diff --git a/uffd/default_config.cfg b/uffd/default_config.cfg
index b51d9c9f5ba6d05eb8c7490a4e03b099157f1b88..9ccb35cbe9e4aa626530291411b9bdc686be92e8 100644
--- a/uffd/default_config.cfg
+++ b/uffd/default_config.cfg
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ROLES_BASEROLES=['base']
 
 SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS=False
 
-FOOTER_CONTENT='<div class="container"><span class="text-muted">Place sticky footer content here.</span></div>'
+FOOTER_LINKS=[{"url": "https://example.com", "title": "example"}]
 
 # do NOT set in production
 
diff --git a/uffd/templates/base.html b/uffd/templates/base.html
index 815225ac7a82e0e99c57f261e0a71f63ee6b9c26..66f90a7d18ee2a6c1162b3227a9241c627ed4418 100644
--- a/uffd/templates/base.html
+++ b/uffd/templates/base.html
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@
 
 		<footer class="footer">
 			{% block footer %}
-			{{ config["FOOTER_CONTENT"]|safe }}
+			<div class="container">
+				<ul class="list-inline">
+					{% for link in config["FOOTER_LINKS"]%}
+					<li class="list-inline-item"><a href="{{ link.url }}">{{ link.title }}</a></li>
+					{% endfor %}
+				</ul>
+			</div>
 			{% endblock footer %}
 		</footer>