# Social Share Buttons

**Social Share Buttons** are buttons, for various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, that you add to your website in order for people to be able to share your page on their respective social media account.

## How To Install AddThis Code?

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1. Signup for an AddThis account [here](https://www.addthis.com/register?next=/dashboard#tool-config).
2. Activate and customize the tools that you would like to use on your site.
3. Go to the **Get the Code** page in your AddThis dashboard and copy your unique snippet of JavaScript under the **HTML** tab.
4. Login to your Shopify account.
5. From your Shopify admin, go to **Online Store** **->** **Themes**.
6. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click **Customize**.
7. Click **Theme settings ->** **General -> Social Share Buttons.**
8. Paste the snippet of JavaScript at **Custom Script** fields, then click **Save.**

{% hint style="info" %}
If you’ve activated an inline tool, there is a second snippet of code that you will need to add to your site. Copy the inline snippet from the Get the Code page in your AddThis dashboard and paste it into your Shopify theme where you would like your inline tool to appear.
{% endhint %}

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