Important Note : This plugin work better with WordPress older version till 5.7.

It still works with latest version of WordPress 5.8 or above but you need to enable Legacy / Classic / Old Widget Screen. For this you need to add following code in your theme/child theme functions.php file:

function fmgc_theme_setup() {
    remove_theme_support( 'widgets-block-editor' );
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'fmgc_theme_setup' );

OR

// Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
add_filter( 'use_widgets_block_editor', '__return_false' );

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Is your footer stuck in the default “1 or 2 columns” that came with your theme?

Footer Mega Grid Columns is a free plugin which allows you to create footer areas in grid depending upon the requirement of your theme.

Footer Mega Grid Columns – Register a footer widget area for your theme and allow you to add and display footer widgets in grid view with multiple columns.

The site footer is a valuable piece of site real estate, often containing important lead generating items such as mailchimp and social. A well designed footer can be a tremendous benefit.

How to display footer grid

Add the following code in your footer.php

<?php if( function_exists('slbd_display_widgets') ) { echo slbd_display_widgets(); } ?>

Features

• Add a Footer widget ie Footer Mega Grid Columns .
• Display all widgets in grid 1,2,3,4 etc under Footer Mega Grid Columns.
• Can be used with most of the themes.
• Third party widget can be added.

How to install :