Problems authorising instagram widget on blog page
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I have added the instagram widget to my page but it isn’t allowing me to authorize it. I have saved and published the widget then logged into my account on a seperate page to try and authorize but nothing is happening. Next to the visibility tab on the widget page there is a grey circle spinning round which makes me think its loading slowly but it’s been doing it a while and nothing has happened??
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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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-visibilityIs 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
The steps below assume that you have already logged into Instagram on your computer and that it is a public Instagram account.
Step 1: Open the WP Admin page, and navigate to Appearance > Widgets.
Step 2: Drag and drop the Instagram widget to the sidebar where you want it.
Step 3: Click ‘save’ but do not click ‘authorize.’
Step 4: In a separate tab, open up your Customizer, and navigate to the relevant sidebar’s widgets.
Step 5: You should see Instagram there. Click authorize from the Customizer.NOTE:
All support docs are at https://en.support.wordpress.com/
Search for Instagram there https://en.support.wordpress.com/?s=instagram -
Hi, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Sorry to sound stupid but I can’t find the admin or appearance page?! Only the widget page on customise?
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You must be logged in under the exact same username that registered the site to be able to access the site. The Admin login link to the dashboard for every blog hosted by wordpress.COM is:
http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/
*Replace NAME_OF_BLOG in that URL with the actual name of your blog.
I recommend bookmarking that link or memorizing it.
Your widget page in the appearance section is at
https://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/widgets.php*Replace NAME_OF_BLOG in that URL with the actual name of your blog.
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