diff --git a/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index 2a5935f..f733092 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     </div>
 
     <!------- ADD FOOTER ------------>
-    {{- partial "footer.html" . -}}
+    {{ $footerTemplate:= site.Params.footer.template | default "footer.html" }}
+    {{- partial $footerTemplate . -}}
 
     <!------- ADD COMMON SCRIPTS ------->
     {{ partial "scripts.html" . }}
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index e960ebd..9a5d5dd 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
     {{ end }}
 
     <!--- ADD FOOTER ----------------------->
-    {{- partial "footer.html" . -}}
+    {{ $footerTemplate:= site.Params.footer.template | default "footer.html" }}
+    {{- partial $footerTemplate . -}}
 
     <!--- ADD COMMON SCRIPTS --------------->
     {{ partial "scripts.html" . }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index ca2c7ff..a20f226 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@
 {{ $footerEnabled      := site.Params.footer.enable             | default true }}
 {{ $navigationEnabled  := site.Params.footer.navigation.enable  | default true }}
 {{ $contactMeEnabled   := site.Params.footer.contactMe.enable   | default true }}
-{{ $newsLetterEnabled  := site.Params.newsletter.enable         | default false }}
+{{ $newsletterEnabled  := site.Params.footer.newsletter.enable  | default true }}
 {{ $credentialsEnabled := site.Params.footer.credentials.enable | default true }}
 
+{{/*  Keep backward compatibility for the newsletter function */}}
+{{ if site.Params.newsletter.enable }}
+  {{ $newsletterEnabled = true }}
+{{ end }}
+
 {{ if $footerEnabled }}
   {{ $author:= site.Data.author }}
   {{ if (index site.Data site.Language.Lang).author }}
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@
     {{ $sections = (index site.Data site.Language.Lang).sections }}
   {{ end }}
 
-  {{ $copyrightNotice := "© 2020 Copyright."}}
+  {{ $copyrightNotice := "© 2021 Copyright."}}
   {{ if (index site.Data site.Language.Lang).site }}
     {{ $siteConfig := (index site.Data site.Language.Lang).site }}
     {{ if $siteConfig.copyright }}
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@
           </ul>
         </div>
         {{ end }}
-        {{ if $newsLetterEnabled }}
+        {{ if $newsletterEnabled }}
         <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-12">
           <!-- <h5>Newsletter</h5> -->
           <p>{{ i18n "newsletter_text" }}</p>