{"id":3837,"date":"2016-04-27T20:25:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T20:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2016\/04\/27\/add-social-media-widgets\/"},"modified":"2023-06-08T16:13:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T20:13:40","slug":"add-social-media-widgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/add-social-media-widgets\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add the Social Media Widgets Plugin to WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><center>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-i2moICsY5A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/center>\n<p>In this tutorial we will show you how to add <em>Social Media<\/em> buttons to your <em>WordPress<\/em> site using the <strong>Social Media Widget<\/strong> plugin. Linking to your social media accounts with buttons (such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram) allows visitors to easily find and follow you. This can add another level of interaction with people who navigate to your website, and may help promote the amount of traffic you receive.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"install-social-media-widgets\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Installing the Social Media Widgets plugin<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log in to your WordPress Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Plugins<\/strong>, then click the <strong>Add New<\/strong> button.<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-new-social-media-widget-buttons.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-new-social-media-widget-buttons.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-new-social-media-widget-buttons.png 653w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-new-social-media-widget-buttons-300x222.png 300w\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Type \u201csocial media widget\u201d in the <em>Search Plugins<\/em> box, then hit the <strong>Enter<\/strong> key to search.<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_searching-for-social-media-widget-plugin-wordpress.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignnone wp-image-14192 size-full\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_searching-for-social-media-widget-plugin-wordpress.png\" alt=\"Search using the Plugins box\" width=\"1010\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_searching-for-social-media-widget-plugin-wordpress.png 1010w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_searching-for-social-media-widget-plugin-wordpress-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_searching-for-social-media-widget-plugin-wordpress-768x216.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>You will then see the <em>Social Media Widget<\/em> listed, click the <strong>Install Now<\/strong>.<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_install-social-media-widget.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-14193\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_install-social-media-widget.png\" alt=\"Install the Social Media Widget\" width=\"611\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_install-social-media-widget.png 611w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_install-social-media-widget-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>When you see a message stating the plugin has been \u201c<em>Successfully installed<\/em>\u201d click the <strong>Activate Plugin<\/strong> button.<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_activate-social-media-widget.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-14194\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_activate-social-media-widget.png\" alt=\"Plugin activated\" width=\"699\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_activate-social-media-widget.png 699w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_activate-social-media-widget-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>You are finished when you see the \u201c<em>Plugin activated<\/em>\u201d message.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a name=\"add-social-media-buttons\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How to add Social Media Buttons<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log in to your WordPress Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Appearance<\/strong>, then <strong>Widgets<\/strong>.<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_appearance-widgets.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-14195\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_appearance-widgets.png\" alt=\"Widgets Screen\" width=\"422\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_appearance-widgets.png 422w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_appearance-widgets-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Find <em>Social Media Widget<\/em>, and drag it to the section you want it to display in. In my tests, I am dragging into the <em>Sidebar<\/em> section.<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-social-media-widget.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-14196\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-social-media-widget.png\" alt=\"Drag Widget to Sidebar\" width=\"1184\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-social-media-widget.png 1184w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-social-media-widget-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-social-media-widget-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_adding-social-media-widget-1024x657.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>You will then see the <em>Social Media Widget<\/em> in the section you added it to. Click it to expand the settings if they are not already listed. Scroll down and click the <strong>Social Networking<\/strong> link.<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_social-networking-settings-wordpress.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-14197\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_social-networking-settings-wordpress.png\" alt=\"Customize the Widget Settings\" width=\"506\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_social-networking-settings-wordpress.png 506w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_social-networking-settings-wordpress-184x300.png 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>You will see a list of fields for linking to your social media URL\u2019s. Fill them in as needed, then click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>You will then see the buttons for the Social media accounts you added. Clicking them will take visitors to your social media pages.<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_social-media-widget-buttons.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-14198\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_social-media-widget-buttons.png\" alt=\"social media links showing on front end\" width=\"555\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_social-media-widget-buttons.png 555w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/wordpress_social-media-buttons_social-media-widget-buttons-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Congratulations, now you know how to add <em>Social Media<\/em> buttons to your <em>WordPress<\/em> site using the <strong>Social Media Widget<\/strong> plugin! Click here to learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/finding-and-installing-widgets-in-wordpress\/\">finding and adding WordPress widgets<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial we will show you how to add Social Media buttons to your WordPress site using the Social Media Widget plugin. Linking to your social media accounts with buttons (such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram) allows visitors to easily find and follow you. 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