diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/advanced/customization.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/advanced/customization.md
index e37ee07..24b847d 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/advanced/customization.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/advanced/customization.md
@@ -62,18 +62,18 @@ You may add custom scripts to the end of the head for every page by adding the f
 layouts/partials/custom/head-end.html
 ```
 
-## Custom Footer
+## Custom Footer Section
 
-You can replace the footer completely - excluding the language and theme buttons - by creating a file `layouts/partials/custom/footer.html` in your site __and__ setting `custom: true` in the `footer` section of your `hugo.yaml`:
+You can add a custom section the footer between the language/theme buttons and the Copyright/Powered By section by creating a file `layouts/partials/custom/footer.html` in your site __and__ setting `customSection: true` in the `footer` section of your `hugo.yaml`:
 
 ```yaml {filename="hugo.yaml"}
  footer:
     enable: true
-    custom: true
-    # These settings are ignored by the custom footer
+    customSection: true
+    # These settings are still respected
     displayCopyright: false
     displayPoweredBy: true
-    # This setting is respected by the custom footer
+    # This setting applies to the custom section
     with: "wide"
 ```
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index c6de318..1e391b4 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@
     {{- end -}}
   {{- end -}}
 
-  {{- if .Site.Params.footer.custom -}}
+  {{- if .Site.Params.footer.customSection -}}
     <div
       class="{{ $footerWidth }} hx-pl-[max(env(safe-area-inset-left),0rem)] hx-pr-[max(env(safe-area-inset-right),0rem)] hx-text-gray-600 dark:hx-text-gray-400"
     >
       {{ partial "custom/footer.html" (dict "context" . "footerButtonColor" "hx-rounded-md hx-transition-colors hover:hx-bg-gray-100 hover:hx-text-gray-900 dark:hover:hx-bg-primary-100/5 dark:hover:hx-text-gray-50" ) }}
     </div>
-  {{- else -}}
+    <hr class="dark:hx-border-neutral-800" />
+  {{- end -}}
     <div
       class="{{ $footerWidth }} hx-mx-auto hx-flex hx-justify-center hx-py-12 hx-pl-[max(env(safe-area-inset-left),1.5rem)] hx-pr-[max(env(safe-area-inset-right),1.5rem)] hx-text-gray-600 dark:hx-text-gray-400 md:hx-justify-start"
     >
-      <div class="hx-flex hx-w-full hx-flex-col hx-items-center sm:hx-items-start">
+      <div class="hx-flex hx-w-full hx-flex-col hx-items-center sm:hx-items-start hx-gap-6">
           {{- if (.Site.Params.footer.displayPoweredBy | default true) }}<div class="hx-font-semibold">{{ template "theme-credit" $poweredBy }}</div>{{ end }}
-          {{- if .Site.Params.footer.displayCopyright }}<div class="hx-mt-6 hx-text-xs">{{ $copyright | markdownify }}</div>{{ end }}
+          {{- if .Site.Params.footer.displayCopyright }}<div class="hx-text-xs">{{ $copyright | markdownify }}</div>{{ end }}
       </div>
     </div>
-  {{- end -}}
 </footer>
 
 {{- define "theme-credit" -}}