Can't add social media icons
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I can’t add social media icons on the main page in the footer of the website.
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Hi zolotih,
Here is a support document link to various videos for social media:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/video-tutorials/connect-to-social-media/This should help you insert the icons.
For any other questions just leave a comment and we will be back as soon as possible.
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Hi zolotih – here’s a step-by-step guide to adding the social links menu in the footer of your site:
If you run into any trouble, just give us a shout and we’ll be glad to help.
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Noticed the same issue in the downloaded .zip theme I believe the version is 2.2.1.
No trace of header and social media menu in the code :(
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sigbarba – for self-hosted sites, you’ll need the Jetpack plugin to get certain functionality, including Featured Content and the social menu.
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On the preview of the theme i chose, there are social media icons on the main page in the footer. The name of the theme is AltoFocus.
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The social icons on the AltoFocus are not in a widget, they are in what’s called a “social links menu.”
After switching themes, you’ll be able to open your Customizer‘s Menus panel and create a new social menu there, and assign it to the theme’s “Social Menu” area.
The technique for adding the social links menu is explained in detail here:
Take a look at the video if you can; it walks you through the steps and might help give you a better understanding of how to set it up.
Just let us know if you get stuck.
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Actually, it doesn’t work for some reason. Icons are in place now, but once i press it nothing happens. Is there any way to fix it?
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I do see the Safari issue with your icons – I also see it on the AltoFocus demo site. I’ll report it to our developers so they can look into it.
Regarding MailChimp – have look here:
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