How do I add social sharing for my blog posts and products?

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

Goal: enable functional social sharing (Pinterest, Facebook, etc.) on product and blog pages in the Shopify Dawn 12.0.0 theme; current social icons are enabled but don’t trigger share actions (copy/paste is insufficient).

Options suggested:

  • Install a social share app from the Shopify App Store (general recommendation via “social+share” search).
  • Use the specific “ShareThis Share Buttons” app to add share buttons to product/blog pages.
  • Manually customize the Dawn theme by updating schema code; a YouTube tutorial was shared showing how to implement sharing on the product page.

Notes:

  • Dawn is Shopify’s default theme; “schema code” refers to the theme’s configuration for sections/blocks and settings used to surface features like share buttons.
  • The YouTube video is central for the code-based solution.

Latest update/troubleshooting:

  • A participant reports the install page “loading forever” during setup, suggesting a possible installation or app-store loading issue. No fix or cause confirmed.

Status: No confirmed resolution yet. Action items include trying the recommended apps, following the video to update theme code, and troubleshooting installation hangs (e.g., retry, check browser/cache, or contact app support).

Summarized with AI on December 15. AI used: gpt-5.
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I have the dawn 12.0.0 Theme and I’m trying to add the social sharing button for my products and blogs posts. I have done a lot of research but i’m having a hard time. I have the social icons enabled but I can’t activate the share buttons for them for if someone wants to pin on pinterest, share on facebook, etc. . A simple copy and paste “share” is not enough. Can someone please assist?

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-Patrick-

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@psain023 I do suggest to use the shopify app https://apps.shopify.com/search?q=social+share

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Hello @psain023 ,

Please take a look at the below mentioned Shopify app, it can help you in adding a Social Share button in your product & Blog Page.

I hope the app helps you.

Please let me know if you have any query.

Thank you.

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Hi @psain023 ,

To implement social share on product page request you to refer to the below video, we have update the schema code of DAWN theme to achieve this feature.

Don’t forget to like and mark as solution if it helps…

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This is loading forever is that normal when I go to install ?