As the world around us continues to become more digital, it’s no surprise that social media is becoming an integral part of our everyday lives. From influencers to major businesses, social media has become a critical marketing tool for building brands and connecting with customers and fans. Whether you’re a blogger, business owner, or web-designer, adding social media icons to your website is crucial. These social media icons serve as a direct link to your social pages and encourages visitors to engage with you or your brand outside of the website. Whether it’s to increase your social media following or to just provide an additional form of contact, these icons have become a must-have for any website.
It’s a no-brainer as to why adding social media icons to a website is beneficial. In fact, adding these icons can only benefit you, your brand, and your website. These icons provide an easy way for visitors to find and connect with you on different platforms, ultimately increasing your visibility and reach. Not only will it improve visibility, but, by adding these icons you can also improve engagement by making it easy for visitors to engage with your brand. Additionally, having a social media presence enhances your credibility. B y including these social icons, you show visitors that you are active and engaged on various social platforms.
Adding Social Media Icons in Elementor
Now that we’ve covered the benefits of adding social media icons to your website, it’s time to show you how to add them with Elementor. Fortunately enough, Elementor makes it super simple to add social media icons to your website regardless of what social platforms you use. Whether you want to add icons to your header, footer, or main page, Elementor has you covered. Let’s take a look at how to add social media icons to your website.
- Go to the page you’d like to add social media icons to and open it in Elementor.
- In Elementor’s page builder, search “Social Icons”.
- Drag-and-drop the social icons widget to your desired place.
- Once placed, you should see the default widget with three social icons: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
As mentioned, adding social icons to your website is simple and can be done in just a few steps. However, there’s still plenty left to do. We’ll be jumping into customizing your social icons in the next section.
Customizing Social Media Icons in Elementor
What’s great about Elementor’s social icons is the ability to customize them to fit the overall design of your website. By default, Elementor offers a variety of social icons that can be easily added to your website. However, to make your website truly stand out, it’s important to take advantage of all the customization options Elementor has to offer. In this section, we will explore how to customize your social icons to match the overall design of your website.
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- Social Icons: Here is where you can add/remove social icons, as well as link them to your social page. To add a social icon, simply click “add item” -> click on the icon -> search the social icon you’d like -> select it, then click insert on the bottom right of Elementor’s icon library.
- To add a link, simply click on the social platform in Elementor’s editor. Then, copy and paste your social page’s URL into the link box. You also have the ability to adjust how the link opens.
- If you’d like to change the color of an individual icon, here’s where you can do so. Under the link box there will be a “Color” option with “Official Color” selected. Simply click on that and select “Custom”. From here you will be able to change both the primary and secondary color for that single icon. If you want a consistent color scheme across all social icons, you can do so in the Style tab.
- Shape: Choose whether you want your icons to be rounded, square, or a circle.
- Columns: Select the number of columns you’d like your icons to be displayed in. Choose from either auto, or 1 through 6.
- Alignment: Set the icon alignment to the left, center, or right.
Style
- Color: Here is where you can the change the colors of all social icons and create that consistent look. You will have the ability to adjust both primary and secondary colors.
- Size: Adjust the size of your social icons.
- Padding: Control the inner spacing of your social icons.
- Spacing: Adjust the spacing between icons.
- Rows Gap: If your social icons are stacked, here is where you can adjust the spacing between the two.
- Border Type: If chosen, here is where you can set the border’s type, width and color.
- Border Radius: Set the border’s radius here. This can also be used to adjust the roundness of your icons.
- Icon Hover
- Primary, Secondary & Border Color: Here is where you can adjust the icon’s color on hover. You have the ability to adjust the icons primary, secondary and border color for when icons are hovered over. Keep in mind that to adjust color on hover you must be using custom colors.
- Hover Animation: Set a hover animation for when your icons are hovered over. Choose from a range of options such as grow, pulse, bounce and much more!
Conclusion:
Implementing social media icons into your website is a simple, yet powerful way to increase your visibility and connect with your audience. Not only does it add a professional touch to your website, but it also helps to improve your overall engagement and traffic when it comes to your social platforms. With Elementor’s flexibility and customization options, you can create visually appealing social icons that match your website’s design in no time. By following the steps listed throughout this tutorial, you can add social icons to your website in just a few steps. Enjoying these tutorials so far? Keep an eye out for more upcoming blogs and tutorials about Elementor and it’s capabilities
