defaults to _policy.md - a custom string will direct to that
terms	Bool or String	- false hides it from the site - true defaults to _terms.md - a custom string will direct to that
cookies	Bool or String	- false hides it from the site - true defaults to _cookies.md - a custom string will direct to that
customStyle	Bool or String	- false uses in-built css (sidebar styled) - true applies no styles, you can create your own - sidebar uses the in-built css designed for the sidebar - body uses the in-built css designed for the body

Usage

Sidebar

At the bottom of your _sidebar.md file add the following code:

<footer id="mb-footer"></footer>

Body

Under the <div id="app"></div> in your index.html file, add the following code:

<footer id="mb-footer"></footer>

Styling

The links container is sectioned into different classes for you to customise as much (or little) as you wish.

<footer id="mb-footer">
  <div class="footer-container">
    <div class="footer-text">
      <span class="footer-text-copyright">
        Copyright © YYYY-YYYY
      </span>
      <span class="footer-text-author">
        <a target="_blank" href="">Your website name</a>
      </span>
    </div>
    <div class="footer-link">
      <span class="footer-links-policy">
        <a href="">Policy</a>
      </span>
      <span class="footer-links-terms">
        <a href="">Terms</a>
      </span>
      <span class="footer-links-cookies">
        <a href="">Cookies</a>
      </span>
    </div>
  </div>
</footer>

Contributing

1. Clone the repo:
   git clone https://github.com/markbattistella/docsify-sidebarFooter.git
2. Create your feature branch:
   git checkout -b my-feature
3. Commit your changes:
   git commit -am 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch:
   git push origin my-new-feature
5. Submit the pull request