diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index ad3d4a7f7..25a568bdc 100755
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -21,15 +21,28 @@ keywords: "Hexo, NexT"
 # Set rss to specific value if you have burned your feed already.
 rss:
 
-# Specify the date when the site was setup
-#since: 2015
-
-# icon between year and author @Footer
-authoricon: heart
-
-# Footer `powered-by` and `theme-info` copyright
-copyright: true
-
+footer:
+  # Specify the date when the site was setup.
+  # If not defined, current year will be used.
+  #since: 2015
+
+  # Icon between year and copyright info.
+  icon: user
+
+  # If not defined, will be used `author` from Hexo main config.
+  copyright:
+  # -------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Hexo link (Powered by Hexo).
+  powered: true
+
+  theme:
+    # Theme & scheme info link (Theme - NexT.scheme).
+    enable: true
+    # Version info of NexT after scheme info (vX.X.X).
+    version: true
+  # -------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Any custom text can be defined here.
+  #custom_text: Hosted by <a target="_blank" href="https://pages.github.com">GitHub Pages</a>
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # SEO Settings
diff --git a/layout/_partials/footer.swig b/layout/_partials/footer.swig
index bf74da67a..68e7e5ef3 100644
--- a/layout/_partials/footer.swig
+++ b/layout/_partials/footer.swig
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<div class="copyright" >
-  {% set current = date(Date.now(), "YYYY") %}
-  &copy; {% if theme.since and theme.since != current %} {{ theme.since }} &mdash; {% endif %}
-  <span itemprop="copyrightYear">{{ current }}</span>
+<div class="copyright">{#
+#}{% set current = date(Date.now(), "YYYY") %}{#
+#}&copy; {% if theme.footer.since and theme.footer.since != current %}{{ theme.footer.since }} &mdash; {% endif %}{#
+#}<span itemprop="copyrightYear">{{ current }}</span>
   <span class="with-love">
-    <i class="fa fa-{{ theme.authoricon }}"></i>
+    <i class="fa fa-{{ theme.footer.icon }}"></i>
   </span>
-  <span class="author" itemprop="copyrightHolder">{{ config.author }}</span>
+  <span class="author" itemprop="copyrightHolder">{{ theme.footer.copyright || config.author }}</span>
 
   {% if theme.post_wordcount.totalcount %}
     <span class="post-meta-divider">|</span>
@@ -15,23 +15,33 @@
     {% if theme.post_wordcount.item_text %}
       <span class="post-meta-item-text">{{ __('post.totalcount') }}&#58;</span>
     {% endif %}
-    <span title="{{ __('post.totalcount') }}">
-      {{ totalcount(site, '0,0.0a') }}
-    </span>
+    <span title="{{ __('post.totalcount') }}">{#
+    #}{{ totalcount(site, '0,0.0a') }}{#
+  #}</span>
   {% endif %}
 </div>
 
-{% if theme.copyright %}
+{% if theme.footer.powered %}
   <div class="powered-by">{#
-  #}{{ __('footer.powered', '<a class="theme-link" href="https://hexo.io">Hexo</a>') }}{#
+  #}{{ __('footer.powered', '<a class="theme-link" target="_blank" href="https://hexo.io">Hexo</a>') }}{#
 #}</div>
+{% endif %}
 
+{% if theme.footer.powered and theme.footer.theme.enable %}
   <span class="post-meta-divider">|</span>
+{% endif %}
 
+{% if theme.footer.theme.enable %}
   <div class="theme-info">{#
   #}{{ __('footer.theme') }} &mdash; {#
-  #}<a class="theme-link" href="/iissnan/hexo-theme-next">{#
+  #}<a class="theme-link" target="_blank" href="/iissnan/hexo-theme-next">{#
     #}NexT.{{ theme.scheme }}{#
-  #}</a> v{{ theme.version }}{#
+  #}</a>{% if theme.footer.theme.version %} v{{ theme.version }}{% endif %}{#
+#}</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if theme.footer.custom_text %}
+  <div class="footer-custom">{#
+  #}{{ theme.footer.custom_text }}{#
 #}</div>
 {% endif %}