How to Add Simple Social Icons Widget Plugin in WordPress

by Naim Wahid
Last Update 1 year ago
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Social media is a compelling medium for sharing information and get connected with people who are interested in a particular topic. We often see social icons almost on every website, which leads us to their social media channels.

So, you are here today to know the way to add a simple social icons widget on a WordPress website.

Add Simple Social Icons Widget In 3 Steps

There is a popular WordPress plugin called Simple Social Icons. This plugin is developed by StudioPress, especially for the Genesis Framework, but it can be run with any WordPress theme. It will create a social icon widget, and it can be added to any WordPress widget area.

You can easily customize the icon’s color, size, and other available options without any hassle. Almost every social media profile’ can be linked to your website through this plugin. Underhandedly this plugin is using on 200,000+ sites.

Step 1: Install and Activate the plugin in WordPress

There are hundreds of social media plugins in the WordPress plugin repository, which help to add social media icons. But we pick the Simple Social Icons plugin among them because of its simple interface & minimal options.

Let’s first install the Simple Social Icons plugin:

Log in to your WordPress Dashboard
Go to Plugins → Add new
Search for the plugin “Simple Social Icons.”
Click on “Install Now” and activate the plugin

Step 2: Add Widget to Sidebar or Widget Area

Go to your WordPress Dashboard
Go to Appearance → Widgets
Look around for “Simple Social Icons”
Drag and drop on a sidebar or any widget area

Step 3: Customize and Add Social Media Profile URLs

Following is a screenshot of how it will look on the front when you are done adding URLs and customization.

Conclusion

This simple social icons widget can be added anywhere in the widget area you wish to display. And it is famous for an outstanding minimal look. If you have any problem installing this plugin, let us know by comment below.

Naim Wahid

I love to work with WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, and other web-based technologies. Studying CSE at BCMC(Bangladesh Computer and Management College), Jashore.