diff --git a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
index 2326c00e..ce7b6bab 100644
--- a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
+++ b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
@@ -395,19 +395,24 @@
         </table>
         <div id="footer">
           <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
+           <tr>
+            <td>
+              <jsl:applyTemplates select="$nav/body/footer"/>
+             </td>
+           </tr>
             <tr>
               <td>
                 <j:if test="${!empty(pom.organization.name)}">
                   <j:if test="${!empty(pom.inceptionYear)}">
                     <j:if test="${pom.inceptionYear == mavenCurrentYear}">
-                      <!-- FIXME &copy; -->${mavenCurrentYear}, ${pom.organization.name}
+                      &#169; ${mavenCurrentYear}, ${pom.organization.name}
                     </j:if>
                     <j:if test="${pom.inceptionYear != mavenCurrentYear}">
-                      <!-- FIXME &copy; --> ${pom.inceptionYear}-${mavenCurrentYear}, ${pom.organization.name}
+                      &#169; ${pom.inceptionYear}-${mavenCurrentYear}, ${pom.organization.name}
                     </j:if>
                   </j:if>
                   <j:if test="${empty(pom.inceptionYear)}">
-                    <!-- FIXME &copy; --> ${mavenCurrentYear}, ${pom.organization.name}
+                    &#169; ${mavenCurrentYear}, ${pom.organization.name}
                   </j:if>
                 </j:if>
 
diff --git a/xdoc/xdocs/index.xml b/xdoc/xdocs/index.xml
index b2353564..29326e18 100644
--- a/xdoc/xdocs/index.xml
+++ b/xdoc/xdocs/index.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         the Maven documentation.
       </p>
       <p>
-      The documentation is in <code>Anakia</code> format. More information
+      The documentation is mainly in <code>Anakia</code> format. More information
       along with samples, can be found at:
       <ul>
         <li>
@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@
         </li>
       </ul>
       </p>
+      <p>
+        There is addition to the anakia format. You can use the <code>footer</code> tag for including
+        text or images just below the navigation menu and above the copyright notice. 
+        This tag is only usefull in the navigation.xml file.<br/>
+        Here is an example : <br/>
+        <source><![CDATA[  
+   <!-- footer will be placed above the (c) -->
+   <footer>
+    <A href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ctecl">
+      <IMG src="http://sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=72748" border="0" alt="sf logo"/>
+    </A>
+   </footer>
+               ]]></source>
+              <br/>
+               The footer should be placed within the body element.
+      </p>
     </section>
  </body>
 </document>