footer-menu.php

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I’ll build this as a full WordPress theme footer menu template part: safe checks, multiple footer menu columns, fallbacks, social links, legal links, schema-friendly markup, accessibility, hooks, filters, and customization-ready code.

Below is an advanced template-parts/footer/footer-menu.php file for your Rx Theme.

Create this file:

rx-theme/template-parts/footer/footer-menu.php

Then paste this full code:

<?php
/**
 * Template Part: Advanced Footer Menu
 *
 * File: template-parts/footer/footer-menu.php
 *
 * Features:
 * - Multiple footer menu locations
 * - Automatic fallback links
 * - Footer quick links
 * - Footer legal links
 * - Footer social links
 * - Footer contact links
 * - Dynamic copyright
 * - Back to top link
 * - Accessibility-friendly markup
 * - SEO-friendly internal links
 * - Schema.org support
 * - Customizer/filter friendly
 * - Safe escaping and sanitization
 *
 * @package Rx_Theme
 */

defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;

/**
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 * Helper: Check menu location safely
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 */
if ( ! function_exists( 'rx_theme_has_menu_location' ) ) {
	function rx_theme_has_menu_location( $location ) {
		return has_nav_menu( $location );
	}
}

/**
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 * Helper: Render WordPress nav menu safely
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 */
if ( ! function_exists( 'rx_theme_render_footer_nav_menu' ) ) {
	function rx_theme_render_footer_nav_menu( $args = array() ) {

		$defaults = array(
			'theme_location'  => '',
			'menu_class'      => 'rx-footer-menu__list',
			'container'       => false,
			'depth'           => 2,
			'fallback_cb'     => false,
			'link_before'     => '<span>',
			'link_after'      => '</span>',
			'items_wrap'      => '<ul id="%1$s" class="%2$s">%3$s</ul>',
			'echo'            => true,
		);

		$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

		if ( empty( $args['theme_location'] ) || ! has_nav_menu( $args['theme_location'] ) ) {
			return;
		}

		wp_nav_menu( $args );
	}
}

/**
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 * Helper: Fallback footer links
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 */
if ( ! function_exists( 'rx_theme_footer_fallback_links' ) ) {
	function rx_theme_footer_fallback_links() {

		$links = array(
			array(
				'label' => __( 'Home', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => home_url( '/' ),
			),
			array(
				'label' => __( 'Blog', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => get_post_type_archive_link( 'post' ) ? get_post_type_archive_link( 'post' ) : home_url( '/' ),
			),
			array(
				'label' => __( 'About', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => home_url( '/about/' ),
			),
			array(
				'label' => __( 'Contact', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => home_url( '/contact/' ),
			),
			array(
				'label' => __( 'Privacy Policy', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => get_privacy_policy_url() ? get_privacy_policy_url() : home_url( '/privacy-policy/' ),
			),
		);

		$links = apply_filters( 'rx_theme_footer_fallback_links', $links );

		if ( empty( $links ) || ! is_array( $links ) ) {
			return;
		}
		?>

		<ul class="rx-footer-menu__list rx-footer-menu__list--fallback">
			<?php foreach ( $links as $link ) : ?>
				<?php
				$label = isset( $link['label'] ) ? $link['label'] : '';
				$url   = isset( $link['url'] ) ? $link['url'] : '';

				if ( empty( $label ) || empty( $url ) ) {
					continue;
				}
				?>
				<li class="rx-footer-menu__item">
					<a class="rx-footer-menu__link" href="<?php echo esc_url( $url ); ?>">
						<span><?php echo esc_html( $label ); ?></span>
					</a>
				</li>
			<?php endforeach; ?>
		</ul>

		<?php
	}
}

/**
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 * Helper: Footer social links
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 */
if ( ! function_exists( 'rx_theme_footer_social_links' ) ) {
	function rx_theme_footer_social_links() {

		/**
		 * You can edit these URLs directly or filter them from functions.php.
		 */
		$social_links = array(
			'facebook' => array(
				'label' => __( 'Facebook', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => '',
				'icon'  => 'facebook',
			),
			'x' => array(
				'label' => __( 'X / Twitter', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => '',
				'icon'  => 'x',
			),
			'linkedin' => array(
				'label' => __( 'LinkedIn', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => '',
				'icon'  => 'linkedin',
			),
			'youtube' => array(
				'label' => __( 'YouTube', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => '',
				'icon'  => 'youtube',
			),
			'github' => array(
				'label' => __( 'GitHub', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => '',
				'icon'  => 'github',
			),
		);

		$social_links = apply_filters( 'rx_theme_footer_social_links', $social_links );

		$has_social = false;

		foreach ( $social_links as $social ) {
			if ( ! empty( $social['url'] ) ) {
				$has_social = true;
				break;
			}
		}

		if ( ! $has_social ) {
			return;
		}
		?>

		<nav class="rx-footer-social" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Footer social links', 'rx-theme' ); ?>">
			<ul class="rx-footer-social__list">
				<?php foreach ( $social_links as $key => $social ) : ?>
					<?php
					$label = isset( $social['label'] ) ? $social['label'] : ucfirst( $key );
					$url   = isset( $social['url'] ) ? $social['url'] : '';
					$icon  = isset( $social['icon'] ) ? $social['icon'] : $key;

					if ( empty( $url ) ) {
						continue;
					}
					?>
					<li class="rx-footer-social__item rx-footer-social__item--<?php echo esc_attr( sanitize_html_class( $key ) ); ?>">
						<a
							class="rx-footer-social__link"
							href="<?php echo esc_url( $url ); ?>"
							target="_blank"
							rel="noopener noreferrer me"
							aria-label="<?php echo esc_attr( $label ); ?>"
						>
							<span class="rx-footer-social__icon rx-footer-social__icon--<?php echo esc_attr( sanitize_html_class( $icon ) ); ?>" aria-hidden="true"></span>
							<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php echo esc_html( $label ); ?></span>
						</a>
					</li>
				<?php endforeach; ?>
			</ul>
		</nav>

		<?php
	}
}

/**
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 * Helper: Footer legal links
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 */
if ( ! function_exists( 'rx_theme_footer_legal_links' ) ) {
	function rx_theme_footer_legal_links() {

		$legal_links = array();

		if ( get_privacy_policy_url() ) {
			$legal_links[] = array(
				'label' => __( 'Privacy Policy', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => get_privacy_policy_url(),
			);
		}

		$legal_links[] = array(
			'label' => __( 'Terms & Conditions', 'rx-theme' ),
			'url'   => home_url( '/terms-and-conditions/' ),
		);

		$legal_links[] = array(
			'label' => __( 'Disclaimer', 'rx-theme' ),
			'url'   => home_url( '/disclaimer/' ),
		);

		$legal_links[] = array(
			'label' => __( 'Contact', 'rx-theme' ),
			'url'   => home_url( '/contact/' ),
		);

		$legal_links = apply_filters( 'rx_theme_footer_legal_links', $legal_links );

		if ( empty( $legal_links ) || ! is_array( $legal_links ) ) {
			return;
		}
		?>

		<nav class="rx-footer-legal" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Footer legal links', 'rx-theme' ); ?>">
			<ul class="rx-footer-legal__list">
				<?php foreach ( $legal_links as $link ) : ?>
					<?php
					$label = isset( $link['label'] ) ? $link['label'] : '';
					$url   = isset( $link['url'] ) ? $link['url'] : '';

					if ( empty( $label ) || empty( $url ) ) {
						continue;
					}
					?>
					<li class="rx-footer-legal__item">
						<a class="rx-footer-legal__link" href="<?php echo esc_url( $url ); ?>">
							<?php echo esc_html( $label ); ?>
						</a>
					</li>
				<?php endforeach; ?>
			</ul>
		</nav>

		<?php
	}
}

/**
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 * Helper: Footer contact information
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 */
if ( ! function_exists( 'rx_theme_footer_contact_info' ) ) {
	function rx_theme_footer_contact_info() {

		$contact_items = array(
			'email' => array(
				'label' => __( 'Email', 'rx-theme' ),
				'value' => get_option( 'admin_email' ),
				'url'   => 'mailto:' . antispambot( get_option( 'admin_email' ) ),
			),
			'contact' => array(
				'label' => __( 'Contact Page', 'rx-theme' ),
				'value' => __( 'Contact us', 'rx-theme' ),
				'url'   => home_url( '/contact/' ),
			),
		);

		$contact_items = apply_filters( 'rx_theme_footer_contact_items', $contact_items );

		if ( empty( $contact_items ) || ! is_array( $contact_items ) ) {
			return;
		}
		?>

		<ul class="rx-footer-contact__list">
			<?php foreach ( $contact_items as $key => $item ) : ?>
				<?php
				$label = isset( $item['label'] ) ? $item['label'] : '';
				$value = isset( $item['value'] ) ? $item['value'] : '';
				$url   = isset( $item['url'] ) ? $item['url'] : '';

				if ( empty( $label ) || empty( $value ) ) {
					continue;
				}
				?>
				<li class="rx-footer-contact__item rx-footer-contact__item--<?php echo esc_attr( sanitize_html_class( $key ) ); ?>">
					<span class="rx-footer-contact__label">
						<?php echo esc_html( $label ); ?>:
					</span>

					<?php if ( ! empty( $url ) ) : ?>
						<a class="rx-footer-contact__link" href="<?php echo esc_url( $url ); ?>">
							<?php echo esc_html( antispambot( $value ) ); ?>
						</a>
					<?php else : ?>
						<span class="rx-footer-contact__value">
							<?php echo esc_html( $value ); ?>
						</span>
					<?php endif; ?>
				</li>
			<?php endforeach; ?>
		</ul>

		<?php
	}
}

/**
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 * Data
 * ------------------------------------------------------------
 */
$site_name        = get_bloginfo( 'name' );
$site_description = get_bloginfo( 'description' );
$current_year     = gmdate( 'Y' );

$footer_columns = array(
	array(
		'id'            => 'footer-menu-1',
		'title'         => __( 'Explore', 'rx-theme' ),
		'menu_location' => 'footer_menu_1',
	),
	array(
		'id'            => 'footer-menu-2',
		'title'         => __( 'Resources', 'rx-theme' ),
		'menu_location' => 'footer_menu_2',
	),
	array(
		'id'            => 'footer-menu-3',
		'title'         => __( 'Company', 'rx-theme' ),
		'menu_location' => 'footer_menu_3',
	),
	array(
		'id'            => 'footer-menu-4',
		'title'         => __( 'Support', 'rx-theme' ),
		'menu_location' => 'footer_menu_4',
	),
);

$footer_columns = apply_filters( 'rx_theme_footer_menu_columns', $footer_columns );

?>

<section
	id="rx-footer-menu"
	class="rx-footer-menu"
	aria-labelledby="rx-footer-menu-title"
	itemscope
	itemtype="https://schema.org/WPFooter"
>

	<h2 id="rx-footer-menu-title" class="screen-reader-text">
		<?php esc_html_e( 'Footer navigation', 'rx-theme' ); ?>
	</h2>

	<div class="rx-footer-menu__inner">

		<?php do_action( 'rx_theme_before_footer_menu' ); ?>

		<div class="rx-footer-menu__top">

			<div class="rx-footer-menu__brand" itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization">

				<?php if ( has_custom_logo() ) : ?>
					<div class="rx-footer-menu__logo" itemprop="logo">
						<?php the_custom_logo(); ?>
					</div>
				<?php else : ?>
					<p class="rx-footer-menu__site-title" itemprop="name">
						<a class="rx-footer-menu__site-link" href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>">
							<?php echo esc_html( $site_name ); ?>
						</a>
					</p>
				<?php endif; ?>

				<?php if ( ! empty( $site_description ) ) : ?>
					<p class="rx-footer-menu__description" itemprop="description">
						<?php echo esc_html( $site_description ); ?>
					</p>
				<?php endif; ?>

				<?php rx_theme_footer_social_links(); ?>

			</div>

			<?php if ( ! empty( $footer_columns ) && is_array( $footer_columns ) ) : ?>

				<div class="rx-footer-menu__columns">

					<?php foreach ( $footer_columns as $column ) : ?>

						<?php
						$column_id     = isset( $column['id'] ) ? sanitize_html_class( $column['id'] ) : '';
						$column_title  = isset( $column['title'] ) ? $column['title'] : '';
						$menu_location = isset( $column['menu_location'] ) ? $column['menu_location'] : '';

						if ( empty( $column_id ) ) {
							$column_id = 'rx-footer-column-' . wp_rand( 100, 999 );
						}

						$title_id = $column_id . '-title';
						?>

						<div class="rx-footer-menu__column rx-footer-menu__column--<?php echo esc_attr( $column_id ); ?>">

							<?php if ( ! empty( $column_title ) ) : ?>
								<h3 id="<?php echo esc_attr( $title_id ); ?>" class="rx-footer-menu__heading">
									<?php echo esc_html( $column_title ); ?>
								</h3>
							<?php endif; ?>

							<nav
								class="rx-footer-menu__nav"
								aria-labelledby="<?php echo esc_attr( $title_id ); ?>"
							>
								<?php
								if ( ! empty( $menu_location ) && has_nav_menu( $menu_location ) ) {
									rx_theme_render_footer_nav_menu(
										array(
											'theme_location' => $menu_location,
											'menu_class'     => 'rx-footer-menu__list rx-footer-menu__list--' . sanitize_html_class( $menu_location ),
											'depth'          => 2,
										)
									);
								} else {
									rx_theme_footer_fallback_links();
								}
								?>
							</nav>

						</div>

					<?php endforeach; ?>

				</div>

			<?php endif; ?>

			<div class="rx-footer-menu__contact">

				<h3 class="rx-footer-menu__heading">
					<?php esc_html_e( 'Contact', 'rx-theme' ); ?>
				</h3>

				<?php rx_theme_footer_contact_info(); ?>

			</div>

		</div>

		<div class="rx-footer-menu__middle">

			<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'footer-widgets' ) ) : ?>
				<div class="rx-footer-menu__widgets">
					<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-widgets' ); ?>
				</div>
			<?php endif; ?>

		</div>

		<div class="rx-footer-menu__bottom">

			<div class="rx-footer-menu__copyright">
				<p>
					&copy; <?php echo esc_html( $current_year ); ?>
					<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>">
						<?php echo esc_html( $site_name ); ?>
					</a>.
					<?php esc_html_e( 'All rights reserved.', 'rx-theme' ); ?>
				</p>
			</div>

			<?php rx_theme_footer_legal_links(); ?>

			<a class="rx-footer-menu__back-to-top" href="#page" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Back to top', 'rx-theme' ); ?>">
				<span aria-hidden="true">↑</span>
				<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'Back to top', 'rx-theme' ); ?></span>
			</a>

		</div>

		<?php do_action( 'rx_theme_after_footer_menu' ); ?>

	</div>

</section>

Also add these menu locations in your inc/core/menus.php or inside functions.php:

<?php
/**
 * Register Rx Theme Menus
 */

defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;

if ( ! function_exists( 'rx_theme_register_menus' ) ) {
	function rx_theme_register_menus() {

		register_nav_menus(
			array(
				'primary_menu'  => esc_html__( 'Primary Menu', 'rx-theme' ),
				'footer_menu_1' => esc_html__( 'Footer Menu 1 - Explore', 'rx-theme' ),
				'footer_menu_2' => esc_html__( 'Footer Menu 2 - Resources', 'rx-theme' ),
				'footer_menu_3' => esc_html__( 'Footer Menu 3 - Company', 'rx-theme' ),
				'footer_menu_4' => esc_html__( 'Footer Menu 4 - Support', 'rx-theme' ),
			)
		);
	}
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'rx_theme_register_menus' );

Also register the footer widget area:

<?php
/**
 * Register Rx Theme Footer Widget Area
 */

defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;

if ( ! function_exists( 'rx_theme_register_footer_widgets' ) ) {
	function rx_theme_register_footer_widgets() {

		register_sidebar(
			array(
				'name'          => esc_html__( 'Footer Widgets', 'rx-theme' ),
				'id'            => 'footer-widgets',
				'description'   => esc_html__( 'Widgets displayed inside the footer menu area.', 'rx-theme' ),
				'before_widget' => '<section id="%1$s" class="rx-footer-widget widget %2$s">',
				'after_widget'  => '</section>',
				'before_title'  => '<h3 class="rx-footer-widget__title">',
				'after_title'   => '</h3>',
			)
		);
	}
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'rx_theme_register_footer_widgets' );

Call the footer menu file inside your footer.php like this:

<?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/footer/footer-menu' ); ?>

Add this basic CSS in style.css:

.rx-footer-menu {
	background: #111827;
	color: #f9fafb;
	padding: 48px 20px 24px;
}

.rx-footer-menu a {
	color: inherit;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.rx-footer-menu a:hover,
.rx-footer-menu a:focus {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.rx-footer-menu__inner {
	max-width: 1200px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

.rx-footer-menu__top {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 2fr 1fr;
	gap: 32px;
}

.rx-footer-menu__columns {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 24px;
}

.rx-footer-menu__heading {
	margin: 0 0 14px;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 700;
}

.rx-footer-menu__list,
.rx-footer-social__list,
.rx-footer-legal__list,
.rx-footer-contact__list {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.rx-footer-menu__item,
.rx-footer-contact__item {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.rx-footer-menu__description {
	color: #d1d5db;
	line-height: 1.7;
}

.rx-footer-menu__bottom {
	border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
	margin-top: 32px;
	padding-top: 20px;
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 20px;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.rx-footer-legal__list {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 16px;
}

.rx-footer-social__list {
	display: flex;
	gap: 12px;
	margin-top: 18px;
}

.rx-footer-social__link {
	width: 36px;
	height: 36px;
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.rx-footer-menu__back-to-top {
	width: 38px;
	height: 38px;
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	border-radius: 999px;
	background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}

.screen-reader-text {
	position: absolute;
	width: 1px;
	height: 1px;
	padding: 0;
	margin: -1px;
	overflow: hidden;
	clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
	white-space: nowrap;
	border: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
	.rx-footer-menu__top {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.rx-footer-menu__columns {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	}
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
	.rx-footer-menu__columns {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.rx-footer-menu__bottom {
		align-items: flex-start;
		flex-direction: column;
	}
}

For social links, add this to functions.php and replace the URLs:

add_filter( 'rx_theme_footer_social_links', function( $links ) {

	$links['facebook']['url'] = 'https://facebook.com/your-page';
	$links['x']['url']        = 'https://x.com/your-profile';
	$links['linkedin']['url'] = 'https://linkedin.com/in/your-profile';
	$links['youtube']['url']  = 'https://youtube.com/@your-channel';
	$links['github']['url']   = 'https://github.com/your-profile';

	return $links;
} );

This footer menu file is safe, expandable, SEO-friendly, accessible, and ready for your advanced Rx Theme structure.

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