Adding Social Media Links to your Website

Real Geeks

November 05, 2021 21:09

Sharing your social Media presence online can help you and your leads stay connected.

Topics Discussed in This Article:

How to find your social media icon
How to add the logo to your website
- Add it to the sidebar
- Add it to the footer
How to link the logo to your social media page

How to Find Your Social Media Icon

Every social media channel entity allows you to download their official branding for free. Here are some valuable links for the following channels:

Facebook: https://en.facebookbrand.com/facebookapp/

Instagram: https://en.instagram-brand.com/

Twitter: https://about.twitter.com/en_us/company/brand-resources.html

Linkedin: https://brand.linkedin.com/downloads

How to Add the Logo to Your Website

You can place these logos anywhere you'd like, although there are two places we commonly see these appear:

In the website sidebar
At the bottom of the website in the Footer

Adding to the sidebar:

example of social media icons in a website sidebar

1. go to your website's sidebar

2. Scroll down to the last available "Sidebar Item" and set it to Custom Content

3. Press the Insert/Edit Image symbol

4. Upload your logos by pressing the blue magnifying glass symbol then the green "Upload" button in the top-right corner of the page

5. Press the green "INSERT" button or click the grey "VERSIONS" button next to the photo that you want to add (The versions option allows you to select from our pre-sized versions of your photo. In this case, we recommend 50px)

6. Press "SAVE"

Adding to the Footer:

example of these social media icons in the footer

1. go to the "FOOTERS" section of your website

2. Place your cursor in the location you want the icon to appear, and press the Insert/Edit Image symbol

3. Upload your logos by pressing the blue magnifying glass symbol then the green "Upload" button in the top-right corner of the page

4. Press the the green "INSERT" button or click the grey "VERSIONS" button next to the photo that you want to add (The versions option allows you to select from our pre-sized versions of your photo. In this case, we recommend 50px)