Connect your social accounts to Squarespace to seamlessly integrate your online presence and automate content sharing. Here's how to do it properly:

Benefits of Connecting Social Accounts:

• Display social media content on your website
• Automatically share new site content
• Link to your social profiles through icons

Available Social Platforms:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Pinterest
• Tumblr
• 500px
• ChowNow
• Dropbox (v7.0 sites)
• Foursquare Swarm
• Flickr
• Google Search Console
• SmugMug (v7.0 sites)

How to Connect Your Accounts:

1. Open the Connected Accounts panel
2. Click "Connect Account"
3. Select the desired social platform
4. Log in and authorize Squarespace

Managing Connected Accounts:

• Reset Data: Click "Reset Data" to update social feeds (particularly useful for Instagram)
• Disconnect Account:
  1. Open Connected Accounts panel
  2. Select the account
  3. Click "Disconnect"
  4. Confirm removal

Troubleshooting Disabled Accounts:

1. Log out of the affected social platform
2. Access Connected Accounts panel
3. Disconnect the problematic account
4. Reconnect using updated credentials
5. Grant necessary permissions

After Connection:

• Review individual account settings
• Set up automatic social sharing
• Add Instagram feeds using the Instagram block
• Customize social icons and links

Important Notes:

• Have your social media login credentials ready
• Log out of all accounts when connecting multiple profiles from the same platform
• Disconnecting removes the account from all site areas, including sharing options
• Allow a few minutes for content updates after resetting data

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