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What PHP version is required for Instagram Feeds?

Craig Schlegel — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:51:33 +0000

We’re committed to making sure your experience with Smash Balloon plugins is as secure and smooth as possible. To help us achieve this and protect your website data, we’ve made a small but important update to the minimum PHP version required for our plugins. What’s Changing? To ensure the best security and performance, the following […]

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How to Reconnect a Personal Instagram Account: Basic Display API deprecation

Manuel Escobar — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:59:32 +0000

Important Notice: Basic API Deprecation Starting December 4th, 2024, Instagram will no longer support the Basic Display API. This means that all feeds connected through personal Instagram accounts will stop updating. To avoid any disruption in your feed, it’s essential to reconnect your account as a Business Basic or Business Advanced account. Steps to Reconnect […]

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How to Convert Your Instagram Personal Profile into a Professional Account

Manuel Escobar — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:08:57 +0000

With the deprecation of Instagram’s Basic Display API in December 2024, switching from a Personal account to a Professional account is essential to keep your Instagram feeds working on your WordPress site using our plugin. Depending on your needs, you can convert your account to a Business or Creator account. Both types are compatible with […]

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Differences between an Instagram Business Basic and Business Advanced connection

Manuel Escobar — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:39:08 +0000

Important Note Starting in December 2024, Instagram will discontinue the Basic Display API. If your feed is currently connected through a Personal account, it will no longer update after this change. To avoid disruptions, switch to a Business Basic or Business Advanced connection. By understanding these differences, you can choose the right connection type for […]

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Instagram Business Basic

Craig Schlegel — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:14:11 +0000

As of December 4th, 2024, Instagram is no longer allowing personal Instagram accounts to use it’s API. This means all “personal” accounts will need to reconnect as a “business basic” or “business advanced” account. The transition should only take a few minutes, and this article highlights what you need to know and what the differences […]

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Instagram API Status

Craig Schlegel — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:46:35 +0000

There are no known issues with the Instagram API at the moment. Please contact support if the issue persists for more than an hour.

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How to Link Your Instagram Business Profile to a Facebook Page

Manuel Escobar — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 05:40:21 +0000

Linking your Instagram business profile to a Facebook Page is essential for using our plugin to access the Instagram Graph API. This connection allows us to retrieve official data from your Instagram profiles. Simply configuring your Instagram profile as a business account is not enough; it must be linked to a Facebook Page. Follow these […]

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How Does the WPCode Integration Work?

Craig Schlegel — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:49:05 +0000

As of version 6.5 Instagram Feeds now integrates directly with WPCode. This means your customizations are even easier to manage with WPCode’s flexibility and simplicity. Here is what this means. Custom JavaScript and Custom CSS Fields Deprecation You can now use WPCode to manage your custom JavaScript and custom CSS that you apply to your […]

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How to add support for Smash Balloon GDPR setting in unsupported GDPR plugins

Louis Spost — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:05:10 +0000

How does automatic GDPR plugin integration work in Smash Balloon’s plugins? Smash Balloon’s plugins include an automatic integration with several popular supported GDPR cookie plugins to show a GDPR-limited version of the feed until a visitor to your site accepts the GDPR cookie notice. You can see more information on how this works and a […]

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Using a Plugin to Add Custom Templates with Instagram Feeds

Craig Schlegel — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:55:53 +0000

Some themes and frameworks, such as the Oxygen Builder framework, do not work properly with how Instagram Feeds detects custom templates in a child theme. This can lead to our normal features related to custom templating to not work or cause errors. To work around this, you can install and use a plugin that uses […]

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