How do I add social media links to the footer and newsletter, or email footer?
Learn step by step how to add social media links to your website footer effectively!
This article explains how to activate social media links in the footer of your store and emails . This way, your customers can easily find your company's different social media channels. With the help of this article, you will learn how to add links in a few steps, so you can gain more visibility and direct customers directly to your brand's social media pages.
Step-by-step instructions
Go to the dashboard
- Log in to the AI Commerce platform Dashboard.
- Select the Configuration tab from the top menu.
Open My Store
- Select My Store from the left-hand menu.
- You will see a list of username fields for different social media channels that you can use (e.g. Facebook user, YouTube user, LinkedIn user).
Set usernames for social media channels
- Enter the last part of the URL (slug) of each social media channel in the field.
- For example, url:
https://www.facebook.com/Jerone.fi
→ enter:Jerone.fi
in the field - This way, the link is automatically built into the store's footer.
- For example, url:
Save changes
- Once you have entered all the required usernames, click Save or a similar save button.
- Then check your store's footer to make sure the links are displayed correctly.
More information about tracking tools
- Please note that this configuration does not activate conversion or traffic tracking on social media services.
- You can perform any additional monitoring using a separate tool: go to the Local and Taxis domains page, select your domain and scroll to the desired service.
Example table of usernames
Social media platform | Account ID |
---|---|
YouTube User | @LedstoreFi |
LinkedIn User | trafino-oy |
Pinterest User | jeroneofficial |
Facebook User | Jerone.fi |
Instagram User | jerone_official |
Tik Tok User | jerone_official |
Note!
Make sure you don't include the entire URL, but only the last slug part. This will automatically make the links work correctly.
Social media links also in emails
When the social media usernames in the My Store section are configured correctly, the same links will automatically appear in the footer of email automation (for example, newsletters) .
This way, your customers can easily find your company's social media channels through emails, without having to add links to each message. This saves time and ensures consistent brand visibility across all communication channels.
Summary
Enabling social media links in the footer of your AI Commerce store is a quick way to improve your business's discoverability. Simply add the username (slug) of each social media channel in the appropriate field and save your changes. If you need tracking or analytics, be sure to utilize separate tracking tools from the right configuration section.