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Instagram Widget & Block Changelog

Latest: v2.3.7 114 releases

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Instagram Widget & Block v2.3.7

Instagram Widget & Block 2.3.7

New Stories row feature

This release introduces a new Stories row feature for PRO users, allowing for a carousel of story thumbnails above the feed. Additionally, profile settings have been improved for better organisation, along with minor bug fixes.

New

  • New (PRO): Stories row – a carousel of story thumbnails above the feed, with options for stories per row, thumbnail shape, account name and time

Improved

  • Profile settings are grouped into Account details, Stories and View on Instagram button sub-sections

Fixed

  • Minor bug fixes
Instagram Widget & Block v2.3.4

Instagram Widget & Block 2.3.4

New

  • Refresh button for Instagram widget preview

Improved

  • Design options now applied via postMessage instead of URL reload for faster preview
  • API item fetching optimized with over-fetching for hidden/moderated posts
  • Cache-based loading for AJAX Load More functionality
  • Album (carousel) images fetched via direct API call by media ID

Fixed

  • Elementor integration now loads on `plugins_loaded` hook instead of immediately
Instagram Widget & Block v2.3.0

Instagram Widget & Block 2.3.0

New

  • AJAX Initial Load option – dramatically improves page load speed by loading feed content asynchronously after the page renders
  • Skeleton placeholder with shimmer animation during AJAX feed loading
  • Likes and comments counts now displayed in the lightbox view
  • Batch API calls for account stats (3 API calls reduced to 1) for better performance
  • PRO – Multi-Account Feed feature – combine posts from multiple Instagram accounts into a single feed

Improved

  • Email notification system for expiring access tokens now works correctly

Fixed

  • "Load CSS and JS on all pages" setting now works correctly
  • Cache clearing when creating new feeds no longer affects other feeds
  • Various security improvements with proper input sanitization and output escaping
  • Wrong text domain in some error messages

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