How to Add and Customize Social Share Buttons in Squarespace 7.0

How to Add and Customize Social Share Buttons in Squarespace 7.0

By Michael Thompson

January 4, 2025 at 09:08 AM

Share your content across social media platforms using share buttons to increase visibility and drive more traffic to your site.

Share Buttons Available:

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest (requires featured images)
  • Reddit
  • Tumblr

Squarespace share button

Squarespace share button

Adding Share Buttons:

  1. Open share buttons panel
  2. Select desired social media platforms
  3. Save changes

Share buttons automatically appear on:

  • Album Pages (below title)
  • Events (below descriptions)
  • Blog posts (below content)
  • Products (below descriptions and Add to Cart buttons)

Social media icons in a row

Social media icons in a row

Advanced Share Button Options:

  • Available for Brine, Farro, Skye, Tremont, and York templates
  • Customize size, spacing, color, and style
  • Choose between icon only, solid, outline, or raised styles
  • Add labels and adjust button options

Black dress suit on a hanger

Black dress suit on a hanger

Hiding Share Buttons:

  • Remove all: Uncheck all social media sites in share buttons panel
  • Products only: Adjust in Site Styles settings
  • Blog pages/posts: Template-specific settings available
  • Album/Event pages: Use Hide share link and Show social media buttons toggles

Important Notes:

  • Facebook shares may appear in friends' news feeds based on settings and algorithms
  • Pinterest sharing requires featured images
  • Advanced share buttons provide direct sharing on Facebook profiles

You can further enhance social media integration by:

  • Adding social media icons to headers/footers
  • Embedding social media content via blocks
  • Connecting your social accounts through Connected Accounts settings

The share buttons feature helps expand your reach while giving visitors an easy way to share your content across their preferred platforms.

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