footer changes, remote access changes

examples/platform/footer.config.example.php

@@ -4,19 +4,34 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 /**
  * Site-wide footer (hub, crashes, tickets, graphs, builder).
  * Copy to footer.config.php and edit; footer.config.php is optional (defaults apply).
+ *
+ * Layout (empty/null row = hidden):
+ *   top     — full-width line above main row
+ *   main    — left | right (flex); invisible gap between columns
+ *   bottom  — full-width line below main row
+ *
+ * Left column: set `left` to a custom string, or leave null to build from holder + year below.
  */
 return [
-    // Visible copyright holder (also used in i18n {holder} if you customize strings).
+    // --- Optional rows (static or PHP-dynamic strings) ---
+    'top' => null,
+    'left' => null,
+    'right' => null,
+    'bottom' => null,
+
+    // --- Default left column when `left` is null ---
     'holder' => 'Anton Afanaasyeu',
-    // Prefix before the name: "(c)", "©", or "".
-    'copyright_symbol' => '(c)',
-    // Append current calendar year (or fixed year below).
+    'copyright_symbol' => "\u{00A9}",
     'show_year' => true,
-    // null = (int) date('Y') at render time.
+    // null = current calendar year at render time (end of range).
     'year' => null,
-    // CSS class on <footer>.
+    // Set e.g. 2026 for "2026–{current}" (en dash). Omit for single year only.
+    'year_start' => "2026 - current",
+ #   'year_start' => null,
+
+    // CSS class on <footer> (platform-footer layout classes are always added).
     'footer_class' => 'bottom-bar',
-    // When true, consoles with i18n.js replace text via data-i18n / data-year.
+    // When true, consoles with i18n.js replace default left text via data-i18n / data-year.
     'use_i18n' => true,
     'i18n_key' => 'footer.copyright',
 ];