Fix footer positioning on pages with minimal content #418
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Adds flexbox layout to ensure footer stays at bottom of viewport regardless of content height. Fixes footer floating mid-page on pages like 404.
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justinmk
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Nov 29, 2025
Co-authored-by: Justin M. Keyes <justinkz@gmail.com>
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Hey @justinmk , I’m noticing an issue ,the changes work correctly in my local setup, but the deployed build isn’t reflecting the updated behavior. |
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oh okay . |
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thanks , it's working now. |
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Problem
The footer floats in the middle of the page on pages with minimal content (e.g., 404 page), leaving empty space below it.
Before
After
Solution
Added flexbox layout to
static/css/main.cssto keep the footer at the bottom of the viewport regardless of content height.Changes
bodyto use flexbox withmin-height: 100vhTesting
✅ Pages with minimal content (404)
✅ Pages with long content (documentation)
✅ Responsive across mobile/tablet/desktop
No HTML changes required. The fix is self-contained in CSS.