How to add/delete footer links from magento 2.0.9 admin [duplicate]

Question

I am new to magento. I want to add a new link to the footer.

In some older versions I could see a menu called CMS through which admin can add footer links. But nothing like that is seen in 2.0.9 version.

I referred many tutorials which says about direct editing of default.xml file.

Is it possible to add a new footer link via admin?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

It seems like the footer_links_block is gone in the newer version of M2. So here's how to do it based on this forum Q&A:

Create a block

Under Content > Blocks click the Add New Block button.

• Block Title: Footer Links Block
• Identifier: footer_links_block
• Store View: choose your store view

• Add your custom link list in the content. For example:

  <ul class="footer links">
      <li class="nav item"><a href="{{store url="link1"}">Link 1</a></li>
      <li class="nav item"><a href="{{store url="link2"}">Link 2</a></li>
  </ul>
  

• Save

Create a widget

Under Content > Widgets, click the Add Widget button.

• Type: CMS Block
• Design Package/Theme: choose your theme then click Continue
• Widget Title: Footer Links
• Assign to store views : choose your store view
• Click the Add Layout Update button and choose "Display on All Pages"
• In the container dropdown, choose "CMS Footer Links"
• In the "Widget options" tab on the left, click Select Block and choose your "Footer Links Block"
• Save

Don't forget to flush the cache.