Instagram {How To Add A Feed In Blogger}

Notice anything different on my sidebar? Yep. I joined Instagram! I didn't really "get" it before, but I wanted to see the pictures people were posting for #shereadstruth. Seeing the pictures with that tag has been awesome, but I had no idea how cool Instagram is and how much fun I would have with it!

Do you want to learn how to add an Instagram feed to your blog? It's really, really easy. I did a Google search (read this blog post) and looked at Vintage Gwen's feed and found SnapWidget. It's free and there are several of options to customize how your feed is displayed.

First go to SnapWidget's website.

Fill out your information.

Username: that's your Instagram username (i.e. takingtimetocreate)
Hashtag: you could also do a feed of pictures that people have tagged with a certain phrase
Slideshow: choose yes if you want your feed to look something like mine but choose no if you just want still pictures; if you choose no you'll probably want to display more than one picture at a time.
Thumbnail size: this is the size of the picture(s).

• To determine what thumbnail size you should choose follow these steps:
• Find out what size your sidebar is (if that's where you're putting the feed)

• In Blogger you can find the size by going to Template>Customize>Adjust Widths
• Choose a size that is smaller that will allow the feed to fit inside your sidebar. If you're going to allow padding and a photo border, be sure to allow for that in your size. My sidebar is set at 310 px, so I chose 275 px as my thumbnail size.

Layout: choose how many pictures you'd like to be displayed at once. (if you only want one, fill it out as 1x1)
Photo Border: choose yes or no
Background Color: I think this one is pretty self explanatory. I just left it blank, so it would be transparent.
Photo padding: this is the amount of space between each photo; it's most useful if you're displaying more than one photo at a time.
Hover Effect: effect applied when someone hovers over a photo

Here's a look at how I filled out mine (can you see it? I know it's a little light): 

You can select "Preview" at the bottom to make sure everything looks ok. Then, close that window and click on "Get Code". Select and copy the code in the new window that pops up.

Now we're almost done! Head over to Blogger>Layout. Click to "Add a Gadget" and choose the "HTML/Javascript" gadget (you'll have to scroll down a little to find it). 

Choose a title (or leave it blank). Paste the code in the "Content" box and click "Save".

Drag the "Intagram" box until it's where you want it in your layout. 

Preview the layout if you'd like. Click "Save Arrangement" and then view your blog to make sure it looks right.

That's all folks! I hope these instructions are easy to understand, but if you have ANY questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll do my best to help!


If you've joined Instagram, I'd love to follow you. Just let me know where I can find you (in the comments or you can send an email to takingtimetocreate@gmail.com) You can find me here: @takingtimeinthecity. It's just so much fun!






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