How can I make my social media buttons sticky like a blog on my website using Webflow?

Published on
September 22, 2023

To make your social media buttons sticky like a blog on your website using Webflow, you can follow these steps:

  1. Add the social media buttons:
  • Open your Webflow project and go to the page where you want to add the sticky social media buttons.
  • Drag and drop a "Div Block" element onto your page where you want the buttons to appear.
  • Inside the "Div Block", add an "Image" element for each social media platform you want to include. You can use the social media icons that are readily available or upload custom icons if needed.
  • Style the icons by adjusting their size, color, and alignment to match your design.
  1. Create a sticky interaction:
  • Select the "Div Block" element containing your social media buttons.
  • Go to the Interaction panel on the right-hand side of the Webflow Designer.
  • Click on the "+" button to create a new interaction.
  • Choose the Scroll Trigger type and set it to start the interaction when scrolling reaches a specific point on the page.
  • In the "Start" section of the interaction, click on "+ Add action" and select "Affect different element".
  • From the dropdown, choose "Sticky" as the action to apply to the "Div Block" element.
  • Define the position and offset options to determine how the sticky element behaves during scrolling.
  1. Set the sticky section's position and height:
  • Make sure the "Div Block" element is positioned at the top of the section you want it to be sticky within.
  • Set its position to "Fixed" and adjust the top, left, and right values to position it correctly.
  • To ensure that other elements don't overlap with the sticky section, add margin or padding to the section below the sticky element equal to the height of the sticky section.
  1. Preview and adjust:
  • Preview your website and test the scrolling behavior to ensure that the social media buttons become sticky and stay in place as desired.
  • If adjustments are needed, go back to the interaction settings and modify the scroll trigger point or other parameters until the behavior is satisfactory.

With these steps, you'll be able to create sticky social media buttons on your Webflow website, like those typically found on a blog.

Additional questions:

  1. How can I make my social media buttons stay fixed while scrolling on Webflow?
  2. What is the best way to create sticky elements on a Webflow website?
  3. Can I customize the behavior of sticky elements in Webflow?