Basic Instagram Widget

Create a widget to display reent images from a specified user.

Author:Tammy Hart (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.0
WordPress version tested:3.9.1
Plugin version:1.2
Added to WordPress repository:01-04-2014
Last updated:18-05-2014
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Create a widget to display recent images from a specified user. Each image links to the Instagram post. Shortcode also available.

Features of the plugin include:

  • Widget with options to customize output
  • Shortcode with required attributes to display grid
  • Option: Username
  • Option: Count (how many images to display in total)
  • Option: Columns (how many columns to use in your grid)
  • Responsive - all CSS is done in percentages so it will fit any theme at any size

** How to Use Shortcode **

[basic_instagram id="YOUR USER ID" count="NUMBER" columns="NUMBER"]

Your User ID is required. Use this tool to look up your ID.

The count and columns attributes are option. The count can be 1-30 and defaults to 9. The columns can be 1-5 and defaults to 3. The default will output a 3x3 grid.