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TheSocial Icons block allows you to add icons linking to your social media profiles or sites. This helps to increase the visibility of your social media profiles and drive traffic to them.

How to add Social Icons block

1. The Social Icons block can be added to a page by clicking on the Block Inserter (+) icon button. This will open the block inserter pop-up window. Search for the Social Icons block and add it to the page or post. 

   You can also type /social and hit enter in a new paragraph block to quickly insert a Social Icons block.

2. Once you add the Social Icons block, you will see the following placeholder where you can add social icons.

Detailed instructions on adding blocks

How to add social icons and links

1. Select the Social Icons block and click on the (+) icon at the rightmost corner to show the list of available social media platforms.  

2. If you do not find the platform you are looking for in the menu, type the name of the platform in the search box.

3. Select the icon from the menu to add it to the Social Iconsblock. 

4. Click on the icon within the block to show the Email address input field.

5. Add the URL for the social media profile in the input field and press Enter. If omitted, WordPress will automatically set the default protocol to https.

6. Repeat these steps for each of the social media profiles you want to add. 

Note: when adding email icon you only need to type email address. WordPress will automatically create link which will, when clicked on, open new email screen in email client.

Available social media icons

Block toolbar

Each block has its own block-specific controls that allow you to manipulate the block right in the editor. 

TheSocial Icons block has two toolbars. One is the parent toolbar that appears when you select the Social Icons block. The other toolbar appears when you click on the individual social icons in the block.

The block toolbar for the Social Icons block 

TheSocial Icons block toolbar has five buttons: 

Transform to

You can transform the Social Icons block into a Group or Columns. You can also transform the style of the Social Icons block. There are three styles available: Default,Logos only, and Pill Shape.

Drag icon

To drag and drop the block to a new location on the page template, click and hold the rectangle of dots, then drag to the new location. The blue separator line indicates where the block will be placed. Release the left mouse button when you find the new location to place the block.

Move handles

The up and down arrow icons can be used to move a block up and down on the page.

Get more information about moving a block within the editor.

Change items justification

The change items justification tool lets you change the horizontal placement of the items inside the Social Icons block. There are four options to choose from:

• Justify items left will move the items towards the left side of the block.
• Justify items center will move the items towards the center of the block.
• Justify items right will move the items towards the right side of the block.
• Space between items will distribute all items across the block and automatically adjust the space between them.

Change alignment 

The change alignment tool allows you to change the alignment of the social icons in the block. Here are the options available : 

Size

You can change the size of the icons by choosing one of the 4 preset icon sizes:

More options

These controls give you the option to copy, duplicate, and edit your block as HTML.

Read about these and other settings.

The block toolbar for the individual social icons

The toolbar that appears when you press on the individual icons has four buttons:   

Select Social Icons

This will take you to the parent Social Icons block toolbar. You will have the option to drag, move and change item justification and alignment.

Each social icon toolbar also has more options explained above.

The block settings for the Social Icons block 

When you select the Social Icons block, you will see the following settings in the sidebar. 

Styles settings

Color settings

Default icons have their respective brand colors. With the Color settings, you can change the background and foreground color for all icons in the block to match your website branding. Pick a color from the suggestions, or add a custom color using the color picker or by adding a color code.

Alpha filter

Clicking on selected color allows you to set the so-called alpha filter, which creates a certain level of color transparency.

Background color

Besides color settings for individual icons, it is possible to set the background color for the entire Social icons block.

See this guide for more information about changing colors.

Dimension settings

Dimension controls are used to control how groups of blocks are placed alongside one another, by changing the values for padding, margin, and other dimensions

Learn more about dimension controls.

The block settings for individual social icons