How do I add clickable social icons to footer in DAWN theme?

Store Design

Topic summary

Goal: display clickable social icons in the Dawn theme footer and optionally use custom icons.

What works now:

  • After adding social links in Theme settings > Social media, enable them in the theme editor: Footer > check “Show social media icons.” Icons render in the lower right of the footer.
  • Custom icons or larger sizes require theme code changes or an app. Options: hire a Shopify Expert or use apps like Social Media Icons or POWR Social Media Icons.

Issues reported by others (unresolved):

  • Icons not appearing despite the checkbox enabled.
  • Icons set in header showing in footer and links not saving; some stores don’t see the footer checkbox at all.
  • Clicking an icon opens an “editing profile” view instead of a public page.

Troubleshooting and next steps:

  • Local checks: clear cache/cookies, restart browser, try incognito and disable extensions, update browser, test another device and network.
  • Theme checks: add a fresh copy of Dawn and test. If it works there, the original theme likely has customizations blocking icons. For Shopify themes, contact Shopify Support; for third‑party themes, contact the theme developer or a Shopify Expert.

Status: initial guidance solved the original setup; subsequent cases remain under investigation. Screenshots were shared for context.

Summarized with AI on January 5. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hey, [email removed]Stacks! Welcome to Shopify Community!

I’d love to look into the issue you’re currently experiencing with your social media links. To better understand the problem and effectively investigate, could you please share your website with me? It would be helpful if I could visit the links and see what you’re referring to.

If you prefer not to share your website, you can also share screenshots of the links and the pages instead. I’ll do my best to work with those.

Looking forward to hearing from you!