- Private profiles need switching to Business or Creator before they display.
- Refresh is not instant; allow up to around 48 hours.
- Free-tier widgets carry Elfsight branding and view limits.
Overview
Instagram Feed from Elfsight (their InstaShow product) shows posts from an Instagram account or hashtag on a Squarespace page. It is an embeddable widget hosted on Elfsight's platform rather than native Squarespace code. In Elfsight's editor you add up to five sources, which can be usernames, hashtags or a mix, and filter posts in or out by word, hashtag or URL. Photos, videos, carousel posts and Reels are all supported, with a Slider or Grid layout, a popup for full-size viewing, follow and share icons and optional call-to-action buttons. Squarespace does have a native Instagram block, so the question is whether you need the extra control this gives you.
Key features
- Account or hashtag sources, up to five per widget
- Photos, videos, carousels and Reels
- Slider or Grid layouts with adjustable columns and rows
- Show and hide filters by word, hashtag or post URL
- Popup viewing, follow and share icons, call-to-action buttons
- 12 colour schemes plus paintable elements
- Free plan with Elfsight branding and view limits
Who it suits
Shops, restaurants, makers and creators whose Instagram is their most active channel, especially if you want to pull in a hashtag campaign or filter business posts from personal ones. If the native Squarespace Instagram block already does what you need, you may not need this at all.
Honest limits
A private or restricted profile will not display until it is switched to Business or Creator and connected. Posts do not appear instantly; Elfsight's own guidance for Instagram sources quotes a refresh of around 48 hours. Tagged or mentioned posts need the separate Social Feed widget. Free-tier widgets carry Elfsight branding and monthly view limits, and the feed stops if your Elfsight account lapses.
Installation on Squarespace
Connect your account or hashtag in Elfsight's editor, choose a layout, copy the embed code and paste it into a Squarespace code block where the feed should appear. Later edits in the editor update automatically.
Related guide: see my review of which Elfsight widgets are worth it on Squarespace.
- Account or hashtag sources, up to five per widget
- Photos, videos, carousels and Reels
- Slider or Grid layouts with adjustable columns and rows
- Show and hide filters by word, hashtag or post URL
- Popup viewing, follow and share icons, call-to-action buttons
- 12 colour schemes plus paintable elements
Full specifications
Specifications
Photos, videos, carousels and reels
Slider or grid layouts with adjustable columns and rows
Show and hide filters by word, hashtag or post url
Popup viewing, follow and share icons, call-to-action buttons
12 colour schemes plus paintable elements
Makers and creators showing recent work
Brands running a hashtag campaign
Anyone needing filters the native instagram block lacks
Refresh is not instant; allow up to around 48 hours.
Free-tier widgets carry elfsight branding and view limits.