diff --git a/dev/scss/footer/footer.scss b/dev/scss/footer/footer.scss
index 663510c..15a98b1 100644
--- a/dev/scss/footer/footer.scss
+++ b/dev/scss/footer/footer.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   position: absolute;
   background-color: $dark-grey;
   bottom: 0;
+  padding-bottom: 2px;
   font-size: 70%;
   width: 100%;
   text-align: right;
diff --git a/dev/scss/sidebar/sidebar.scss b/dev/scss/sidebar/sidebar.scss
index 7ef4fde..6d08d14 100644
--- a/dev/scss/sidebar/sidebar.scss
+++ b/dev/scss/sidebar/sidebar.scss
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@
     > p {
       color: $light-green;
     }
+    > p.announcement {
+      color: $nearly-white;
+      > time {
+        display: block;
+        font-size: 70%;
+      }
+    }
+    hr {
+      border: none;
+      border-top: 2px solid $ids-grey-2;
+    }
     ul {
       display: block;
       font-size: 80%;
diff --git a/kalamar.dict b/kalamar.dict
index 8229566..6ec2e52 100644
--- a/kalamar.dict
+++ b/kalamar.dict
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     notFound => '404 - Seite nicht gefunden',
     jsFile => 'kalamar-<%= $Kalamar::VERSION %>-de.js',
     underConstruction => 'In Vorbereitung!',
-    loginExplanation => 'Anmeldung mit einem registrierten <%= link_to "Cosmas-II" => "https://www.ids-mannheim.de/cosmas2/projekt/registrierung/", style => "white-space: nowrap" %>-Konto',
     korap => {
       -short => 'KorAP',
       desc => 'KorAP - Korpusanalyseplattform der nächsten Generation',
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@
     activateJS => 'To make use of all features, please activate JavaScript!',
     faq => 'F.A.Q.',
     underConstruction => 'Under Construction!',
-    loginExplanation => 'Login with a registered <%= link_to "Cosmas-II" => "https://www.ids-mannheim.de/cosmas2/projekt/registrierung/", style => "white-space: nowrap" %> account',
     tutorial => 'Tutorial',
     korap => {
       -short => 'KorAP',
diff --git a/templates/partial/side.html.ep b/templates/partial/side.html.ep
index 99e3926..0cdc6fb 100644
--- a/templates/partial/side.html.ep
+++ b/templates/partial/side.html.ep
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
         <button type="submit"><span><%= loc 'go' %></span></button>
       </div>
     % end
-    <p><%== loc 'loginExplanation' %></p>
+
+    %= content_block 'loginInfo'
+
     %#  <ul>
     %#    <li><%= link_to loc('register') => 'register' %></li>
     %#    <li><%= link_to loc('pwdforgotten') => 'pwd_forgotten' %></li>