Question

Keep div at bottom of page.

Asked by: jasonzook

I am trying to "pin" a div to the bottom of my page. I dont want it to allways be visiable(except if the user scrolls all the way to the bottom of the page)

This div holds copyright information. As I have it now, the div is in a template at the bottom. But if i have a page that has more content then the others the content over lapps the copyright div.

How do I make the div move down to accomidate any extra content?

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Answers

 

by: LZ1Posted on 2009-11-05 at 12:08:05ID: 25753382

This is going to depend on your HTML & CSS structure.  Do you have a live link or can you post your code?

 

by: jasonzookPosted on 2009-11-05 at 12:11:15ID: 25753418

The footerbar and copyright. are the divs that need to beable to change position depending on how much content is in the site

body {
	background-color: #BAEFFE;
}
.picturediv {
	position:absolute;
	z-index:2;
	top: 153px;
} 

.headerdiv1 {left:1px; top:1px;}
.headerdiv2 {left:154px; top:1px;}
.sidebardiv1 {left:2px; top:154px;}
.sidebardiv2 {left:2px; top:402px;}
.sidebardiv3 {left:2px; top:650px;}
.menudiv {
	position:absolute;
	z-index:3;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	width: 152px;
	}
.footerbar {	
	position:absolute;
	clear:both;
	width:682px;
	height:3px;
	z-index:4;
	left: 1px;
	top: 905px;
	}
.copyright {
	position:absolute;
	clear:both;
	width:802px;
	height:26px;
	z-index:4;
	left: 1px;
	top: 911px;
	}
	
.locationdiv1 {
	position:absolute;
	font-size:12px;
	left:166px;
	top:471px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	}
.locationdiv2 {
	position:absolute;
	font-size:12px;
	left:165px;
	top:495px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	width: 253px;
	} 
.googlemapdiv {
	position:absolute;
	left:166px;
	top:600px;
	}
.directionsdiv1 {
	position:absolute;
	font-size:12px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	left:165px;
	top:651px;
	width:253px;
	z-index:4;
	}
.directionsdiv2 {
	position:absolute;
	font-size:12px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	left:165px;
	top:764px;
	width:253;
	z-index:4;
	}
	
.spapoliciesdiv1 {
	position:absolute;
	font-size:12px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	left:166px;
	top:864;
	width:253;
	z-inedx:5;
	} 
 
 
 
<div class="titlediv">Come See Us!</div>
<div class="titlebar"><img src="images/bar.jpg" /></div>
<div class="locationlink">
	<a href="#locationdiv1" />Location and Directions</a>
</div> 
<div class="policieslink">
	<a href="#policiesdiv1" />Policies</a></div> 
<div class="hourslink">
	<a href="#hoursdiv1" />Hours</a></div> 
<div class="contactdiv">
	<p>&nbsp;</p>
	<p><strong>Contact us at:</strong></p>
	<p><strong>Enhance Your Natural Beauty</strong></p>
	<p><strong>1715 S Morgan Rd</strong></p>
	<p><strong>Oklahoma City, OK 73128</strong></p>
	<p>405-796-SKIN (7546)</p>		
</div> 
<div class="locationdiv1"><a name="Location"/><strong>Location and directions</strong></a></div>
<div class="locationdiv2">
	<p>We are located south of I-40 on Morgan Road, in
the shopping center at the southwest corner of SW
15th Street and Morgan Road.</p>
</div> 
<div class="googlemapdiv">
	<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1715+s+morgan+road+73128&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.411029,74.882813&ie=UTF8&z=16&g=1715+s+morgan+road+73128&iwloc=addr" />Click Here</a><strong> for Google Maps</strong>
</div> 
<div class="directionsdiv1">
	<strong>
		Directions from Oklahoma City:	</strong>
	<p>
		Take Interstate 40 West from OKC
Take Exit 140 for Morgan Road and turn left (south) Continue south appx. 1/4 mile
After SW 15th Street, turn right into the shopping center
	</p>
</div> 
<div class="directionsdiv2">
	<strong>Directions from Yukon/El Reno:</strong>
	<p>
		Take Interstate 40 East
Take Exit 140 for Morgan Road and turn left (south) Continue south appx. 1/4 mile
After SW 15th Street, turn right into the shopping center
	</p>
</div>
	
<div class="spapoliciesdiv1">
	<strong>Spa Policies:</strong>
	<p>
		Appointments and Group Bookings over $45 must
be reserved by credit card only. A 24 hour
cancellation notice is required to avoid full billing
of services reserved. This policy is non-negotiable.
	</p>

                                              
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by: LZ1Posted on 2009-11-05 at 12:38:12ID: 25753735

I didn't see the copyright div in the HTML

 

by: jasonzookPosted on 2009-11-05 at 12:45:15ID: 25753811

im putting the site right now so you can look at it completely.

www.aspireokc.com/eyb/index.html   <-- the site im working with
www.aspireokc.com/eyb/styles/styles.css   <--CSS

dreamweaver is putting the site right now. should be up in a minute or two.

 

by: jasonzookPosted on 2009-11-05 at 12:46:57ID: 25753831

Sorry forgot to say:
the spa policies and hours sections off to the right side of the page are supposed to go in line with the other paragraphs on the left. but as the site is right now they would just over lap the footer.

 

by: LZ1Posted on 2009-11-05 at 12:50:10ID: 25753867

Ok, just so I have things straight:

  1. The footer is NOT the copyright class. It is actually the googlemapdiv? 
  2. The spa policies and hours should be to the right of the other paragraphs or below? 

 

by: jasonzookPosted on 2009-11-05 at 12:58:25ID: 25753937

Sorry i know this is probably confusing.
There are 2 parts to my footer. The little green bar (footerbar class) and the copyright information(copyright class)
<div class="copyright">
  <div align="center"><a href="http://www.enhanceynb.com">www.enhanceynb.com</a> | (405) 796-skin       (7546) | 1715 South Morgan Road</div>
</div>

all the paragraph sections (locations, directions, policies, and hours) should be in a line on the left side
example:

         HEADER HEADER HEADER
menu
menu   location
menu   google maps
menu
menu    directions1
menu    directions2
menu
menu    spa policies

             Hours

footerbar footerbar footerbar footerbar footerbar
copyright info copyright info
copyright info copyright info


that is how it is supposed to look. The reason the paragraph sections are out of order now is because if i were to line them up on the left side like i want to, they will over lap the footerbar/copyright divs


 

by: jason1178Posted on 2009-11-05 at 21:26:02ID: 25756779

You've made this incredibly hard on yourself by using absolutely positioned divs.  Probably the easiest thing to do is set the CSS on the copyright div to have a bottom: 0 value and that will effectively pin the div the bottom of whatever container you stick it in.

However, if this site is not yet live, I urge you ditch absolutes altogether and learn how to use the float and clear properties to create columns and self-stacking divs.  You, and your high resolution visitors will be happier.

 

by: jasonzookPosted on 2009-11-11 at 06:33:17ID: 31650691

thank you. the site is not live yet. I will look into floating ... ect :D

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