Plugin / Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

Installation

1. Install the Instagram Feed plugin either via the WordPress plugin directory, or by uploading the files to your web server (in the /wp-content/plugins/ directory).
2. Activate the Instagram Feed plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
3. Navigate to the ‘Instagram Feed’ settings page to obtain your Instagram Access Token and Instagram User ID and configure your settings.
4. Use the shortcode [instagram-feed] in your page, post or widget to display your Instagram photos.
5. You can display multiple Instagram feeds by using shortcode options, for example: [instagram-feed num=6 cols=3]

For simple step-by-step directions on how to set up the Instagram Feed plugin please refer to our setup guide.

Display your Feed

Single Instagram Feed

Copy and paste the following shortcode directly into the page, post or widget where you’d like the Instagram feed to show up: [instagram-feed]

Multiple Instagram Feeds

If you’d like to display multiple Instagram feeds then you can set different settings directly in the shortcode like so: [instagram-feed num=9 cols=3]

You can display as many different Instagram feeds as you like, on either the same page or on different pages, by just using the shortcode options below. For example:
[instagram-feed]
[instagram-feed id=”ANOTHER_USER_ID”]
[instagram-feed id=”ANOTHER_USER_ID, YET_ANOTHER_USER_ID” num=4 cols=4 showfollow=false]

See the table below for a full list of available shortcode options:

Shortcode Options

• General Options
• id – An Instagram User ID – Example: [instagram-feed id=AN_INSTAGRAM_USER_ID]
• width – The width of your Instagram feed. Any number – Example: [instagram-feed width=50]
• widthunit – The unit of the width of your Instagram feed. ‘px’ or ‘%’ – Example: [instagram-feed widthunit=%]
• height – The height of your Instagram feed. Any number – Example: [instagram-feed height=250]
• heightunit – The unit of the height of your Instagram feed. ‘px’ or ‘%’ – Example: [instagram-feed heightunit=px]
• background – The background color of the Instagram feed. Any hex color code – Example: [instagram-feed background=#ffff00]
• class – Add a CSS class to the Instagram feed container – Example: [instagram-feed class=feedOne]
• Photo Options
• sortby – Sort the Instagram posts by Newest to Oldest (none) or Random (random) – Example: [instagram-feed sortby=random]

• num – The number of Instagram posts to display initially. Maximum is 33 – Example: [instagram-feed num=10]

• cols – The number of columns in your Instagram feed. 1 – 10 – Example: [instagram-feed cols=5]

• imageres – The resolution/size of the Instagram photos. ‘auto’, full’, ‘medium’ or ‘thumb’ – Example: [instagram-feed imageres=full]
• imagepadding – The spacing around your Instagram photos – Example: [instagram-feed imagepadding=10]
• imagepaddingunit – The unit of the padding in your Instagram feed. ‘px’ or ‘%’ – Example: [instagram-feed imagepaddingunit=px]
• disablemobile – Disable the mobile layout for your Instagram feed. ‘true’ or ‘false’ – Example: [instagram-feed disablemobile=true]
• Header Options
• showheader – Whether to show the Instagram feed Header. ‘true’ or ‘false’ – Example: [instagram-feed showheader=false]
• headercolor – The color of the Instagram feed Header text. Any hex color code – Example: [instagram-feed headercolor=#333]
• ‘Load More’ Button Options
• showbutton – Whether to show the ‘Load More’ button. ‘true’ or ‘false’ – Example: [instagram-feed showbutton='false']
• buttoncolor – The background color of the button. Any hex color code – Example: [instagram-feed buttoncolor=#000]
• buttontextcolor – The text color of the button. Any hex color code – Example: [instagram-feed buttontextcolor=#fff]
• buttontext – The text used for the button – Example: [instagram-feed buttontext="Load More Photos"]
• ‘Follow on Instagram’ Button Options
• showfollow – Whether to show the ‘Follow on Instagram’ button. ‘true’ or ‘false’ – Example: [instagram-feed showfollow=true]
• followcolor – The background color of the ‘Follow on Instagram’ button. Any hex color code – Example: [instagram-feed followcolor=#ff0000]
• followtextcolor – The text color of the ‘Follow on Instagram’ button. Any hex color code – Example: [instagram-feed followtextcolor=#fff]
• followtext – The text used for the ‘Follow on Instagram’ button – Example: [instagram-feed followtext="Follow me"]

For more shortcode options, check out the Pro version.

Setting up the Free Instagram Feed WordPress Plugin

1) Once you’ve installed the Instagram Feed plugin click on the Instagram Feed item in your WordPress menu

2) Click on the large blue Instagram button to log into your Instagram account and get your Instagram Access Token and Instagram User ID

3) Copy and paste the Instagram Access Token and Instagram User ID into the relevant Instagram Access Token and Instagram User ID fields. If you’re having trouble retrieving your Instagram information from Instagram then try using the Instagram button on this page instead.

You can also display photos from other Instagram accounts by using this tool to find their Instagram User ID.

4) Navigate to the Instagram Feed customize page to customize your Instagram feed.

5) Once you’ve customized your Instagram feed, click on the Display Your Feed tab to grab the [instagram-feed] shortcode.

6) Copy the Instagram Feed shortcode and paste it into any page, post or widget where you want the Instagram feed to appear.

7) You can paste the Instagram Feed shortcode directly into your page editor.

8) You can use the default WordPress ‘Text’ widget to display your Instagram Feed in a sidebar or other widget area.