{"id":188336,"date":"2020-12-28T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharethis.com\/?page_id=188336"},"modified":"2025-11-28T13:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T21:32:21","slug":"how-to-install-follow-buttons-on-a-html-website","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sharethis.com\/support\/installation\/how-to-install-follow-buttons-on-a-html-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install ShareThis Follow Buttons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grow your social following with our free and easy-to-install <a href=\"https:\/\/sharethis.com\/platform\/follow-buttons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow Buttons<\/a>. You can learn more about ShareThis Website tools,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sharethis.com\/platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quick-start-2-ways\">Quick start (2 ways)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use the ShareThis Platform (recommended)<\/strong><br>Best for full control and customization. Create or log into your ShareThis account, <strong>enable<\/strong> the tool you want, copy your unique installation script, and paste it into your site\u2019s &lt;head&gt;. Then customize and publish. <br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.sharethis.com\/onboarding\/\">Start here<\/a><\/strong> (register)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> Use a Plugin or Integration<\/strong><br>If you\u2019re on WordPress, Shopify, React or Angular, install our plugin\/integration for a smoother setup.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Before you begin:<\/strong> Make sure you (or your developer) have access to your site\u2019s HTML &lt;head&gt; section, or the ability to add site-wide scripts through your CMS or website builder.<\/em><sup data-fn=\"5cb3605c-2e81-4cb2-b93e-df076972317e\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"5cb3605c-2e81-4cb2-b93e-df076972317e-link\" href=\"#5cb3605c-2e81-4cb2-b93e-df076972317e\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-install-the-installation-script\">How to Install the Installation Script<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in or sign up to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.sharethis.com\/login\/\">ShareThis Platform<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add your domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copy <\/strong>your unique ShareThis installation script.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can find it in <strong>Step 1<\/strong> of any App page (e.g., Inline Share Buttons, Sticky Share Buttons, Follow Buttons).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or, you can find the same script in <strong>Settings <\/strong>\u2192 <strong>Setup <\/strong>inside the Platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paste <\/strong>the script into your website\u2019s &lt;head&gt; section, then save and publish your changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Apps section, select <strong>Follow Buttons<\/strong>, click <strong>Enable App <\/strong>to activate it on your site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>(Optional but recommended)<\/em> Customize your app.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose between Smart Share Buttons or manual selection of networks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjust colors to match your brand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set button size, shape, alignment, and enable share counts if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> You can also find your Installation Script code under <strong>Profile \u2192 Settings \u2192 Setup<\/strong> in the Platform<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-add-inline-code-placement-code\"><strong>Add Inline code (placement code)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re using Inline tools (such as Inline Share Buttons, Follow Buttons, or Reaction Buttons), you\u2019ll also need to add a placement tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the App page,\u00a0<strong>copy\u00a0<\/strong>the placement code shown in \u201c<strong>Step 3: Add the Placement Tag to Your Site<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paste\u00a0<\/strong>that code into your page\u2019s HTML wherever you want the buttons to appear (for example, below a blog post or product description).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save and publish your page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow Buttons Placement Code:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>&lt;!-- ShareThis BEGIN --&gt;<br>&lt;div class=\"sharethis-inline-follow-buttons\"&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;<br>&lt;!-- ShareThis END --&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You may also find these guides helpful:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-styled\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sharethis.com\/support\/installation\/share-buttons-html-website\/\">Getting Started: How to Install ShareThis tools (HTML Websites)<\/a>:<\/strong> Learn the basics of installing ShareThis tools on any HTML website in our general installation guide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sharethis.com\/support\/customization\/customize-share-urls\/\">How to Customize Inline Share Buttons<\/a>:<\/strong> Step-by-step instructions customize the title, description, image, or URL that\u2019s displayed when visitors click your share buttons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sharethis.com\/support\/faq\/faqs\/\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/a>:<\/strong> Get answer to the most popular questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grow your social following with our free and easy-to-install Follow Buttons. 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