diff --git a/doc/footer/column_a.mdwn b/doc/footer/column_a.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e02f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/footer/column_a.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## news
+
+[[!inline pages="news/* and !*/Discussion" show="4" archive=yes
+title="propellor news"]]
diff --git a/doc/footer/column_b.mdwn b/doc/footer/column_b.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc74624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/footer/column_b.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## posts
+
+[[!inline pages="internal(feeds/*) and !*/Discussion" show="4" archive=yes
+title="propellor blog posts"]]
diff --git a/doc/index.mdwn b/doc/index.mdwn
index 86c6ebb..9caf7d0 100644
--- a/doc/index.mdwn
+++ b/doc/index.mdwn
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
 
 [[!inline raw=yes pages="README"]]
 
+<table>
+<tr>
+<td width="50%" valign="top">[[!inline feeds=no template=bare pages=footer/column_a]]</td>
+<td widtd="50%" valign="top">[[!inline feeds=no template=bare pages=footer/column_b]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
 ## enjoy
 
 Hope you find Propellor fun and useful!
@@ -27,13 +34,3 @@ hosts =               --                  (o)  `
 Propellor is free software, licensed under the BSD license.
 
 You are encouraged to send patches and improve it. See [[contributing]].
-
-## news
-
-[[!inline pages="news/* and !*/Discussion" show="4" archive=yes
-title="propellor news"]]
-
-## feeds
-
-[[!inline pages="internal(feeds/*) and !*/Discussion" show="4" archive=yes
-title="propellor blog posts"]]