Instagram and Facebook Widget isn't working

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  briannaeley · Member · Oct 23, 2016 at 5:46 pm

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  Im trying include my social media widgets in my blog, but the instragram and facebook widgets go over to a ‘lost or broken page’. My twitter widget works just fine.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 23, 2016 at 8:36 pm

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  All support docs are at https://en.support.wordpress.com/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/?s=instagram

  Make sure you are logged into Instagram when doing the widget set up.
  The Admin login link to the dashboard for every blog hosted by wordpress.COM is:

  http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/

  * You will have to replace “name_of_blog” with your actual blog’s name in that URL.

  http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/widgets.php

  Navigate to > Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets

  * You will have to replace “name_of_blog” with your actual blog’s name in that URL.

  The Instagram widget allows you to display your latest Instagram photos in your site’s sidebar and the guide for setting up the only one that will work on a wordpress.COM hosted blog is here https://en.support.wordpress.com/instagram/instagram-widget/
  Also, note this support doc
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/#widget-visibility

  Is your Instagram account public? Or is is private, and therefore, blocked when it comes to display of images in the widget on your blog? And, are you logged in when authorizing it?

  This particular widget needs to be authorized using the WP admin widget page rather than the customizer. If you go to Dashboard > Appearance> Widgets from the WP Admin dashboard and authorize the widget from there, you’ll have much better luck. From: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/instagram-widget-wont-authorize-access?replies=9#post-2333822

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  timethief · Member · Oct 23, 2016 at 8:38 pm

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  Have you read the relevant wordpress.COM support Facebook integration doc at this link? https://en.support.wordpress.com/facebook-integration/

  Be aware that you need to use the Facebook likebox widget found in your Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets area and not the one from Facebook. See here http://en.support.wordpress.com/facebook-integration/#facebook-like-box
  You can install the Facebook likebox widget here > Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets
  See also https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/