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Use of Lightweight Social Icons as a block
5 replies · Started by Michael on August 21, 2020
Hi there
I struggle quite a bit with the following.
Lightweight Social Icons is perfectly usable as a widget, typically in the footer.
What if I would like to embed social media icons to team members within the main content area?
How do I achieve that?
Thanks in advance
Michael
Hi there,
Unfortunately no shortcode or block option is available for Lightweight Social Icons. You can use this plugin to do that though:
https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-shortcode/
Personally if your using the block editor, then use GenerateBlocks to create your own social icons. The buttons provide icons and the ability to remove the text label. And you can control every aspect of it.
Thanks David - I figured out how the social icons work with the element you described.
Glad to hear that.
Hello David,
Your method: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/use-of-lightweight-social-icons-as-a-block/#post-1412846
Can we do that without using a plugin?
Hi There,
no its not possible.
If you're using the Block editor, we recommend using GenerateBlocks and its Buttons block instead of Lightweight social icons.
