Adding Custom Social Media Buttons to Blogger
September 04, 2014I just shared with you how to customize your own social media follow buttons, now I am going to show you how to install them into your sidebar.
First thing you need to do, is open a new post. Upload your photo(s) - for the sake of this example I am just using the same photo-
You will need to "link" these buttons up to your social media sites. Click on the photo- then link- then the photo again- then link (you have to do this or it will not work). Do this for all your photos.
Now click on the HTML button in the top left corner
You will see this-
Now copy this gibber jabber and save the post- open up your layout and add a gadget- select your HTML/JAVA button.
When this opens up, paste the code into the widget. Move the widget to were you want them!
This is a preview of that it will look like at the top of sidebar-
I hope this has helped you get started to creating your own look!!
My next blog tip will be to show you how to create a custom header!
You don't want to miss that one!!
My next blog tip will be to show you how to create a custom header!
You don't want to miss that one!!
16 comments
Aha! I have been googling how to do this for a while now and haven't found one thats easy enough for me to do on my own. I love that you posted the screenshots so I know exactly what you are talking about. Awesome post thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I hope that it helps you!
DeleteI am happy when people make things easier for me to understand. I need the steps and visual things.
ReplyDeleteExactly, I do as well. That is the reason for this post :-)
DeleteI don't use blogger but when I did I loved tutorials like this and learned to do this myself...I love creating my own buttons!
ReplyDeleteIt's so much fun isn't it!!
Deletei like this ,but i dont use blogger. You should use it for wordpress too!
ReplyDeleteThere is a thought ;-)
Deletegreat post! i always wanted to do them myself but never sure where to start...pinning for all my blogger friends! xo, jess @ dreamingofleaving.com
ReplyDeleteThank you, It's so easy! Now you can go hog wild creating!
DeleteGreat tip for all of those on blogger. I remember trying to navigate blogger back in the day and finding tips like this would have been so helpful back then. I have sensed moved to Wordpress and tips are much easier to com by.
ReplyDeleteThese are great tips. I'd like to change mine up a bit since I think they are too light.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing tutorials for Blogger! And you make it look super easy.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have this bookmarked so I can do this! As someone who works in healthcare I have had my struggles with blogger, I love this tutorial!!
ReplyDeletegreat tips. thanks for this super easy tutorial :)
ReplyDeletealready apply it to my blog monits-journal
I have been trying to get the social media buttons sorted out for ages and you solved my problem. Thank you so much. Such a great tip!
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