Magento. How to change footer links

This tutorial will show you how to edit footer links in your Magento store.

Before you proceed, please make sure your Magento cache is refreshed and disabled.

Static Block footer links

1. The footer links may differ from template to template. You can find them in the Magento admin panel -> CMS -> Static blocks. Each Magento store includes static blocks called Footer Links.

   The static blocks code looks as follows:

   
   About Us
   Customer Service
   Template Settings
   Privacy Policy
   
   

   and Footer List

   Why buy from us
   
   
   Shipping & Returns
   Secure Shopping
   International Shipping
   Affiliates
   Group Sales
   
   
   My account
   
   
   Sign In
   View Cart
   My Wishlist
   Track My Order
   Help
   
   

   To link it to the external URL, replace

   store direct_url="about"

   with your website URL (http://your_URL_here).

   To link it to the internal page, replace:

   store direct_url="about"

   with:

   store direct_url=”HERE INSERT THE PAGE, CATEGORY OR PRODUCT PAGE LINK”

   

Magento core footer links

1. Other links, such as Search Terms, Advanced Search, are stored in app\design\frontend\base\default\layout\catalogsearch.xml file. You need to copy the catalogsearch.xml file and upload it to your theme directory app\design\frontend\tm_themes\themeXXX\layout\, where XXX is your theme number.

   
   
   Search Terms
   
   
   
   
   Advanced Search
   
   
   
   
   

2. The Orders and Returns link is saved in app\design\frontend\base\default\layout\sales.xml file. You need to copy the sales.xml file and upload it to your theme directory app\design\frontend\tm_themes\themeXXX\layout\, where XXX is your theme number.

   
   
   return_link
   
   

3. The Site Map link is saved in app\design\frontend\base\default\layout\catalog.xml file. You need to copy the catalog.xml file and upload it to your theme directory app\design\frontend\tm_themes\themeXXX\layout\, where XXX is your theme number.

   
   Site Map
   
   

4. The Contact Us link is saved in app\design\frontend\base\default\layout\contacts.xml file. You need to copy the contacts.xml file and upload it to your theme directory app\design\frontend\tm_themes\themeXXX\layout\, where XXX is your theme number.

   
   Contact Uscontactstrue
   
   

Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below: