Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget
Meks By Meks

September 11, 2023

Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget Plugin

Easily display Instagram photos as a widget that looks good in (almost) any WordPress theme.

Meks Easy Photo Feed (formerly Instagram) Widget WordPress plugin is made to help you display good looking Instagram photos with a few clicks of the button. Several smart options are provided to fine-tune the widget appearance in order to match your personal taste as well as match any WordPress theme style out of the box.

Features

  • Pull Instagram images by username
  • Multiple usernames
  • Choose number of Instagram photos to pull
  • Choose in how many columns you would like to display your Instagram photos
  • Specify spacing between Instagram images
  • Fine-tune widget container size to pull the most optimized Instagram image size and match the current theme layout
  • Automatically display the “Follow me” link
  • Built-in caching (via transients) for optimized performance
  • Shortcode [meks_easy_photo_feed title=”Your Feed Title” username=”your_username” container_size=2000 columns=6 photo_space=5 photos_number=12 link_text=”your_username”]
  • Instagram authorization required since Instagram “Basic Permission” API is now Legacy API

Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget plugin is created by Meks

Installation

  1. Upload plugin .zip file to plugins via WordPress admin panel or upload unzipped folder to your wp-content/plugins/ folder
  2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress
  3. Go to Appearance -> Widgets to add widget and manage its options

Screenshots

  1. 3 columns

    3 columns

  2. 4 columns

    4 columns

  3. 2 columns

    2 columns

  4. 1 column

    1 column

  5. Widget options

    Widget options

FAQ

For any questions, error reports and suggestions please visit https://mekshq.com/contact

Changelog

1.2.8

  • Patched a minor security issue

1.2.7

  • Improved: API version changed

1.2.6

  • Fixed: A couple of issues related to Instagram API version changes

1.2.5

  • Improved: Caching – always cache all 12 photos (maximum)

1.2.4

  • Improved: Prevent XSS (possible security issue in rare cases and only if users are logged in)

1.2.2

  • Added: Admin notification for meks plugins

1.2.1

  • Added: Shortcode – Display Instagram Photo Feed anywhere with shortcode
  • Improved: Improved Business API authorization flow and error handling

1.2

  • Added: Full migration to Instagram Basic Display API since “Basic Permission” API is now Legacy API

1.1.2

  • Fixed: Settings page link not properly displayed

1.1.1

  • Fixed: Authorization flow not working properly for footer section in Meks themes

1.1

  • Added: Authorization settings page (for websites/IPs which are not allowed to request images from Instagram directly)

1.0.7

  • Improved: Workaround for websites on shared hosting/IP blocked by Instagram server which are unable to retrieve the images
  • Modified: Removed options for lower refresh intervals to avoid possible IP blockings( now minimum refresh interval is 12 hours )

1.0.6

  • Added: Option to select up to 12 columns (useful for horizontal widgetized areas)
  • Modified: Plugin name changed to Meks Easy Photo Feed due to Instagram trademark policy rules

1.0.5

  • Added: Option to change widget refresh time

1.0.4

  • Fixed: Pulling images by username stopped working due to Instagram API changes
  • Improved: A slight code refactoring

1.0.3

  • Fixed: Pulling images by username recently stopped working due to Instagram API changes

1.0.2

  • Minor styling issues fixed

1.0.1

  • Pulling images by hashtag is slightly modified under the hood due to Instagram API changes

1.0

  • Initial release

Details

  • Version: 1.2.8
  • Active installations: 20,000
  • WordPress Version: 3.7
  • Tested up to: 6.3.5

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