Trouble with Instagram widget

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  shaluupadhyay · Member · Mar 23, 2016 at 1:32 pm

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  Hi All,
  I have been trying to add the Instagram widget to my sidebar but when I say Authorize Account, it takes me back to the same page. I tried it several times and read the support page also. Nothing worked out. Does anyone know a solution to this problem?

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  sunnydreamsofmine · Member · Mar 24, 2016 at 9:31 pm

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  I have the same problem. Please help, anyone.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 24, 2016 at 9:33 pm

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  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

  The Admin login link for every blog hosted by wordpress.COM is:
  http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/

  *All you need to do is replace NAME_OF_BLOG with your actual blog name in the URL.