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How Do I Add Social Share Buttons to Squarespace?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 1:56 am

Social media share buttons are a great way to promote your content and get more people to see what you have to say. But how do you add them to your Squarespace site?

The first thing you need to do is install the AddThis Share Buttons plugin. This can be done by going to the AddThis website and clicking on the “Get Share Buttons” button. Once you have installed the plugin, you will need to activate it.

Once the plugin is activated, you will need to go to the settings page and configure it. The first thing you will need to do is choose which social networks you want to include share buttons for. You can also choose whether or not you want to include a share button for email.

Once you have configured the plugin, you will need to add the social share buttons to your Squarespace site. To do this, you will need to edit the code of your site. You can do this by going to the “Code” tab in your Squarespace settings and adding the following code:

PRO TIP: If you are not careful, adding social share buttons to your Squarespace website can result in decreased page speed and decreased search engine optimization (SEO). Be sure to test your site before and after adding social share buttons to see if there is any impact on page speed. If there is a significant decrease in page speed, consider removing the social share buttons or using a different method to add them to your Squarespace website.

<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style">
<a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_compact"></a>
<a class="addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style"></a>
</div>

You will need to replace the “1”, “2”, “3”, and “4” with the numbers of the social networks that you want to include share buttons for. For example, if you only wanted to include share buttons for Facebook and Twitter, you would use the following code:

<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style">"
<"a class="addthis_button Facebook"fref="/profile.php?id=100001376486293">Facebook Like Buttoni

&" Twitter Follow Button

How Do I Add Social Share Buttons To Squarespace?

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Adding social media share buttons is a great way of promoting content and getting more people engaged. To add social media share buttons onto a Squarespace website, follow these simple steps:

Firstly, install and activate AddThis Share Buttons plugin. Secondly, configure which social media sites and networks are included in the sharing options.

Finally, edit code on website by going into ‘Code’ under settings on Squarespace, and adding in provided code. Once these steps are completed, social media share buttons will be visible on website pages!

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.