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What's the best way to embed Instagram posts?
3 replies · Started by Steve on April 7, 2022
Hi there,
I am trying to find out the best way to embed Instagram posts on my articles. IG has an embed code and I have been using that in the Custom HTML block in WP. I don't know if that is the best way to do this or not. Also, I can't figure out a way to make the IG post centered or full width, they are always left-justified.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Steve
Hi Steve,
We don’t have a recommendation for the best way to embed Instagram Posts in WordPress.
Here are two articles I found that may assist you: https://wpengine.com/resources/instagram-for-wordpress/#:~:text=To%20embed%20the%20photo%20on,see%20the%20image%20appear%20automatically.
Also see: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-easily-embed-instagram-in-wordpress-with-oembed/
With regards to their alignment, maybe you could try placing them inside a Container Block and set that Container Block to text-align-center. If this doesn’t work, maybe we can modify it manually through custom CSS.
Let us know. :)
I'd like to also embed my Instagram feed/posts to the sidebar of my site. This was previously very easy with my last theme. How can I embed my feed into the right sidebar of my site?
Thanks,
Lilly
Hi Lily,
It depends on how the plugin would work.
Usually they will have a shortcode for you to insert into your sidebar using an HTML widget.
Or they will have a widget which you can directly add into your sidebar.
