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Connecting Your Social Media Accounts to Your Website

Learn how to connect your church's social media accounts to your website, including displaying feeds and enabling social sharing.

Module 3 - Lesson 3
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Connecting Your Social Media Accounts to Your Website

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Now we are going to connect all of the dots. In our last video, we set up our social media accounts. In this lesson, we’ll display your Facebook and Instagram feeds on your website, set up ways for visitors to like your pages, share posts, and more.

Install These Plugins:

  • Custom Facebook Feed
  • Instagram Feed WD
  • Social Sharing (by Danny)

Set up the Custom Facebook Feed and Instagram Feed WD as demonstrated in the video.

Social Media Brick Settings:

  • Name: Social Media
  • 1st Content Type: Text
  • 2nd Content Type: Second Text
  • Alignment: Left-Right

Brick Size Settings:

  • Content-Type Margins:
    • 1st Content-Type: Vertical Alignment: Top
    • 2nd Content-Type: Vertical Alignment: Top

1st Content-Type Controls:

  • Text Area 1:
    • Font: 24 / Lato / Ultra Bold
    • Add your header with a horizontal line below.
  • Text Area 2:
    • Insert the shortcode: [custom-facebook-feed]

2nd Content-Type Controls:

  • Text Area 1:
    • Font: 24 / Lato / Ultra Bold
    • Add your Instagram header with a horizontal line below.
  • Text Area 2:
    • Paste your Instagram shortcode.

By the end of this lesson, your website will seamlessly integrate with your social media platforms, making it easier for visitors to engage with your content.