It’s very easy to add an instagram feed to WordPress, there are a number of different plugins you can use, but Google Blogger is less flexible.  However, lightwidget.com has a great, easy, fast and free way to add a beautiful instagram feed to your Blogger blog.   Note before you start:  if your blog is NOT set to a custom domain, eg. you have a blog at mydomain.blogspot.com, you WILL need to upgrade to the premium version of the plugin for it to show up.  The fee for this is $10, and it is a one-time payment.  Also, at this point, July 2018, most viewers will be viewing your blog via secure connection (https:// vs. http://).  So in order to ensure that most viewers will be able to see your instagram widget, you should upgrade to the pro widget for $10 to ensure maximum compatibility.  Please keep in mind I am not an affiliate or reseller for Lightwidget, I simply am a blogger who has found a product that seems to work well.  We are not responsible for changes in Lightwidget’s payment plan or compatibility.  You can follow the step by step tutorial below, or watch my video above!

To start, go to www.lightwidget.com.

Step 1:

Click on the green Log in with Instagram box, and log into your instagram account.  You will need to click to allow Lightwidget access to your instagram.  Don’t worry, this is fine, it won’t autopost or affect your instagram feed.

Step 2:

You will be redirected back to Lightwidget.  Now you can choose the appearance settings for your widget.  You can also filter photos by hashtag if you wish.  To show your instagram feed as a full grid across the bottom of your blog, copy the settings in this screenshot.  If you want to just use the widget on your blog sidebar, 3 columns and 3 rows should work.  The widget will auto-fit to the width of your sidebar.  You can also choose an image hover effect if you wish.  If you want more white space between your photos, set the padding to around 5px.

Step 3:

If you want all of your photos to be cropped into a square, click the Square Crops box.

Step 4:

Now just click the gray Get Code! button

Step 5:

Your widget is ready, yay!  Now just click the green Copy to Clipboard button.  This will copy the widget code to your computer.

Step 6:

Now, log into your Blogger blog.  On the Layout tab (select from the list on the left), scroll down to the footer (if you want the widget to appear in the footer).  Click on the Add a Gadget link.  This will open a popup window, select HTML/Javascript.  Now paste the code you copied in Step 5 into the window.  Click the orange Save button.  If you prefer to add your widget to the sidebar, follow the same steps but add into the Sidebar, not Footer area.  Voila!  When you save your changes, the instagram feed will appear in your blog footer.  You do not need to update, photos will be added as you add them to instagram.  Note:  if your blog is NOT set to a custom domain, eg. you have a blog at mydomain.blogspot.com, you WILL need to upgrade to the premium version of the plugin.  The fee for this is $10, and it is a one-time payment.  Enjoy, and feel free to post any questions below!