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How to add social media icons to your WordPress site

WordPress tutorial: How to add social media icons to your WordPress site

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WP Tutoring TeamWordPress Instructors
Updated Jan 10, 2017
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Socal Media is by far one of the best ways to get the word out about your great content or busiess news.  Let's make it easy for others to promote your mssage by adding social media to your site via the "Add to Any" plugin. STEP 1 The first step is to open Dashboard ‹ If you do not have the add to any plug in click plug ins then click add new and search for it , Once its activated click Settings AddToAny plugin in the Plugins list with its Settings link Step 2 Click AddToAny AddToAny option in the WordPress Settings menu STEP 3 The  AddToAny Share Settings page will pop up AddToAny Share Settings page STEP 4 The Standalone Buttons is were you will have your main social media buttons such as facebook,twitter and google Standalone Buttons section with Facebook, Twitter, and Google buttons STEP 5 to add more social media buttons to the standalone , click on the add/remove services which will show you all the social media buttons you can choose from Add/Remove Services screen listing all available social media buttons STEP 6 once you are done configuring your settings Click Save Changes STEP 7 Click Appearance STEP 8 Click Widgets  STEP 9 in your widgets page you will have  AddToAny Follow and AddToAny Share widgets AddToAny Follow and AddToAny Share widgets on the Widgets page STEP 10 when adding the widgets AddToAny Follow or share you will see a list of social media urls pop up AddToAny widget options showing the list of social media URL fields STEP 11 fill out the profile ID for each social media channel that you would like to use Entering profile IDs for each social media channel in the widget STEP 12 Click Save That's it. You're done.

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