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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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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 Step 2 Click AddToAny STEP 3 The  AddToAny Share Settings page will pop up STEP 4 The Standalone Buttons is were you will have your main social media buttons such as facebook,twitter and google 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 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 STEP 10 when adding the widgets AddToAny Follow or share you will see a list of social media urls pop up STEP 11 fill out the profile ID for each social media channel that you would like to use STEP 12 Click Save That's it. You're done.

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