diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index a090670..9973afe 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -38,9 +38,21 @@ aux_links:
"Just the Docs on GitHub":
- "//github.com/pmarsceill/just-the-docs"
-# Footer content appears at the bottom of every page's main content
+# Footer content
+# appears at the bottom of every page's main content
footer_content: "Copyright © 2017-2019 Patrick Marsceill. Distributed by an MIT license."
+# Footer last edited timestamp
+last_edit_timestamp: true # show or hide edit time - page must have `last_modified_date` defined in the frontmatter
+last_edit_time_format: "%b %e %Y at %I:%M %p" # uses ruby's time format: https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.7.0/libdoc/time/rdoc/Time.html
+
+# Footer "Edit this page on GitHub" link text
+gh_edit_link: true # show or hide edit this page link
+gh_edit_link_text: "Edit this page on GitHub."
+gh_edit_repository: "https://github.com/pmarsceill/just-the-docs" # the github URL for your repo
+gh_edit_branch: "master" # the branch that your docs is served from
+gh_edit_view_mode: "tree" # "tree" or "edit" if you want the user to jump into the editor immediately
+
# Color scheme currently only supports "dark" or nil (default)
color_scheme: nil
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index b1d3c72..13a860f 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -86,10 +86,29 @@ layout: table_wrappers
{% endif %}
- {% if site.footer_content != nil %}
+ {% if site.footer_content != nil or site.show_last_edit_time or site.show_gh_edit_link %}
{% endif %}
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index eb43a08..98fecdb 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -63,10 +63,28 @@ heading_anchors: true
## Footer content
```yaml
-# Footer content appears at the bottom of every page's main content
+# Footer content
+# appears at the bottom of every page's main content
footer_content: "Copyright © 2017-2019 Patrick Marsceill. Distributed by an MIT license."
+
+# Footer last edited timestamp
+last_edit_timestamp: true # show or hide edit time - page must have `last_modified_date` defined in the frontmatter
+last_edit_time_format: "%b %e %Y at %I:%M %p" # uses ruby's time format: https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.7.0/libdoc/time/rdoc/Time.html
+
+# Footer "Edit this page on GitHub" link text
+gh_edit_link: true # show or hide edit this page link
+gh_edit_link_text: "Edit this page on GitHub."
+gh_edit_repository: "https://github.com/pmarsceill/just-the-docs" # the github URL for your repo
+gh_edit_branch: "master" # the branch that your docs is served from
+gh_edit_view_mode: "tree" # "tree" or "edit" if you want the user to jump into the editor immediately
```
+- the "page last modified" data will only display if a page has a key called `last_modified_date`, formatted in some readable date format
+- `last_edit_time_format` uses Ruby's DateTime formatter; see examples and more information [at this link.](https://apidock.com/ruby/DateTime/strftime)
+- `gh_edit_repository` is the URL of the project's GitHub repository
+- `gh_edit_branch` is the branch that the docs site is served from; defaults to `master`
+- `gh_edit_view_mode` is `"tree"` by default, which brings the user to the github page; switch to `"edit"` to bring the user directly into editing mode
+
## Color scheme
```yaml