{"id":1017,"date":"2018-06-14T06:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T06:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/govinddas.com\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2018-06-14T06:15:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T06:15:40","slug":"setup-social-icons-widgets-wordpress-widget-official-wordpress-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/govinddas.com\/index.php\/setup-social-icons-widgets-wordpress-widget-official-wordpress-content\/","title":{"rendered":"How to setup Social icons Widgets in wordpress widget (official wordpress content)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Does your Social Icons Widget look different than the one on this page? You might still be using the older widget. Now\u2019s a great time to switch over to the new widget, which provides more icon options and greater flexibility for sizing and ordering your icons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Social Icons Widget displays small graphics linked to your social media accounts, in any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/widgets\/\">widget area<\/a>\u00a0of your theme. After adding links to your social profiles, icons are automatically displayed on your site, letting your visitors connect with you through your preferred networks.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vy-U5saqG9A?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"688\" height=\"417\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"setting-up-the-widget\" class=\"section-title\">Setting Up The Widget<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Head to\u00a0<strong>My Sites \u2192\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/customize\">Customize<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and open the Widgets panel.<\/li>\n<li>Select the widget area to which you\u2019d like to add the Social Icons Widget, and click\u00a0<strong>Add a Widget<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Find the Social Icons Widget and click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Add a Title to display above your social icons, or keep the default title, \u201cFollow Us.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Choose a size for your social icons: Small, Medium, or Large.<\/li>\n<li>Add a full link (URL) to your first social network profile. For example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WordPresscom\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WordPresscom\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019d like to add more social icons, click\u00a0<strong>Add an icon<\/strong>\u00a0and add your next social network profile URL.<\/li>\n<li>When you\u2019ve finished adding your social profiles, click\u00a0<strong>Save and Publish.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-customizer.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132888\" src=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-customizer.png?w=688\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-customizer.png?w=68 68w, https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-customizer.png 287w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"132888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/widgets\/social-icons-customizer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-customizer.png?w=688\" data-orig-size=\"287,630\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"social-icons-customizer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-customizer.png?w=688?w=137\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-customizer.png?w=688?w=287\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/widget-example-on-front-end-of-site.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132889\" src=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/widget-example-on-front-end-of-site.png?w=688\" alt=\"widget example on front end of site\" data-attachment-id=\"132889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/widgets\/widget-example-on-front-end-of-site\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/widget-example-on-front-end-of-site.png?w=688\" data-orig-size=\"136,98\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/widget-example-on-front-end-of-site.png?w=688?w=136\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/widget-example-on-front-end-of-site.png?w=688?w=136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"toc-jump\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/widgets\/social-media-icons-widget\/#toc\">\u2191 Table of Contents \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"ordering-the-icons\" class=\"section-title\">Ordering the Icons<\/h4>\n<p>You can change the order of your icons anytime by dragging and dropping them into your desired sequence. Your new order will be reflected live in the Customizer\u2019s preview pane.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-drag-and-drop-preview.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-132897\" src=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-drag-and-drop-preview.gif?w=687&amp;h=576\" alt=\"Social Icon Widget drag and drop\" width=\"687\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"132897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/widgets\/social-icons-drag-and-drop-preview\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-drag-and-drop-preview.gif?w=687&amp;h=576\" data-orig-size=\"687,576\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-drag-and-drop-preview.gif?w=687&amp;h=576?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/en-support.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/social-icons-drag-and-drop-preview.gif?w=687&amp;h=576?w=460\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"toc-jump\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/widgets\/social-media-icons-widget\/#toc\">\u2191 Table of Contents \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"available-icons\" class=\"section-title\">Available Icons<\/h4>\n<p>We support icons for the following networks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>500px<\/li>\n<li>Amazon<\/li>\n<li>Apple<\/li>\n<li>Bandcamp<\/li>\n<li>Behance<\/li>\n<li>CodePen<\/li>\n<li>DeviantArt<\/li>\n<li>Digg<\/li>\n<li>Dribbble<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox<\/li>\n<li>Email addresses<\/li>\n<li>Etsy<\/li>\n<li>Facebook<\/li>\n<li>Flickr<\/li>\n<li>Foursquare<\/li>\n<li>Goodreads<\/li>\n<li>Google+<\/li>\n<li>Google<\/li>\n<li>GitHub<\/li>\n<li>Instagram<\/li>\n<li>iTunes<\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn<\/li>\n<li>Medium<\/li>\n<li>Meetup<\/li>\n<li>Pinterest<\/li>\n<li>Pocket<\/li>\n<li>Reddit<\/li>\n<li>RSS feeds<\/li>\n<li>Skype<\/li>\n<li>SlideShare<\/li>\n<li>Snapchat<\/li>\n<li>SoundCloud<\/li>\n<li>Spotify<\/li>\n<li>StumbleUpon<\/li>\n<li>Tumblr<\/li>\n<li>Twitch<\/li>\n<li>Twitter<\/li>\n<li>Vimeo<\/li>\n<li>VK<\/li>\n<li>WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Yelp<\/li>\n<li>YouTube<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1017\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1017\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/govinddas.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does your Social Icons Widget look different than the one on this page? 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