Adding custom headers and footers You add a custom header to include a publication title, company logo, or other common branding elements in HTML output. A custom footer can also be added with copyright information, legal boilerplate, or other fine print.

step 1

create custom plugin folder

step 2

create footer xml file

create header xml file

step 3

create ant build file

step 4

create plugin.xml file

Coomand to run , with temp folder outside your dia dir

.\dita-ot-3.7.4\bin\dita --clean.temp=no --debug --input C:\Ddrive\1_DocEng\Sample-DITA-OT-Project\test_source_sample_map_topics\sample.ditamap -format html5-custom-css -o MyTestHtmlOutput --temp C:\Ddrive\my-temp > dita_output1_new2.log 2>&1

.\dita-ot-3.7.4\bin\dita -i mymap.ditamap -f html5-custom-css -o out-html5 --temp C:\Ddrive\my-temp

how does developer like me konw about this

Step 1: Start from your DITA source

This is a paragraph.

Always validate your XML.

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Step 2: Build with html5 and inspect the output

Inspect the generated HTML

Build your DITA map with the default html5 transtype.

Open the output in a browser.

Right-click → Inspect → check the DOM.

You’ll see exactly what DITA-OT emitted.

Example for a plain :

Note

Some important information.