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# Global Header and Footer

The **Global Header & Footer** section in YayMail allows you to design and manage a unified header and footer layout for all your email templates. Instead of editing each template individually, you can now apply consistent branding elements—such as your logo, contact information, or social media links—across all emails from a single place. This feature helps you save time and ensures a cohesive look and feel throughout your email communications.

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In addition to the drag-and-drop elements, we’ve also introduced a set of ready-made **patterns** to help you build beautiful headers and footers quickly and effortlessly. Learn more at [Pre-Designed Patterns](https://docs.yaycommerce.com/yaymail/how-it-works/left-area-of-the-editor-screen)

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#### Enabling the Global Header & Footer for Templates

Once you’ve finished designing your Global header and footer, enabling them is all it takes to apply them across all your email templates. They will be automatically inserted into each template without requiring additional setup.

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**Note:**\
For websites that previously used YayMail version **below 4.1**, templates that already included the legacy **Global Header** or **Global Footer** elements will automatically display the Global header/footer after upgrading to version **4.1 or higher**.

However, for templates that did **not** previously use these legacy elements, the Global header/footer will be **hidden by default**. They will appear as shown in the image below.

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To activate them, simply **disable** the option: Hide on this template

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Additionally, if you wish to **customize** the content of the global header/footer specifically for a template, you can enable the option: Override content

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