How to manually add Social Profile Links with shortcode, widget, Elementor Widget, or Block Element

Adding Profile Buttons with Elementor Widget #

Before using the widget, you must first set up your networks in the plugin settings. If this step is skipped, the display button will not appear. To add the profile buttons, open the Easy Social Share Buttons group and pick the Social Profiles widget.

Adding Profile Buttons in the Block Editor #

Before using the element, you must first set up your networks in the plugin settings. If this step is skipped, the display button will not appear. To add the profile buttons, search for the ESSB Social Profiles block.

Adding Profile Buttons With Widget #

You can add profile buttons to a sidebar or any other area of your site that supports widgets using the Social Profiles widget. Before using the widget, you must first set up your networks in the plugin settings. If this step is skipped, the display button will not appear.

• Title – this is the title of the widget. This title won’t appear on the front of the site unless the option to show the title is enabled. This we made to allow name your widgets even when you don’t need that title on the front of the site.
• Template – the template for the profile buttons.
• Align – select the alignment of the profile buttons. If you don’t use the column display the option will align the buttons to the related content area. If you select the column layout, the alignment will be applied over the content of the profile button in the column.
• Size – control or change the default size of the buttons.
• Animation – select on hover animation for the widget only.
• Remove space between buttons – connect buttons without the default space between.
• Columns – select if you wish your buttons to appear in columns stretched to the entire available area where you place the widget. The default setting is to use an automated square size. The column display gives additional flexibility to show designs. Choose the columns based on other design options and area width.
• Show texts with the buttons – enable if you wish to see the CTA texts with the icon in the button. 
• Vertical text layout – works only in combination with Show texts with the buttons option. The default text appearance is on the right side of the icon. With this option, you can split icons and text into different rows.
• Custom network list – mark if you wish to set a custom list of networks for the profiles, different from those in the default settings. The option allows the setup of address per network and only the networks that have such will appear. You do not have an option to control the order of appearance – always will be used as the global one.

Adding Profile Buttons With Shortcode #

Shortcodes are the most flexible way to add profile buttons to your site. You can place them almost anywhere shortcodes are supported—inside your page content, blog posts, or even within page builder blocks. You can also embed them directly into your theme code if needed.

One of the biggest advantages of using shortcodes is that you’re not limited to the default profiles set in the plugin settings. This means you can create custom profile links for different authors, creators, or team members—perfect for multi-author sites.

Each shortcode can include a unique set of social networks and links, giving you complete control over how and where profile buttons appear.

The shortcode you can use is: . Below, you’ll find a list of all the options you can use with the shortcode. If you’d like, you can also generate a custom shortcode directly from the general settings screen under Profile Links → Setup.