Trying to understand behavior of masterpage

[Weynand]

I'm very new to WBB and still learning a lot. I try to understand the behavior of the masterpage = MP. I'm using a 1 page template with a MP. I changed successfully the menu-header etc. on the MP. However I like to change the handmade footer (a layer with textblock) with a ready 'blocks' footer. The current footer appears at the end of the page. However, if I drag the ready footer to the MP, it places it self at the top. I tried all types of position, but it seems not possible to get it located at the end of the page. The only position working is footer-fixed, but then it's permanent visible and I want the footer visible only at the end of the page.

Can someone explain to me why the MP behaves so different from a normal page? Why does a layer behave so different from these ready 'blocks' footer items on a MP? And more important: Can it be solved?

[Pablo]

Most footer blocks do use a layout grid. So, in order to place it at the bottom of the page you with need to set the position to 'footer'.
Only one footer can be used per page.

[Weynand]

Hi Pablo, thanks for your reply. I only use 1 footer. I did try the footer position, both fixed and float, but that didn't do the trick. With float the footer disappears completely, so doesn't show at all. With position footer fixed the footer is permanent at the bottom of the screen and that's not what I want. I like it to appear at the end of the page.

[Pablo]

If you need assistance then please share a demo project so I can see what you have done.

[Weynand]

Pablo, I have no experience how to share a project on this forum. Should you have access to the actual wbs file?

I made use of template http://responsivewebdesign.se/modern/modern.zip
On the master page I want to replace the footer with the '4 column footer'
This footer should only appear at the end of the page.

I hope this will help

[Pablo]

Note that this template uses fixed /absolute layout, not layout grids.
So, if you add a layout grid to the page then it will be added to the top, because the rest of the layout is fixed.

To learn more about layout modes, please this related tutorial:
https://wysiwygwebbuilder.com/layout_modes.html

[Weynand]

Pablo, thanks! Learned a lot in the past few hours watching tutorials etc. Start to understand more and more about this fine peace of software