diff --git a/conf/default.php b/conf/default.php
index 70bcae8..f666d04 100755
--- a/conf/default.php
+++ b/conf/default.php
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ $conf['sidebar_sections'] = 'h1,h2,h3,h4,h5';
 $conf['header_layout'] = 'header-default';
 $conf['autocollapse'] = 1;
 $conf['closedwiki'] = 0;
+$conf['copyright'] = '';
diff --git a/conf/metadata.php b/conf/metadata.php
index f804194..ff5023f 100755
--- a/conf/metadata.php
+++ b/conf/metadata.php
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ $meta['header_layout'] = array(
 
 $meta['autocollapse'] = array('onoff');
 $meta['closedwiki'] = array('onoff');
+$meta['copyright'] = [];
diff --git a/css/area_footer.less b/css/area_footer.less
index 62dafe5..bc11b5a 100755
--- a/css/area_footer.less
+++ b/css/area_footer.less
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
             box-sizing: border-box;
             background-color: @ini_background_site;
             margin-top: 5px; // for box-shadow of content
+            text-align: center;
         }
 
         p {
diff --git a/detail.php b/detail.php
index 6fc84f0..49de8c8 100755
--- a/detail.php
+++ b/detail.php
@@ -387,16 +387,7 @@ include('tpl/favicon_tiles.php');
                 <div class="col-xs-12">
 
                     <div class="main-footer">
-                        <p>
-                            <?php
-
-
-/* + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + */
-/* copyright */
-/* + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + */
-                            tpl_license($img = false, $imgonly = false, $return = false, $wrap = false);
-                            ?>
-                        </p>
+                        <?php include 'tpl/main-footer.php'; ?>
                     </div>
 
                 </div>
diff --git a/lang/en/settings.php b/lang/en/settings.php
index 757d39b..e71229c 100755
--- a/lang/en/settings.php
+++ b/lang/en/settings.php
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ $lang['header_layout_o_compact']   = 'compact header layout for short wiki title
 
 $lang['autocollapse'] = 'Automatically collapse the sidebar when viewing non-content pages for more screen estate.';
 $lang['closedwiki'] = 'This is a closed wiki. Hide most wiki functionality before user has logged in.';
+$lang['copyright'] = 'Copyright notice. Use %year%, %title%, and %TITLE% as placeholders. May contain HTML. You probably want to disable the default license notice.';
diff --git a/main.php b/main.php
index 2a10c1d..7d00e4b 100755
--- a/main.php
+++ b/main.php
@@ -426,16 +426,7 @@ $classWideContent = (Template::getInstance())->fullWidthClass();
                 <div class="col-xs-12">
 
                     <div class="main-footer">
-                        <p>
-                            <?php
-
-
-/* + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + */
-/* copyright */
-/* + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + */
-                            tpl_license($img = false, $imgonly = false, $return = false, $wrap = false);
-                            ?>
-                        </p>
+                        <?php include 'tpl/main-footer.php'; ?>
                     </div>
 
                 </div>
diff --git a/tpl/main-footer.php b/tpl/main-footer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e12ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tpl/main-footer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+global $conf;
+
+if ($conf['license']) {
+    echo '<p>';
+    tpl_license($img = false, $imgonly = false, $return = false, $wrap = false);
+    echo '</p>';
+}
+
+if (tpl_getConf('copyright')) {
+    $copy = str_replace(
+        [
+            '%year%',
+            '%title%',
+            '%TITLE%',
+        ],
+        [
+            date('Y'),
+            $conf['title'],
+            dokuwiki\Utf8\PhpString::strtoupper($conf['title']),
+        ],
+        tpl_getConf('copyright')
+    );
+    echo '<p>' . $copy . '</p>';
+}