the whole “original” footer.php of the theme was
<div class="clear body-clear"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="footer">
<div class="footer-border"></div>
<div id="footer-pad" class="append-clear">
<?php
$menu = wp_nav_menu(array(
'echo' => false,
'theme_location' => 'footer',
'container' => false,
'items_wrap' => '%3$s',
'walker' => new Padd_Walker_Inline_Menu(),
));
$menu = substr($menu, 0, strlen($menu) - strlen('<span class="pipe"> | </span>'));
echo '<p class="menu">', $menu, '</p>';
?>
<?php padd_theme_credits(); ?>
<div class="clear"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<?php wp_footer(); ?>
<?php
$tracker = Padd_Theme_Option::get('tracker_bot','');
if (!empty($tracker)) {
echo stripslashes($tracker);
}
?>
</body>
</html>