Do External Tools Work for Adding Share Buttons to GoDaddy Website Builder?

Unfortunately, the answer is no. I have experimented with several external tools, such as AddToAny, ShareThis, and Shareaholic, in an attempt to incorporate social sharing buttons by inserting their HTML codes. While the widgets for these share buttons do appear, they fail to function properly because GoDaddy restricts the use of such social sharing capabilities. The notification says, “www.facebook.com is blocked”.

Please be aware that these external tools are compatible with the old version of GoDaddy Website Builder (version 7) for adding social sharing buttons, but they do not work with the current version of GoDaddy Website + Marketing.

Moreover, there are significant downsides to using these external tools. Most of them, including AddToAny and ShareThis, track user behavior on your site and sell this data to advertisers. This not only raises privacy concerns but can also impact your site's loading speed, as additional scripts are required for these tools to operate.

What is the Solution?

For these reasons, it is advisable to add social share buttons manually, following the specific methods outlined on this page of our website. I have developed three secure and effective workarounds to incorporate social share buttons into the GoDaddy website builder. Additionally, these tools ensure that your website remains fast and responsive.

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