Easy Instagram Widget - Magento 2 module documentation

Author: Paweł Wasiluk

Easy Instagram Widget Module

Module overview

Easy Instagram Widget module enables you to add many widgets with different instagram content. Each widget gets data from choosen instagram account.

Module compatibility

This module is compatibile with Magento Community versions: 2.3.

How it works

After installing the module, head to the Admin Panel. There, go to Stores > Configuration > Catalog > Catalog > Instagram downloader (by Aurora).

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Under the given path, you will see configurations for the module:

Sources – assign new sources for your widgets, there you declare source which is the name of your instagram account, then download photos by click "Get Photos"
Enabled cron – download photos automatically with choosen frequency

All downloaded photos can be edited in Catalog > Instagram items
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After completing the configuration, we can add widget with instagram content.

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Source - choose source for your widget
Quantity - choose size for widget

After inserting e.g. on the main page, the module looks as follows:

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Installation

Composer

  1. Add repo to composer.json:
"repositories": [
    ...
    {
        "type": "vcs",
        "url": "git@git.auroracreation.com:aurora-modules/easyinstagramwidget.git"
    }
    ...
],
  1. Add package to composer.json:
"require": {
    ...
    "aurora/module-instagram": "*"
    ...
},
  1. In Magento root folder run commands:
composer update aurora/module-instagram
php bin/magento module:enable Aurora_Instagram
php bin/magento setup:upgrade

Manual

  1. Unzip archive.
  2. Upload extension files on your server to:
{Magento root}
└── app/
    └── code
  1. In Magento root folder run commands:
php bin/magento module:enable Aurora_Instagram
php bin/magento setup:upgrade

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