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title: "How to Add Sticky Social Icons in WordPress?"
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date: 2024-12-06
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# How to Add Sticky Social Icons in WordPress?

## Key Takeaways

- Utilizes the Social Sharing block from Nexter Blocks to create sticky social icons in WordPress.
- Aligns social buttons vertically and sets them to fixed position using the Advanced > Position tab.
- Adjusts spacing, size, and orientation of social buttons through the Style tab and Networks section.

Do you want to create sticky social icons in WordPress? These floating social icons stay visible as users scroll, ensuring they are always accessible, which encourages visitors to engage with and share your content across social media platforms.

With the Social Sharing block from Nexter Blocks, you can easily align the social buttons vertically and make them fixed in WordPress.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of the Nexter Blocks Social Sharing block,* *[ click here](https://qa.nexterwp.com/docs/add-social-sharing-buttons-in-wordpress/).*

***Requirement  - This block is a part of the Nexter Blocks, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE BLOCK LINK](https://qa.nexterwp.com/nexter-blocks/blocks/wordpress-social-sharing-icons/)

To do this, add the Social Sharing block to the page and follow the steps - 

1. Select **Vertical** from the **Layout** section.

![](https://qa.nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/social-sharing-sticky-icons.gif)

Select the appropriate style from the Style section.

2. Then select the ideal view type from the **Content View** section. For this type of style, the **Icon** view type would be best.

3. After that, add the required social buttons and adjust the style from the **Networks** section.

You can adjust the social button spacing and size from the **Style** tab.

4. Then go to **Advanced** > **Position** tab and select **Fixed** from the **Position** dropdown.

After that, you can adjust the horizontal and vertical orientations and their respective offset value as per your requirements. 

Now you’ll see sticky or floating social sharing buttons as you scroll through the page.

![](https://qa.nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/social-sharing-sticky-icons-demo.gif)