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Social media

This guide describes the Theme settings > Social Media menu options.

Use the menu options to integrate social media into your store. Refer to Shopify help: Social media.

The previous video shows a store's blog post (article) page. To display icons inside the article's Share list that link to the store's social media, in Theme settings > Social Media > Social sharing options, the checkbox options are enabled to Share on Facebook and Tweet on Twitter. In Theme settings > Social Media > Accounts, URLs for the store's social media are entered in the Facebook and Instagram text boxes. Icons that link to the URLs are displayed in the store's navigation bar (at the top of the page).

For general guidance with adjusting a theme setting, refer to Settings overview and Shopify help: Theme settings.

Set up social media

To set up social media:

  1. Go to Theme settings > Social media.

    The Theme setting's Search menu in Theme editor

  2. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting nameDescription
Social sharing image > ImageUse the Image menu options to set up a social sharing image. Refer to Add, replace or remove an image or video inside a section or block. When a link to your store is posted on social media, a thumbnail of the social sharing image is displayed with the social media post. Refer to Shopify help: Choosing a social media image.
Social sharing image > Image > Connect dynamic sourceTo display a social sharing image from a dynamic source, select the Connect dynamic source icon, beside the Image selector, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields.
Social sharing options > Share on FacebookUse the checkbox Share on Facebook to show/hide Facebook in the Share list. The Share list displays on specific areas of your store. For example, on a blog post (article) page, visitors use the list to share links on their social media to your store's articles.
Social sharing options > Tweet on TwitterUse the checkbox Tweet on Twitter to show/hide Twitter in the Share list. The Share list displays on specific areas of your store. For example, on a blog post (article) page, visitors use the list to share links on their social media to your store's articles.
Social sharing options > Pin on PinterestUse the checkbox Pin on Pinterest to show/hide Pinterest in the Share list. The Share list displays on specific areas of your store. For example, on a blog post (article) page, visitors use the list to share links on their social media to your store's articles.
Accounts > Text boxesIn the text boxes, enter URLs for your store's social media. Enter links for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Patreon, Bandcamp, Pinterest, Soundcloud, TikTok, Spotify, Flickr, Vimeo, Apple, Last FM, YouTube, Tumblr, Triple J, and Mixcloud. When you enter social media URLs, the theme displays corresponding social media links throughout your store.