How to Get Instagram Photo Shortcode – Quick Tip

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How to Get Instagram Photo Shortcode – Quick Tip

Statement of The Topic

Since 1.3.0 version of Instagram Feed Widget you are able to set photos with the help of shortcode. The question immediately appeared how to get Instagram photo shortcode of a concrete Instagram image. This shortcode can be used in our widget for showing Instagram images on a website.

For example, our Instagram Feed for WordPress allows you to add any defined photo to the Instagram grid on your web page. This feature has a field where you should point a photo. To do this you need a special code which defines identically the picture in Instagram.

How to succeed in it? Our hint will definitely help you.

Easy Solution

Actually, anyone is able to get a desirable shortcode. There are only few steps to complete the task, namely:

  • Firstly, you need to open Instagram in your web browser
  • Log in your account
  • Choose a photo you’d like and click on it
  • Copy shortcode of the photo from the URL

The only question that can be left after doing all these steps is where to find a shortcode right in URL. This issue can be solved quickly.

Read also article on how to embed Instagram on website

Real Example of Getting Shortcode

To picture this visually look at the photo below.

Example of Instagram shortcode
Here’s the photo shortcode

According to the example the shortcode will be looked like 9X32nNI2MD.

Now the final thing you should do is to copy the code and paste it into the field where it is needed most. Don’t forget to use “$” symbol before your shortcode (for example “$9X32nNI2MD”)! Congratulations! Mission completed.

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