How to Add Social Media Links

Adding social media links to your website helps customers connect with your brand across platforms and builds trust through social presence. DecoNetwork makes this easy by allowing you to configure global social links and display them anywhere on your site using a widget.

Prerequisites

Why add social media links?

Social media links allow customers to engage with your brand beyond your website. By displaying them prominently, you can:

• Increase brand credibility and trust
• Drive traffic to your social platforms
• Encourage customer engagement and repeat visits
• Maintain a consistent brand presence across channels

Step 1: Add global social media links

Global social links are reusable across your website. Once configured, they can be applied to any Social Links widget without needing to re-enter them.

1. Go to Admin → Websites and select your website.
2. Click Edit Website → Website pages to open the Website Builder.
3. In the left sidebar, navigate to Design → Social Site Links.
4. Enter your social media details:
   • For platforms like Facebook, enter only the part of the URL after .com/
   • Example: for facebook.com/backetwork, enter backetwork
5. Click Save.

Step 2: Add the Social Network Links widget

Once your global links are set, you can display them anywhere on your site using the Social Network Links widget.

1. In the Website Builder, open the Widgets panel.
2. Scroll down to the Social section to find Social Network Links.
3. Drag and drop the widget onto your page where you want the icons to appear.
4. If needed, refresh the page to ensure your global links are available.

Step 3: Configure the widget display

After placing the widget, you can customize how your social links appear.

1. Click on the widget to open its settings.

   

   Social Network Link Settings

2. Choose whether to:
   • Use Global Links, or
   • Enter custom links specific to this widget
3. Click on the Design tab.

4. Adjust display options such as:

   • Icon size
   • Icon color
   • Hover color
   • Layout and alignment

   

   Social Network Link Design Settings

5. Save your changes and preview the page.

Best practice tips

• Place social links in your header or footer for maximum visibility
• Keep icon styles consistent with your brand design
• Use global links to save time and maintain consistency
• Test all links to ensure they open the correct profiles

Troubleshooting

• Social links are not showing: Refresh the page after saving global links and re-add the widget if needed.
• Incorrect link behavior: Ensure you entered only the username or path (not the full URL) in global settings.
• Icons not styled correctly: Check widget settings for color and size adjustments.

FAQs

Can I use different social links on different pages?

Yes. You can override global links by entering custom links directly within the widget settings.

Do I have to use global links?

No. Global links are optional but recommended for consistency and easier management.

Why do I only enter part of the URL?

DecoNetwork automatically constructs the full URL for each platform, so you only need to provide the unique identifier (e.g., username).

Additional resources

• Using the Website Builder
• Adding and Managing Widgets