How Do I Add Social Media Buttons to WordPress?

Adding social media buttons to your WordPress website is simple. You can either use the WordPress Plugin Social Buttons or the WordPress Theme Social Buttons.

To use the WordPress Plugin Social Buttons, add the following code to your WordPress theme’s functions.php file:

add_action(‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘add_social_buttons’);

To use the WordPress Theme Social Buttons, add the following code to your WordPress theme’s index.php file:

add_theme_support( ‘social-buttons’ );

Once you have added the code, you will need to activate the plugin or theme. To activate the plugin, go to the Plugins screen in the WordPress admin area and click on the Activate link next to the Social Buttons plugin.

To activate the theme, go to the Themes screen in the WordPress admin area and click on the Activate link next to the Social Buttons theme.

After activating the plugin or theme, you will need to configure the plugin or theme. To configure the plugin, go to the Settings screen in the WordPress admin area and click on the Social Buttons link.

To configure the theme, go to the Themes screen in the WordPress admin area and click on the Social Buttons link.

On the Social Buttons screen, you will need to specify the button location. You can either add the buttons to the WordPress header or footer area, or you can add them to individual posts or pages.

You also have the option to add custom CSS to the buttons.

To add the buttons to the WordPress header or footer area, add the following code to your WordPress theme’s functions.php file:

add_action(‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘add_header_social_buttons’);

To add the buttons to individual posts or pages, add the following code to your WordPress theme’s functions.php file:

add_action(‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘add_page_social_buttons’);

After adding the code, you will need to activate the plugin or theme.

After activating the plugin or theme, you will need to add the social media buttons to the desired posts or pages. To add the buttons to a post or page, go to the post or page content area and click on the Add Media button.

Then, select the social media button type from the list of available button types.

After adding the buttons to the post or page, you will need to add the social media buttons to the desired WordPress header or footer area. To add the buttons to the WordPress header or footer area, go to the WordPress header or footer area and click on the Add Media button.

To add the buttons to the WordPress footer area, add the following code to your WordPress theme’s functions.php file:

add_action(‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘add_footer_social_buttons’);

Once the buttons have been added, you will need to add the social media links to the desired posts or pages. To add the links to a post or page, go to the post or page content area and click on the Add Media button.

Then, copy the social media link code and paste it into the desired location.

Conclusion

Adding social media buttons to your WordPress website is simple. After adding the code, you will need to activate the plugin or theme.

To activate the plugin, go to the Plugins screen in the WordPress admin area and click on the Activate link next to the Social Buttons plugin. To activate the theme, go to the Themes screen in the WordPress admin area and click on the Activate link next to the Social Buttons theme.