How to Add Social Media Icons to Your WordPress Website Menu

If it’s not on social media – did it really happen? 

Where can I follow you? 

Can you share your social details?  

Like it or not, these are everyday conversations that people across the world are having with their friends, peers, clients, businesses – everyone!  

Going on to social media platforms to know more about a person or business has become the norm. People assume that they will be able to find more information on social media platforms and it really impacts decisions. Be it a recruiting firm looking for prospective talent to hire, or customers looking for brands to shop from – social media plays a huge role in letting people know more and engage more.  

If you have a website, adding your social media icons to your website allows people to do just that – engage more, know more, stay connected with you, and get regular updates from you. It also helps them see how others are engaging with you and get social proof about your work. This is true for all sorts of websites – personal, ecommerce, service-based, blogs, resume, portfolio, and more.  

Additionally, it helps you build a consistent identity across platforms, and allows you to engage with your website visitors through different platforms and keep them hooked!  

So, what can you do? Once you build your WordPress website, power it with the perfect WordPress Hosting plan to match your needs, it’s time to start customizing your website.  

In this blog, we’ll look at how to add social media icons to your WordPress website menu.  

Step-by-Step process to Add Social Media Icons to Your WordPress Website 

WordPress does not have an in-built section for social media profiles, however, if you have added a WordPress Navigation Menu, you can easily add social media icons to your website. Using a WordPress menu gives you the ease of using a simple drag and drop interface to control how they appear on your website.  

Let’s get started. 

STEP 1 – Install and Activate Plugin 

We recommend you install and activate the Menu Image plugin. If you are new to WordPress, you can read more about WordPress Plugins and How to Install them.  

STEP 2 – Image Sizes 

Once activated, log in to your WordPress dashboard and go to Menu Image.  

Here you will see the option for Image Sizes that will appear on your website menu. You can use the default settings or configure them according to your requirements. Once done, click on Save Changes 

STEP 3 – Create Menu 

Now from your WordPress dashboard side panel go to Appearance > Menus > Create a New Menu 

Give your menu a name and click on Create Menu 

STEP 4 – Add Custom Links 

Once your Menu is created, on the left you’ll see Custom Links – click on that. Now add your social media page URL, add link text and click on Add to Menu.  

Don’t forget to click on Save Menu, once done.  

STEP 5 – Menu Image 

Get your mouse arrow to your new menu and click on Menu Images 

Once you click a popup window will appear that will show you all the settings for your social media icon. Here you can choose between an icon or an image to appear on your WordPress website menu.  

If you select the image option, click on Set Image to upload, If you want to Set Image on Hover, upload there and set your image size.   

If you would instead use an icon, choose the icon option and select the icon you want to appear on your website menu.  

Now you need to decide how the name of your social media icon will be displayed on your website menu. If you don’t want the name to display, just select the Hide option under Title Position.  

Once you’re all done, click on Save.  

You should now be able to see the social media icons you have added to your WordPress website menu.  

Add Social Media Icons to Your Website In 5 Easy Steps! 

Just 5 simple steps and you can add all the social media icons you want to your WordPress website menu. Engage more, drive more traffic, give social proof and allow people to stay connected with you through your website and social media pages.  

For more tips, help and information head to our WordPress Tutorials page.  

If you’re new to WordPress, read our guide on how to Build and Grow WordPress Websites.