Instagram

Display some of your instagram latest posts

The Instagram section being removed due to the discontinuation of Meta’s Instagram Basic Display API

Instagram is one of the most influential social platforms that can attract potential customers. Using it in your store can be a tactic move.

Steps

1. In the theme editor (Customize), click Add section

2. Locate Instagram

3. Save

To display your Instagram posts, make sure you get your IG Token and add it to Theme settings > Integration.

Generate your Instagram token

To get an Instagram Access Token, you will need:

• A Facebook account

• An Instagram account

Follow our video to get an Instagram Access Token for your Shopify store:

You can watch this video for reference

Steps:

1. Register application on Facebook for Developers.

2. Register new app.

3. Configure Instagram Basic Display.

4. Get Access Token.

By default, access tokens are valid for 60 days. Therefore, kindly refresh your Instagram token regularly.

The section works with tokens created using Personal accounts.

Section settings

Section header

• Show header divider or not;

An Instagram section with header divider enabled

• Add a Heading to your section and select its size;

• Add a Subheading and Description to the section if needed;

• Select the Description style as Body text/Sub text;

• Select the Text alignment for the whole content as Left/Center.

Posts settings

Select your preferred layout to show your Instagram posts as Grid/Metro.

Grid layout

Metro layout

Use the slider to adjust the number of shown images, images per row, and the gap between images on desktop and mobile separately.

Follow button settings

Build a connection between your site and your Instagram page. Add your Instagram link and add a call-to-action button label.