diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34ba54b..72fe0be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ description: >- # this means to ignore newlines until
   </p>
 
 footer_sidebar:
+  enabled: true
   auto: false # false = all elements will have the same width, true = each element takes what it needs
   arrangement:  # you can rearrange the positions of the elements
   - description  # will be the first one to be displayed
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index c0de55d..53c19a6 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ navigation:
     url: /search.html
 
 footer_sidebar:
+  enabled: true
   auto: true
   arrangement:
   - description
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 54ed990..62625bf 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -9,77 +9,79 @@
 <footer>
 
 
-{% if site.footer_sidebar.arrangement %}
-  <aside class="footer_sidebar footer_aside{% if site.footer_sidebar.auto %}_auto{% endif %}">
-    {% for section in site.footer_sidebar.arrangement %}
-      {% if section == 'description' and site.footer_sidebar.description.enabled %}
-        <section class="footer_sitedescription footer_sitedescription{% if site.footer_sidebar.description.columns and site.footer_sidebar.description.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.description.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.description.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
-          {{ site.description }}
-        </section>
-      {% elsif section == 'customcontent' and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.enabled %}
-        <section class="footer_customcontent footer_customcontent{% if site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.columns and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
-          {{ site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.data }}
-        </section>
-      {% elsif section == 'customcontent2' and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.enabled %}
-        <section class="footer_customcontent2 footer_customcontent2{% if site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.columns and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
-          {{ site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.data }}
-        </section>
-      {% elsif section == 'categories' and site.footer_sidebar.categories.enabled %}
-        <section class="footer_categories footer_categories{% if site.footer_sidebar.categories.columns and site.footer_sidebar.categories.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.categories.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.categories.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
-          <h3>Categories</h3>
-          <ul>
-            {% assign all_categories = "" %}
-            {% for post in site.posts %}
-              {% assign post_categories = post.categories %}
-              {% for category in post_categories %}
-                {% assign all_categories = all_categories | append: category | append: "," %}
+{% if site.footer_sidebar.enabled %}
+  {% if site.footer_sidebar.arrangement %}
+    <aside class="footer_sidebar footer_aside{% if site.footer_sidebar.auto %}_auto{% endif %}">
+      {% for section in site.footer_sidebar.arrangement %}
+        {% if section == 'description' and site.footer_sidebar.description.enabled %}
+          <section class="footer_sitedescription footer_sitedescription{% if site.footer_sidebar.description.columns and site.footer_sidebar.description.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.description.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.description.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
+            {{ site.description }}
+          </section>
+        {% elsif section == 'customcontent' and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.enabled %}
+          <section class="footer_customcontent footer_customcontent{% if site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.columns and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
+            {{ site.footer_sidebar.customcontent.data }}
+          </section>
+        {% elsif section == 'customcontent2' and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.enabled %}
+          <section class="footer_customcontent2 footer_customcontent2{% if site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.columns and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
+            {{ site.footer_sidebar.customcontent2.data }}
+          </section>
+        {% elsif section == 'categories' and site.footer_sidebar.categories.enabled %}
+          <section class="footer_categories footer_categories{% if site.footer_sidebar.categories.columns and site.footer_sidebar.categories.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.categories.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.categories.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
+            <h3>Categories</h3>
+            <ul>
+              {% assign all_categories = "" %}
+              {% for post in site.posts %}
+                {% assign post_categories = post.categories %}
+                {% for category in post_categories %}
+                  {% assign all_categories = all_categories | append: category | append: "," %}
+                {% endfor %}
               {% endfor %}
-            {% endfor %}
-            {% assign unique_categories = all_categories | split: "," | uniq %}
-            
-            {% assign categories_count = site.footer_sidebar.categories.count | default: 100 %}
-            {% assign categories_to_display = unique_categories | slice: 0, categories_count %}
-            
-            {% for category in categories_to_display %}
-              <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/categories.html#{{ category }}">{{ category }}</a></li>
-            {% endfor %}
-          </ul>
-        </section>
-      {% elsif section == 'tags' and site.footer_sidebar.tags.enabled %}
-        <section class="footer_tags footer_tags{% if site.footer_sidebar.tags.columns and site.footer_sidebar.tags.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.tags.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.tags.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
-          <h3>Tags</h3>
-          <ul>
-            {% assign all_tags = "" %}
-            {% for post in site.posts %}
-              {% assign post_tags = post.tags %}
-              {% for tag in post_tags %}
-                {% assign all_tags = all_tags | append: tag | append: "," %}
+              {% assign unique_categories = all_categories | split: "," | uniq %}
+              
+              {% assign categories_count = site.footer_sidebar.categories.count | default: 100 %}
+              {% assign categories_to_display = unique_categories | slice: 0, categories_count %}
+              
+              {% for category in categories_to_display %}
+                <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/categories.html#{{ category }}">{{ category }}</a></li>
               {% endfor %}
-            {% endfor %}
-            {% assign unique_tags = all_tags | split: "," | uniq %}
-            
-            {% assign tags_count = site.footer_sidebar.tags.count | default: 100 %}
-            {% assign tags_to_display = unique_tags | slice: 0, tags_count %}
-            
-            {% for tag in tags_to_display %}
-              <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/tags#{{ tag }}">{{ tag }}</a></li>
-            {% endfor %}
-          </ul>
-        </section>
-      {% elsif section == 'recentposts' and site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.enabled %}
-        <section class="footer_recentposts footer_recentposts{% if site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.columns and site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
-          <h3>Recent Posts</h3>
-          <ul>
-            {% assign recentposts_count = site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.count | default: 5 %}
-            {% assign recent_posts = site.posts | reverse %}
-            {% for post in recent_posts limit:recentposts_count %}
-              <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></li>
-            {% endfor %}
-          </ul>
-        </section>
-      {% endif %}
-    {% endfor %}
-  </aside>
+            </ul>
+          </section>
+        {% elsif section == 'tags' and site.footer_sidebar.tags.enabled %}
+          <section class="footer_tags footer_tags{% if site.footer_sidebar.tags.columns and site.footer_sidebar.tags.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.tags.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.tags.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
+            <h3>Tags</h3>
+            <ul>
+              {% assign all_tags = "" %}
+              {% for post in site.posts %}
+                {% assign post_tags = post.tags %}
+                {% for tag in post_tags %}
+                  {% assign all_tags = all_tags | append: tag | append: "," %}
+                {% endfor %}
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% assign unique_tags = all_tags | split: "," | uniq %}
+              
+              {% assign tags_count = site.footer_sidebar.tags.count | default: 100 %}
+              {% assign tags_to_display = unique_tags | slice: 0, tags_count %}
+              
+              {% for tag in tags_to_display %}
+                <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/tags#{{ tag }}">{{ tag }}</a></li>
+              {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+          </section>
+        {% elsif section == 'recentposts' and site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.enabled %}
+          <section class="footer_recentposts footer_recentposts{% if site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.columns and site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.columns >= 0 and site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.columns <= 5 %}{{site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.columns}}{% else %}0{% endif %}">
+            <h3>Recent Posts</h3>
+            <ul>
+              {% assign recentposts_count = site.footer_sidebar.recentposts.count | default: 5 %}
+              {% assign recent_posts = site.posts | reverse %}
+              {% for post in recent_posts limit:recentposts_count %}
+                <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></li>
+              {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+          </section>
+        {% endif %}
+      {% endfor %}
+    </aside>
+  {% endif %}
 {% endif %}