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# Social - Media

The **Social - Media** element knows two display types: in **Channels** mode you link your own social media profiles as an icon row. In **Share** mode your visitors get buttons to share the current page on their networks.

<figure><img src="/files/qbNXLfIUQxTHhHXSKBlT" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example in the storefront: linked social media channels as an icon row</p></figcaption></figure>

### Social media channels

In **Channels** mode you define which profiles appear as clickable icons. You can maintain the channels directly on the element or inherit them from the global plugin configuration.

<figure><img src="/files/NqxajLpB4Ppn6Bxupgxw" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<table><thead><tr><th width="287">Function</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Select display type (1)</td><td>Switches between <strong>Add social media channels</strong> (link your own profiles) and <strong>Share current page</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>Horizontal Alignment (2)</td><td>Aligns the icon row left, centered or right.</td></tr><tr><td>Inherit channels from global configuration (3)</td><td>When the switch is active, the channels stored in the general plugin configuration are used. Via <strong>"Set social media channels globally"</strong> you get there directly.</td></tr><tr><td>Select social media (4)</td><td>Per entry you choose the network (icon) and store the associated URL. Using the icons on the right you can duplicate, sort or delete entries. (Appears when inheritance is off.)</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
**Maintain once, use everywhere**

If you set your channels globally and let the elements inherit them, you only have to update a changed profile URL in a single place.
{% endhint %}

### Share the current page

In **Share** mode the element shows buttons with which visitors can share the currently opened page on their networks – completely without your own channel data.

<figure><img src="/files/VXlBfVSmjVbI6egqoliM" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example in the storefront: share buttons with a label</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/SqcL7XQp9GrocNu7AD3E" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<table><thead><tr><th width="287">Function</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Select display type (1)</td><td>Set to <strong>Share current page</strong> here.</td></tr><tr><td>Horizontal Alignment (2)</td><td>Aligns the buttons left, centered or right.</td></tr><tr><td>Select display type for sharing (3)</td><td><strong>Icons as a list</strong> shows all share buttons directly next to each other. <strong>Offcanvas button for sharing</strong> instead shows a single button that opens the selection in a side panel.</td></tr><tr><td>Label / Caption (4)</td><td>Optional text shown above or next to the buttons.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Maintain channels globally

Instead of storing the channels on each element individually, you can maintain them centrally once and have the element inherit them via the **Inherit channels from global configuration** switch.

1. Open the **CMS Bundle** settings and switch to the **Advanced → Social Media** area.
2. Under **Social Media - Channels** set the network (icon) and the associated profile URL per entry and save.

<figure><img src="/files/tGYqHHC6EQQ877WjMf0z" alt=""><figcaption><p>Global social media channels in the plugin configuration</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
This way you only update a changed profile URL in a single place – all elements that inherit take over the change automatically.
{% endhint %}


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