--- a/web/views/actions.py	Mon Sep 28 10:55:36 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/views/actions.py	Mon Sep 28 10:56:37 2009 +0200
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 _ = unicode
 
 from cubicweb.appobject import objectify_selector
-from cubicweb.selectors import (EntitySelector,
+from cubicweb.selectors import (EntitySelector, yes,
     one_line_rset, two_lines_rset, one_etype_rset, relation_possible,
     nonempty_rset, non_final_entity,
     authenticated_user, match_user_groups, match_search_state,
@@ -359,6 +359,18 @@
     __select__ = match_user_groups('users','managers')
 
 
+class PoweredByAction(Action):
+    id = 'poweredby'
+    __select__ = yes()
+
+    category = 'footer'
+    order = 3
+    title = _('powered by CubicWeb')
+
+    def url(self):
+        return 'http://www.cubicweb.org'
+
+
 from logilab.common.deprecation import class_moved
 from cubicweb.web.views.bookmark import FollowAction
 FollowAction = class_moved(FollowAction)

--- a/web/views/basetemplates.py	Mon Sep 28 10:55:36 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/views/basetemplates.py	Mon Sep 28 10:56:37 2009 +0200
@@ -425,14 +425,13 @@
     def call(self, **kwargs):
         req = self.req
         self.w(u'<div class="footer">')
-        # XXX Take object from the registry if in there? would be
-        #     better anyway
-        from cubicweb.web.views.wdoc import ChangeLogView
-        self.w(u'<a href="%s">%s</a> | ' % (req.build_url('changelog'),
-                                            req._(ChangeLogView.title).lower()))
-        self.w(u'<a href="%s">%s</a> | ' % (req.build_url('doc/about'),
-                                            req._('about this site')))
-        self.w(u'<a href="http://www.cubicweb.org">%s</a>' % req._('powered by CubicWeb'))
+        actions = self.vreg['actions'].possible_actions(self.req, rset=self.rset)
+        footeractions = actions.get('footer', ())
+        for i, action in enumerate(footeractions):
+            self.w(u'<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (action.url(),
+                                             self.req._(action.title)))
+            if i < (len(footeractions) - 1):
+                self.w(u' | ')
         self.w(u'</div>')
 
 

--- a/web/views/wdoc.py	Mon Sep 28 10:55:36 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/views/wdoc.py	Mon Sep 28 10:56:37 2009 +0200
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@
 from logilab.common.changelog import ChangeLog
 from logilab.mtconverter import CHARSET_DECL_RGX
 
-from cubicweb.selectors import match_form_params
+from cubicweb.selectors import match_form_params, yes
 from cubicweb.view import StartupView
 from cubicweb.utils import strptime, todate
 from cubicweb.common.uilib import rest_publish
-from cubicweb.web import NotFound
-
+from cubicweb.web import NotFound, action
 _ = unicode
 
 # table of content management #################################################
@@ -235,3 +234,28 @@
                     break
         w('') # blank line
         self.w(rest_publish(self, '\n'.join(restdata)))
+
+
+class ChangeLogAction(action.Action):
+    id = 'changelog'
+    __select__ = yes()
+
+    category = 'footer'
+    order = 1
+    title = ChangeLogView.title
+
+    def url(self):
+        return self.req.build_url('changelog')
+
+
+class AboutAction(action.Action):
+    id = 'about'
+    __select__ = yes()
+
+    category = 'footer'
+    order = 2
+    title = _('about this site')
+
+    def url(self):
+        return self.req.build_url('doc/about')
+