Why can't I embed my Pinterest board widget into my WordPress sidebar?
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I have tried copying and pasting the given Pinterest widget embed code into a TEXT widget for the sidebar of my WordPress page and the widget fails. When I click to Save & Publish, the widget code is automatically changed (every time) to display only the links given within the widget code and WordPress discards anything else that would otherwise be considered the code.
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I have the same problem with the code provided my pinterest. Any advice?
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Interestingly, Pinterest boards can be embedded in a page or a post but not in a text widget. This is possibly because the Pinterest embed code requires a Javascript file to be included, but adding Javascript is not allowed on WordPress.com due to security reasons.
This could be why Pinterest boards can’t be added as a widgets. I tagged this thread for staff’s attention so they can confirm it.
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Hi there,
The Pinterest widget code doesn’t work on WordPress.com, period. That’s because it contains JavaScript, as staff-happychia explained, which is not allowed here.
You can embed Pinterest content in a post or page by pasting the link to that Pinterest content, but that method does not work in a text widget, only in posts and pages.
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You’re welcome. Sorry it wasn’t better news :)
I forgot to include in my last reply: Here are the instructions if you do want to embed Pinterest content in a post or page instead:
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