There are hundreds of social media plugins available in the WordPress repository. We will be using the Simple Social Icons plugin . Mainly because it is simple and makes it very easy to add social icons to any widget ready area or sidebar on your WordPress site.
Simple social icons displayed in WordPress blog's sidebar
How to Add Social Media Icons to WordPress
The first thing you need to do is install and activate the Simple Social Icons plugin (here’s how to install a WordPress plugin ).
Next, go to your Widgets page. It's located under Appearance in the WordPress admin menu. Simple Social Icons will appear alongside the rest of the available widgets, russian virtual mobile number so just drag the widget to your preferred widget area (e.g. your theme's sidebar).
Adding Social Icons Widget to your sidebar
Most WordPress plugins are configured through a general settings page. Simple Social Icons handles things differently by placing all configuration options in the widget itself.
Instead of choosing from predefined icon sizes, you can define the exact size of your social media icons, either 10 pixels or 150 pixels. Icons can be aligned to the left, center, or right.
Simple social icons widget settings
Background and text colors can be changed. Icons can also be changed when a user hovers over an icon.
Social Icons Widget - setting colors
12 major social networks are supported, including Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and StumbleUpon. An email and RSS icon are also available. Just paste the URLs for your social media profiles. Leave the URI field blank for social networks you don't want to display.
Enter profile URI for your social networks
The end result is great. Remember that you can adjust the size and colors of the icon to match the width and colors of your sidebar.
Also check out: Best WordPress Plugins for Social Media
I hope this article helped you add social media icons to your WordPress blog.
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