Kanorio

Social Links and Article Sharing

About 8 min

Overview

SEO helps strangers find you through search engines; social links and article sharing make it easier for people who already know you to follow your brand, reshare content, or return to your website.

Kanorio provides site-wide social links and blog sharing buttons. These are functional features that can be configured, eliminating the need for URL shorteners or QR Code services. If you need to track external links in print materials or advertisements in the future, please use a third-party tool you trust and avoid claiming in your descriptions that Kanorio offers a URL shortening feature that is not yet live.

Adding Site-Wide Social Links

Social links are stored centrally in your website settings and are used for the header, footer, and hero modules that support displaying social links.

  1. Open the editor's "Settings → Content".
  2. Click "Add" in the social links section.
  3. Find the social link and click "Add".
  4. Select the platform and paste the complete public URL.
  5. Drag and drop to reorder as needed, then save and publish from "Publish".

The system will help format the URLs, but you should still open your live website to test each link.

Deciding Where to Display Social Links

After entering your social links, they won't automatically appear in all locations. Decide based on your website design:

  • Header: Ideal for mobile visitors to quickly find your brand's social profiles.
  • Footer: Suitable for a complete set of brand contact and social entry points.
  • Hero Module: Great for personal brands or portfolios, allowing first-time visitors to immediately see your main platforms.

In the header or footer settings under "Layout", you can choose whether to display social links independently. If they don't appear on your live site, first confirm that the links are filled in and check the display toggle for that module.

How Social Links Support Data Analysis

Clicks on brand-related URLs will appear in "Analytics → Pages & Conversions". This helps you compare which external platforms, such as Instagram, WhatsApp, booking links, or others, visitors click most often.

This number represents a link click, not necessarily a completed follow, purchase, or form submission. To understand subsequent actions within external platforms, please check your analytics reports on those platforms.

Setting Up Blog Post Sharing Buttons

If you use the Kanorio blog, you can decide whether to display sharing buttons on post pages and which sharing methods to offer.

  1. Open the backend's "Blog".
  2. Open "Blog Settings".
  3. In "Blog Settings", under "Display & Sharing Settings," enable post sharing.
  4. Select the platforms or methods you want to display, such as social media platforms, Email, copy link, or native sharing when supported by the device.
  5. After saving, open a published post to confirm the button's appearance.

Sharing buttons only share the URL and excerpt of the current post. The post itself still needs a clear title, description, and sharing image to display a more complete preview across different platforms.

Writing Shareable Content

  • Address one specific question per article.
  • The title should clearly indicate what the reader will gain from sharing.
  • The share image should be recognizable even at small sizes, showing the topic and brand.
  • Include useful case studies, steps, or lists in the content, rather than just repeating promotional language.
  • After sharing, return to "Analytics" to see which pages drive actual clicks and next actions.

Frequently Asked Questions

The available platforms are based on the social link list in the editor. Please choose accounts you actively manage and that visitors can see public content from. Avoid adding unmaintained links just to appear complete.

First, confirm that the links are filled in and saved. Then, go to the footer settings in "Layout" and ensure "Display Social Links" is enabled. Finally, remember to republish your site from "Publish".

Sharing buttons make it easier for readers to initiate a share, but whether the external platform actually sends it and if the recipient reads it is determined by each platform and the user. Consider these as tools to lower the barrier to sharing.