adding social media icons in layout

[michell610]

Hi,
I wanted to add social media option to Layout > Header I have this snippet:

// Add social media option to Layout > Header
$social_media = array( 
	'name' 		=> 'Social Media Buttons',
	'desc' 		=> 'Description for your client...',
	'id' 		=> 'social_media', // Keep this ID to work with themeblvd_contact_form() !
	'type' 		=> 'social_media' // Special option type to bring in social icon selections.
);
themeblvd_add_option( 'layout', 'header', 'social_media', $social_media );


// insert this code in the function where you want to display
// the social media widgets:
// echo themeblvd_contact_bar(); for example:

function social_icons(){	
	echo themeblvd_contact_bar();	
}
add_action('themeblvd_header_addon','social_icons');

I am a newbe, where do I put this. I am using the child stretch theme
Thanks,
michell

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[Jason Bobich]

Hello Michell,

These kinds of things would go in the functions.php of your Child theme.

[michell610]

Thanks Jason,
would these go before the require_once command or after the function my_scripts command?
Michell

[askwpgirl]

Hi Mitchell,

I placed my code AFTER the

require_once( get_template_directory() . '/framework/themeblvd.php' );

and it worked perfectly.

Angela

[askwpgirl]

I should add, that I placed it after both the require_once and the my scripts loading, as I usually place all my stuff after those things anyway, unless I modifying default display.php items, in which case, those go before the require_once line.

[michell610]

Ok, I got it to work except that it shows up on the left side I want it on the right. I set it to display:

function social_icons( ) {
    echo themeblvd_contact_bar( );
}
add_action('themeblvd_header_addon', 'social_icons');

How can I make it show up on the right in line with the title?

Thanks,
Michell

[Jason Bobich]

Ok, I got it to work except that it shows up on the left side I want it on the right.

So, now you have your HTML markup in the place you want. The next step is to position your custom code with CSS. You could possibly float it the right of the header or position it absolutely.

For CSS changes, it’s a good idea to use a tool like firebug or Google Chrome’s built-in developer tools to locate them and then put the edits either in your child theme or in the “Custom CSS” option on your theme options page.

Also, here’s a helpful tutorial on how to use Firebug – http://vimeo.com/20917974. The only thing I’d suggest not doing is actually making edits to the theme’s CSS files, as it shows at the end of that video. However, the video serves as a good introduction to Firebug and how it can be used to find what CSS is effecting certain areas of your site without ever digging around in any files.

[michell610]

Thanks Jason! worked great!

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