Your first step in working with Spotlight is to choose between using one of our professionally designed Instagram feed templates or creating your own custom design. Both are incredibly simple, as we’ll see below.
Upon installing Spotlight, go to the Instagram Feeds page from the left-hand side menu in your WordPress site’s Dashboard.
Here you will be presented with our templates, with Tall Grid selected by default, as well as the Custom option to design your own Instagram feed.
When using the free version of Spotlight, you’ll be able to use any of the free templates. Upon upgrading to one of Spotlight’s premium plans, you will also get access to the premium templates that include a carousel (slider) and many more unique gallery options. Click on Preview PRO layouts, or visit the Spotlight demo page, to see them in action.
Whichever option you choose, click on Connect my Instagram account to continue. On the next screen, you can connect your account, or click on Skip for now to see an instant demo of what your Instagram account will look like in that design.
This uses a mocked-up demo Instagram account from Spotlight that, once you connect your own Instagram account, changes instantly to show your own posts. To do that, simply use the connect buttons on the right-hand side of the Spotlight editor.
Next: Connect your Instagram account
Learn how to connect your first Instagram account to Spotlight
