HOW MUCH DOES A FOOTER REALLY NEED? For this online learning platform, the header is already fixe...HOW MUCH DOES A FOOTER REALLY NEED? For this online learning platform, the header is already fixe...
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HOW MUCH DOES A FOOTER REALLY NEED?
For this online learning platform, the header is already fixed and always accessible while scrolling.
So I explored two different footer approaches:
A - Minimal. Just the essentials: copyright, legal links & social media.
B - Functional. Course navigation, resources, newsletter & a final CTA.
Which approach would you choose - A or B?
Minimal
Functional

32 votes

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Blessing's avatar
Functional all the way.
Abdul's avatar
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Option A keeps things ultra-clean, especially with a sticky header handling main navigation! But Option B often wins for SEO footprint and giving users a direct jump to course categories right when they hit the end of a page. Really solid comparison
Jetmir's avatar
Personal choice, it depends on the client goals. I like to keep it Minimal and use CTA elsewhere!
Sekinat's avatar
Functional💯
Amina's avatar
Functional🔥
Benjamin's avatar
TRUEFRAME logo
the minimal footer feels right. what would you add to the functional one?
Emmanuel 's avatar
SOMETIMES MINIMAL COOL DEPENDS ON THE BRAND
Nicolette's avatar
had to go with functional here! sometimes, viewers need a little more clarity, & i think darker tones in the background do help bring a little more appreciation to delineating where certain clicks'll take a viewer.
Boluwatife's avatar
Nice work as usual! When headers are fixed, Option A minimal footers keep the lower canvas feeling ultra-clean.
Muhammed's avatar
I would go with the minimal approach because, in my opinion, the trend of putting everything in the footer is kind of outdated now. I think we can move some of the footer links to the upper section or navigation bar instead. That would give us more room to play around with the...
OLABISI's avatar
I like the Functional
Shahriar Jubayer's avatar
Always first one
Tvaron's avatar
Functional..
Tanaka's avatar
functional! who doesnt mind the little seo boost
Nazar's avatar
Yasno Design Agency logo
gotta be B for a learning platform
Daxesh's avatar
if minimal then I would add the brand name in background of the footer with faded bold Text
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