Everyone has choices, and many opt in for a third party Social Links plugin. This theme offers a widget that gives you an option to show it in the sidebars; the Bottom Sidebar area will automatically change the icons to a dark colour.
Displayed in the Blog Sidebar:
Displayed in the Bottom Sidebar:
Note: The social widget is the bottom part of the screenshot you see above.
Setup Your Social Widget
- Go to Appearance >> Widgets
- Drag a “Simplified Social Widget” to the sidebar position you want it to show in
- Fill out the fields with the title, and then for your social links, make sure you put in the “full” URL to your social page. For example, if your twitter is Blogging_Themes, then you will type: https://twitter.com/blogging_themes
- Click “Save & Publish“
Current Social Links for this Widget
These are the current Social networks available for this widget:
- Flickr
- Google+
- Youtube
- Vimeo
- VK