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[Sites (Formerly Omega)](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/sites-formerly-omega) 3. [Pages](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/sites-formerly-omega#pages) # How to Use the Social Buttons Widget? ## Add social media buttons for easy sharing and engagement.   This is an outdated widget. Consider embedding these buttons from these social media platforms with [the Embed Widget](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-to-use-the-embed-widget) or use [the Social Links](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-to-use-the-social-links-widget) widget instead. 1\. The Social Buttons widget ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-09/8f32cba9-a656-493c-b732-a70e8f0d7c77/File.jpeg?tl_px=0,319&br_px=859,800&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=117,212) 2\. The Social Buttons widget allows visitors to share the page on social media platforms. Select the Social Buttons widget ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-09/20b04a08-24bc-4645-9dd9-4a3dbd69cf23/File.jpeg?tl_px=251,276&br_px=1111,757&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=402,212) 3\. Enable Facebook sharing with the "Facebook Share" checkbox. The visitors will be able to share the page on Facebook ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-09/3ebbf0cb-aeb9-4c4e-9677-66cd74121e02/File.jpeg?tl_px=665,6&br_px=1525,487&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=599,212) 4\. Enable Facebook likes with the "Facebook Like" checkbox. It will display how many visitors liked the page on Facebook ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-09/815e5ac0-1baf-4aa0-9357-1a4ef0ba7b61/File.jpeg?tl_px=665,50&br_px=1525,531&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=595,212) 5\. Enable X reposting with the "Twitter Tweet" checkbox. The visitors will be able to repost the page to the X network ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-09/935ae676-cfc6-46a8-839f-79ed354793db/File.jpeg?tl_px=665,86&br_px=1525,567&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=592,212) 6\. Enable LinkedIn sharing with the "LinkedIn Share" checkbox. The visitors will be able to share the page on LinkedIn ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-09/cff4b825-1a96-4fe0-b5a3-0a6ee3d71f2a/File.jpeg?tl_px=665,126&br_px=1525,607&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=595,212) 7\. Hold the left mouse button on the six-dotted icon and drag it up or down to change the order of how icons are displayed ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-09/c67b5c0a-d9da-470c-9191-2246d6cf7f6f/File.jpeg?tl_px=665,124&br_px=1525,605&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=574,212) The rest of the features here - Spacing, Devices, Alignment, and Visible On are common features in most widgets in the website builder. 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