--- title: "Social Network Variables" slug: "mapp-engage-variables-social-networks" description: "Insert a link that lets contacts share a Mapp Engage message on social networks, as a text link or an image link." status: "update" updated: 2026-10-20T11:03:21Z published: 2026-10-20T11:03:21Z canonical: "docs.mapp.com/mapp-engage-variables-social-networks" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mapp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Social Network Variables The **Social Networks** category inserts a link to a web version of the message. From there, contacts can share the message on social networks. To change which social networks are shown, contact your customer representative. > [!NOTE] > Note > > To see the social network links, contacts need the group permission 606 **Messaging: View Messages Online**. Enable this permission for the group role **Normal Recipients**. --- ## Navigation Path 1. Create or edit a message. 2. Click **Mapp Engage Variables**. 3. From the **Category** drop-down list, select **Social Networks**. 4. Drag and drop the variable into the message. --- ## Available Variables ### Social Network - Text Inserts a text link to the web version of the message: ```plaintext <%community_link%> ``` ### Social Network - HTML Inserts an image link to the web version of the message: ```plaintext ```