9.9 Global Sections (Reusable Headers/Footers)

Purpose:

Save time and ensure consistency across your website by creating sections (like your main header with logo and navigation, or your standard footer with contact info and copyright) once and reusing them on multiple pages. When you edit a Global Section, the changes automatically apply everywhere it's used.

How to Create and Use:

1. Build the Section: Design your header or footer section normally on any page, including rows, columns, navigation menus, logos, text, social icons, etc.
2. Save as Global: Select the entire Section (click its green border/label). Look for a Save icon (often a floppy disk) that appears on the section's border or context menu. Click the Save icon.
3. Check Save as Global Section: In the save options popup, make sure the checkbox for Save as Global Section (or similar wording) is checked.
4. Name It: Give the global section a clear name (e.g., "Main Website Header - V1", "Standard Footer - Agency Info").
5. Click Save. The section border might change color (e.g., to purple) to indicate it's now global.
6. Use on Other Pages: Go to another page where you want to use this header/footer. Click + Add Section. In the panel that appears, navigate to the Global Sections tab. Select the global section you just saved by name. It will be added to the page.
7. Editing Global Sections: Edit the content or style of the global section on any page where it appears. When you click the Save icon on the global section itself, you'll be prompted to re-save it as global. Confirming this will update the section across all pages where it is used.

Using Global Sections is essential for efficiently managing headers and footers on multi-page websites built in Close Master.