So you’ve got your Wix website up and running. It looks pretty good, you’ve picked a template, dropped in your photos, and written some stuff about what you do. But it feels a bit… lonely. Like it’s on a deserted island. People land on your page, look around, and then what? They leave. The problem is there’s no bridge connecting your website island to the big, bustling continents of social media where everyone hangs out.
Connecting your social media is a job you just have to do. It tells people you’re a real, active person or business, not just some static online brochure from 2018. It is by doing this that you give visitors a way to follow you, see what you’re up to day-to-day, and generally just stay connected. So let’s get those little icons on your Wix site. It’s not as scary as it sounds, I promise. We’ll walk through it, nice and easy.
Why Even Bother Putting Social Media Icons on Your Wix Site?
Okay so, before we get into the nitty-gritty of clicking buttons, let’s talk about the why. It might seem obvious, but sometimes thinking about the reason helps. The main point is to connect your worlds.
Your website is your professional home base. Your social media, that’s more like your daily hangout spot. You want to make it super simple for people to go from one to the other.
When someone finds you on Google and lands on your site, they might be curious. They see you sell handmade pottery. Cool. But are you still making it? What’s new?
Those little Instagram or Facebook icons answer that question. They can click, and boom, they see a video of you at the potter’s wheel from yesterday. Now they trust you more. You’re a real, active creator.
It also works the other way around. Someone might find you on TikTok. Having your website link in your bio is good, but having it on your website helps complete the circle. It’s all about building a web, not just a single page. It makes your whole online presence feel more complete, more put-together.
The Main Event: Adding the Wix Social Bar
This is the most common way people add social media links in Wix. It’s a pre-made strip of icons that you can just plop onto your page and customize. It’s considered to be the standard method.
The process for this is generally straightforward. Wix has made this part of their editor really simple to use which is a good thing for most of us.
Finding and Placing the Social Bar
First things first, you need to be in the Wix Editor. That’s the backend place where you drag and drop all your website parts.
On the left-hand side of the editor, you’ll see a menu with a bunch of icons. Look for the one that looks like a plus sign (+). This is the “Add Elements” button.
Click that plus sign. A big menu will pop up with all the things you can add to your site.
In this new menu, find the option that says “Social.” It usually has a little icon with a few dots connected.
When you hover over or click “Social,” you’ll see a few options. What you’re looking for is the “Social Bar.”
You’ll see a bunch of different styles for the social bar. Some are colorful squares, some are simple black circles, others are just the logos. Don’t worry too much about the style right now, you can change it later.
Just click and drag the one you like onto your page. Plop it wherever you think it looks good. Normally people put it in the header or the footer of the site.
Linking Your Actual Social Profiles
Okay, so you have a bar of generic social icons on your page. That doesn’t help anyone. Now you need to tell those icons where to go.
Click on the Social Bar that you just added to your page. A small menu should appear next to it.
In that menu, look for a button that says “Set Social Links.” This is the command center for your icons.
A new window will open up. This window will show a list of all the icons currently in your bar (like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.).
Next to each social network name, there’s a box for a web address. This is where the magic happens.
Go to your Facebook page, copy the full web address from your browser’s address bar (the whole thing, with the https://).
Come back to the Wix editor and paste that link into the box next to Facebook.
Repeat this process for all your other social media profiles. Go to your Instagram, copy the URL, paste it. Go to your Pinterest, copy, paste. You get the idea.
If there’s an icon in the bar you don’t use, you can just delete it from this list. Just click the little trash can icon next to it.
If you need to add a social network that isn’t there, there’s usually an “Add Icons” button. Wix has a big library of icons for everything from TikTok to LinkedIn to Threads.
Making It Look Good: Fiddling With the Icons
Now that your links work, you can make them match your website’s vibe. You don’t want big, clunky blue icons on your minimalist black-and-white site.
Click on the Social Bar again. This time, look for an icon that looks like a paintbrush. This is the “Design” button.
Clicking this opens up another panel. Here, you can change almost everything.
You can choose a different icon style altogether. Maybe you decide you want circles instead of squares.
You can change the color of the icons. You can make them all one color, or keep their original brand colors. It’s up to you.
You can also adjust the spacing between the icons and the size of the icons themselves. Don’t make them too tiny that nobody can click them on a phone.
A Different Way: Linking Social Media With Just One Icon
Maybe you don’t want a whole bar. Maybe you just want to put a single Instagram icon next to your photo gallery. That’s totally possible too. The method is a little different but just as easy.
You would start by adding an icon, not a social bar. Go back to that big “Add Elements” (+) menu. Instead of “Social,” you might look under “Decorative” or “Vector Art.” Search for “Instagram icon” or whatever you need.
Once you’ve dragged the single icon onto your page, you click on it. Look for a button that looks like a chain link. This is the “Link” button.
Click that, and a window pops up asking you where you want this icon to link to. Choose “Web Address,” and then just paste your social media profile URL into the box. All done. This gives you more freedom with placement, but you have to do it one by one for each icon.
Don’t Forget the Footer (and Header!)
Where you put your social links matters. The two most common places are the website’s header (the very top bit) and the footer (the very bottom bit).
The reason for this is because the header and footer appear on every single page of your website.
Putting it there, it means your visitors can always find your social links no matter what page they land on. They don’t have to go hunting back to the homepage.
To do this, when you first drag your Social Bar onto the page, make sure you drag it into the section marked “Header” or “Footer” in the editor. A message might pop up that says “Attach to Footer.” Just say yes. Now that bar will be a permanent resident on every page.
Common Questions: Your Wix Social Links FAQ
How do I add my social media feed to Wix, not just the links?
That’s a different thing! Instead of adding a “Social Bar,” go to “Add Elements” (+) and look for “Social” again. This time, look for options like “Facebook Feed” or “Instagram Feed.” These are special apps that will show your latest posts right on your website.
My social media links aren’t working when I test them. What did I do wrong?
The most common mistake is not copying the full web address. Make sure your link starts with “https://www.”. If you just put “facebook.com/mypage” it might not work. Double-check you copied the entire URL. Also, remember to publish your site after making changes!
Wix doesn’t have an icon for the new social media app I use. What can I do?
If Wix hasn’t updated its icon library yet, you can use the single-icon method. Find a good quality image of the app’s logo online (like a PNG with a transparent background), upload it to your Wix site as an image, and then add a link to it just like you would with any other picture.
Can I make the icons change color or do something when you hover over them?
Yes, you can. When you’re in the “Design” options for the Social Bar, there are usually two states you can edit: “Regular” and “Hover.” Click on the “Hover” tab and you can set a different color or effect for when someone’s mouse pointer is over the icon. It’s a nice little touch.
Key Takeaways
Alright, that was a lot of clicking and dragging. If you’re just skimming, here’s the short version of how to add social media links in wix.
The easiest way is to use the “Social Bar” element from the “Add” menu in the Wix Editor.
Once you add the bar, click “Set Social Links” to paste the URLs to your actual profiles.
You can customize the look, color, and style of your icons by clicking the “Design” button.
For best results, place your Social Bar in the header or footer so it shows up on every page.
If you only need one icon, you can add any icon or image and connect it to a web address using the “Link” button.
