Reconnecting my website’s social media feed
When I started my business, I knew it would be a good idea for me to add a social media presence to help more clients find me. In addition to the LinkedIn account I already had, I added a business Facebook page. Then on a lark, I also added an Instagram account to give me a place to share images I create. My website, kerryathompson.com, is on Squarespace, a platform that makes it very easy to connect to social media accounts. I can automatically copy blog postings to the social media accounts I connected to Squarespace. I also added an Instagram feed block elements to my website to allow my postings on Instagram to be "fed" automatically to my website.
When Instagram was new to me, I had some challenges creating images that fit correctly in the Instagram feed block that Squarespace provides. Sometimes they were cropped awkwardly and there were a few images I didn’t like after I posted them. It's easy to delete posts I no longer want from Instagram, but I didn't know how to fix my website.
Squarespace doesn't change any Instagram images that are already posted and doesn't remove images that have been deleted from my Instagram account. I was glad to learn that Squarespace offers a way to press the Do-Over button when it comes to social media feed blocks that no longer match the accounts they come from.
Reset Data to update an Instagram feed
I opened the Settings panel of my website design in Squarespace and clicked Connected Accounts, where I could see all of the accounts I've connected to Squarespace.
I opened the Instagram setts gs, clicked Reset Data, and then Save.
When I returned to the Instagram feed block, images I had deleted from Instagram no longer showed up on my website.
This technique also works for updating a Twitter feed block after you’ve removed tweets you no longer want.
So with that new knowledge, I became more relaxed about mistakes I make on social media, knowing that I can correct any missteps.
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