diff --git a/bookwyrm/management/commands/initdb.py b/bookwyrm/management/commands/initdb.py
index 9033249d..da7dac00 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/management/commands/initdb.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/management/commands/initdb.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+""" What you need in the database to make it work """
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, Permission
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 
@@ -7,12 +8,14 @@ from bookwyrm.settings import DOMAIN
 
 
 def init_groups():
+    """permission levels"""
     groups = ["admin", "moderator", "editor"]
     for group in groups:
         Group.objects.create(name=group)
 
 
 def init_permissions():
+    """ permissin types """
     permissions = [
         {
             "codename": "edit_instance_settings",
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ def init_permissions():
 
 
 def init_connectors():
+    """access book data sources"""
     Connector.objects.create(
         identifier=DOMAIN,
         name="Local",
@@ -130,7 +134,11 @@ def init_federated_servers():
 
 
 def init_settings():
-    SiteSettings.objects.create()
+    """ info about the instance """
+    SiteSettings.objects.create(
+        support_link="https://www.patreon.com/bookwyrm",
+        support_title="Patreon",
+    )
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0073_sitesettings_footer_item.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0073_sitesettings_footer_item.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4aa8384f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0073_sitesettings_footer_item.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2 on 2021-04-30 17:25
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0072_remove_work_default_edition"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="sitesettings",
+            name="footer_item",
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/site.py b/bookwyrm/models/site.py
index 193cffb7..2c5a2164 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/site.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/site.py
@@ -19,19 +19,28 @@ class SiteSettings(models.Model):
         max_length=150, default="Social Reading and Reviewing"
     )
     instance_description = models.TextField(default="This instance has no description.")
+
+    # about page
     registration_closed_text = models.TextField(
         default="Contact an administrator to get an invite"
     )
     code_of_conduct = models.TextField(default="Add a code of conduct here.")
     privacy_policy = models.TextField(default="Add a privacy policy here.")
+
+    # registration
     allow_registration = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     allow_invite_requests = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+
+    # images
     logo = models.ImageField(upload_to="logos/", null=True, blank=True)
     logo_small = models.ImageField(upload_to="logos/", null=True, blank=True)
     favicon = models.ImageField(upload_to="logos/", null=True, blank=True)
+
+    # footer
     support_link = models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True, blank=True)
     support_title = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True, blank=True)
     admin_email = models.EmailField(max_length=255, null=True, blank=True)
+    footer_item = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
 
     @classmethod
     def get(cls):
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index 84482cdf..104b5a7e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@
                 </p>
                 {% endif %}
             </div>
+            {% if site.footer_item %}
+            <div class="column">
+                <p>{{ site.footer_item|safe }}</p>
+            </div>
+            {% endif %}
             {% if site.support_link %}
             <div class="column">
                 <span class="icon icon-heart"></span>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/site.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/site.html
index 28009e1a..1b942452 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/site.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/site.html
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@
 
     <section class="block" id="images">
         <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "Images" %}</h2>
-        <div class="field is-grouped">
-            <div class="control">
+        <div class="columns">
+            <div class="column">
                 <label class="label" for="id_logo">{% trans "Logo:" %}</label>
                 {{ site_form.logo }}
             </div>
-            <div class="control">
+            <div class="column">
                 <label class="label" for="id_logo_small">{% trans "Logo small:" %}</label>
                 {{ site_form.logo_small }}
             </div>
-            <div class="control">
+            <div class="column">
                 <label class="label" for="id_favicon">{% trans "Favicon:" %}</label>
                 {{ site_form.favicon }}
             </div>
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
             <label class="label" for="id_admin_email">{% trans "Admin email:" %}</label>
             {{ site_form.admin_email }}
         </div>
+        <div class="control">
+            <label class="label" for="id_footer_item">{% trans "Additional info:" %}</label>
+            {{ site_form.footer_item }}
+        </div>
     </section>
 
     <hr aria-hidden="true">