So, I'm making a personal website, and I'm having a hard time creating a sticky footer. I want the footer to stay at the bottom of the page. Here's an example. By the way, I'm still very new to webpage design and development, so my practices are probably not the best!
html * {
font-size: 14pt !important;
font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;
}
* {
margin: 0;
}
body {
height: 100%;
}
:root {
--theme: #6600da;
}
.row {
width: 100%;
height: 65%;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: baseline;
/* border: 3px solid red; */
}
.navbar-image {
border-radius: 50%;
}
.column {
float: left;
border: 1px black solid;
padding: 5px;
margin: 5px;
/* position: relative; */
}
.left,
.right,
.middle {
display: inline-block;
margin: 2px;
top: 0;
text-align: center;
}
.left {
width: 25%;
font-size: 14pt !important;
}
.left img {
border-radius: 50%;
height: 15%;
width: 15%;
margin-left: 10px;
}
.header img {
padding-top: 5px;
float: left;
}
.header h3 {
text-decoration: underline;
}
.header h4 {
color: var(--theme);
font-weight: 100;
margin: 0px;
}
.header h3,
h4 {
margin: 0;
float: left;
padding-left: 15px;
}
.middle {
width: 45%;
}
.right {
width: 25%;
text-align: justify;
}
/* Clear floats after the columns */
.row:after {
content: "";
display: table;
clear: both;
}
.footer {
left: 0;
bottom: 0;
width: 100%;
background: #222;
color: white;
text-align: center;
height: 60px;
clear: both;
}
.center {
padding-top: 15px;
}
.proj {
border: 1px black solid;
padding: 30px;
margin: 10px;
margin-top: 0;
}
.proj img {
width: 60px;
height: 60px;
border: 2px black solid;
display: inline-block;
}
.proj h3 {
text-decoration: underline;
margin: 0;
display: inline-block;
}
.proj p {
margin-top: 3px;
}
#footer-text {
color: #7d7d7d;
font-size: 10pt !important;
text-decoration: underline;
}
#footer-link {
color: #7d7d7d;
font-size: 10pt !important;
}
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Steve Tautonico</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="home.css">
<script src="home.js"></script>
<!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<!-- jQuery library -->
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<!-- Latest compiled JavaScript -->
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<!-- Include Google F -->
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Work+Sans" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body>
<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top">
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="navbar-header">
<img class="navbar-brand navbar-image" src="pictures/stock.jpg" />
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Steve Tautonico</a>
</div>
<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
<li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">Projects
<span class="caret"></span></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="#">T.A.R.B.S. Engine</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Termutils</a></li>
<li><a href="#">SBS</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Contact Me</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</nav>
<br /><br /><br />
<div class="row">
<div class="column left">
<div class="header">
<img src="pictures\stock.jpg" />
<br />
<h3>Steve Tautonico</h3>
<br />
<h4>CST Student, Developer, IT Technician</h4>
<br /><br />
<p>
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</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="column middle">
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</div>
<div class="column right">
<br />
<div class="proj proj1">
<img src="pictures\stock.jpg" />
<h3>Project 1 title</h3>
<br />
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</div>
<br />
<div class="proj proj2">
<img src="pictures\stock.jpg" />
<h3>Project 2 title</h3>
<br />
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</div>
<br />
<div class="proj proj3">
<img src="pictures\stock.jpg" />
<h3>Project 3 title</h3>
<br />
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</div>
<br />
<div class="proj proj4">
<img src="pictures\stock.jpg" />
<h3>Project 4 title</h3>
<br />
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</p>
</div>
<br />
</div>
<!-- Footer -->
<br /><br />
<div class="footer">
<div class="ml-auto center">
<span id="footer-text">Steve Tautonico</span>
<span>•</span>
<a href="#" id="footer-link">Projects</a>
<span>•</span>
<a href="#" id="footer-link">Contact Me</a>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
If you run this code, you can see that the footer sticks to the right side of the page. I tried using some examples from the internet, but the footer usually hovers somewhere near the middle of the page. The problem seemed to start when I added the third column. Once I started adding content and information into the third column (far right one), the footer broke. What am I doing wrong here?