Get started with InstaLink WP 2.1.4

Installation

1. Install InstaLink WordPress Plugin elfsight-instalink.zip to your website. Don't know how? Please learn here.

2. Go to InstaLink page in WordPress admin menu.

3. Create a new Instagram widget, adjust all settings and get a ready-made shortcode.

Use InstaLink as WordPress Widget

You can use InstaLink as WordPress widget and configure it in
Appearance -> Widgets section.
Just drag it to any widget section.

Use InstaLink as WordPress Shortcode



1. Create a new widget

You can use InstaLink as WordPress shortcode. To do this you have to create a new widget, adjust all options in the InstaLink builder and save it.

2. Copy-paste the shortcode

In the widgets list you will see the shortcode of the new widget, which you can copy-paste into the desired place of your website.

Example of InstaLink shortcode:

[instalink id="1"]

Use InstaLink as
WordPress Widget

To use InstaLink as WordPress widget, go to Appearance -> Widgets, and drag InstaLink widget to any widget section. Next, select one of available InstaLink widgets.

Use InstaLink as
Visual Composer Element

You can use InstaLink as Visual Composer element and configure it during page building.

Options

Option Default Value Description
username — Instagram Username.
hashtag — Instagram hashtag. If "data-il-username" is specified, then images will be selected by the username and filtered by the specified hashtag. Also it supports multiple hashtags separated by comma or space.
lang en Sets widget language (posts, followers, following and follow button labels). Supports 16 languages: en, id, de, es, fr, it, nl, pl, pt-BR, ru, sv, tr, zh-HK, ja, ko, he.
show_heading true If this option is specified "false", the heading panel will be hidden.
scroll false If option is specified "true", it's possible to show more images by scrolling down.
width 270px Widget width (any CSS valid value: px, %, em, etc.). To make the widget responsive set it "auto".
height 350px Widget height (any CSS valid value: px, %, em, etc.).
image_size medium Size of images (small, medium, large or xlarge).
bg_color #285989 Header and button background color (any CSS valid value).
content_bg_color #F8F8F8 Content background color (any CSS valid value).
font_color #FFFFFF Header and button text color (any CSS valid value).
ban — List of usernames to hide their photos from feed separated by comma or space. Works only on using hashtag.
cache_media_time 0 It defines how long in seconds the photos will be cached in browsers' localStorage. Set "0" to turn the cache off.

Example



Congratulations! You have successfully installed your InstaLink.

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