Add Links to Your Social Media on Your Website

Adding social media links to the bottom of your website helps visitors connect with you beyond listings. The Footer is the ideal place to share your social media because it’s the only area that appears on every page of your website, making your profiles easy to find no matter where a visitor enters or navigates.

Table of Contents

1. How to Add Social Media Links to the Footer

2. Best Practices

3. Troubleshooting

4. Frequently Asked Questions

5. Need Help?

How to Add Social Media Links to the Footer

Adding social media links to your Footer gives visitors a consistent way to connect with you beyond your website. Because the Footer appears on every page, it’s the most reliable place to share your social profiles and encourage ongoing engagement.

Below, you’ll learn how to add social media icons and link each one to the correct profile so visitors can easily follow you.

1. Open your website editor by adding /admin to the end of your website address (e.g. www.yourwebsite.com/admin)

2. Under Sitewide Elements, click Footers
   
   
   

3. Select Default Footer

4. Click Insert/Edit Image where you want the social media icon to appear
   
   

   1. Click Source, then select Upload to choose an image from your device

   2. Click Insert next to the image you uploaded

5. Click OK

6. Select the image, then click Insert/Edit Link
   
   
   

7. Paste the link to your social media profile

8. Click OK to save

   • Repeat as necessary to share all of your social media profiles

9. Click Save when done

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Best Practices

• Use the official logos from your social media channels. They all (usually) provide these for free. Just search for your platform + brand guidelines. Example: Facebook Brand Guidelines

• Make sure that you're sharing directly to your social media page or profile. 

• Keep icon sizes consistent so your Footer looks balanced. Use the Versions button when inserting your image to use the same size for each icon.
  
  

• Limit icons to platforms you actively use to avoid unnecessary clutter

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Troubleshooting

• The logo isn't going to my profile.
  When editing your footer, make sure that you select the image before clicking the Insert/Edit Image button

• Link opens the wrong page
  Double-check that the full social media profile URL was pasted

• Icon looks blurry
  Upload a high-quality PNG or JPG image

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Can I only add these icons to the bottom of my website?
  You can add these icons anywhere on your site that accepts images, but we recommend placing them in your Footer so they appear consistently on every page.

• Where do I get social media icons?
  You can download free, official social media icons from trusted brand libraries. Just search for the platform's "Brand Guidelines" and they'll usually offer a variety of free downloads of these logos.

  • Click Here for Facebook Logos

  • Click Here for Instagram Logos

  • Click Here for Linkedin Logos

  • Click Here for Youtube Logos

• Can I add more than one social media link?
  Yes. Repeat the steps above for each social media icon you want to include.

• Will this appear on every page of my website?
  Yes. The Footer displays across your entire website.

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