Instagram Stories App for Squarespace

The easiest way to display Instagram Stories on your Squarespace website.

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Showcase Your Instagram Stories Directly on Squarespace with EmbedSocial

With our Instagram Stories widget, you can automatically collect and display your active or archived Stories in a stylish, mobile-friendly format—no plugins or coding required.

What is the Instagram Stories Widget?

Part of the powerful EmbedSocial platform, the Instagram Stories widget lets you pull Stories from your connected Instagram account and embed them seamlessly on any Squarespace page.

Whether you’re sharing behind-the-scenes content, daily product features, or customer shoutouts, you can now extend the life of your Stories beyond 24 hours by embedding them on your website.

Instagram stories widget example
Instagram Stories widget templates

No coding skills or technical knowledge is required!

Why Embed Instagram Stories in Squarespace?

  • Keep your website content fresh by syncing new Stories automatically.
  • Increase time on site by engaging visitors with interactive story content.
  • Boost social proof with authentic, real-time content.
  • Turn visitors into followers by linking directly to your Instagram.
  • No app or plugin needed—just paste a code block on your page.

Instagram Stories Widget Features

Embed Shoppable widget
  • Compatible with all Squarespace templates
  • Mobile-responsive and swipe-friendly layout
  • Story Highlights support (archive and categorize your Stories)
  • Story autoplay and manual navigation options
  • Customize widget size, shape, and layout
  • Add CTA buttons and external links in each story
  • Advanced story moderation – choose what to show
  • Lightbox viewer for full-screen playback
  • Custom CSS styling for full design control
  • Add multiple widgets on different Squarespace sites
  • Combine Stories with other content in a unified social wall (Instagram posts, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, etc.)

See the full feature list →

How to Embed Instagram Stories on Squarespace Website?

Here are the steps on how to embed the Instagram Stories widget in Squarespace:

Embedding Stories is easy and doesn’t require plugins or technical setup. Just follow these steps:

  1. Start a free trial of EmbedSocial.
  2. Connect your Instagram profile and select Stories as the source.
  3. Customize your widget: choose layout, colors, and story behavior.
  4. Open your Squarespace editor and navigate to the page where you want the Stories to appear.
  5. Add a new block by clicking the + icon, and select Embed from the menu.
  6. Click the code icon, paste the EmbedSocial code, and hit Set.
  7. Click Save to publish your changes.

Done! Your Stories are now live on your site and will update automatically.

See full tutorial →

Who Is This For?

  • E-commerce brands that want to promote product drops or limited-time offers.
  • Personal brands using storytelling to connect with their audience.
  • Agencies and creators looking to add dynamic visuals to their Squarespace portfolios.

Ready to bring your website to life?

Add the power of Instagram Stories to your Squarespace site today.

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FAQs about the Instagram Stories widget

Have a specific question about embedding the Instagram stories widget? Check the FAQ section below or click the bottom right chat icon and talk with us.

Yes! The EmbedStories platform integrates with the Instagram API and allows you to connect your Facebook accounts that manage Instagram profiles. And once you do this the platform will continue to automatically generate all the stories you publish on Instagram.
Yes! Within the moderation option, you can handpick which Instagram posts you want to be shown on your published widget.
You can try the following 5 Instagram Story widgets:
– Slider
– Lightbox
– Story List
– AMP List
– Slider List

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Yes. All you need to do is add a custom ‘Buy’ buttons on any media you need, so next time your website visitors click on that CTA button, they will be redirected to the checkout page where they can buy the promoted product.
Yes! We encourage you to explore all the widget layouts, moderation, and customization option available within the platform. Additionally, if needed, try our custom CSS editor for a complete makeover of the widget appearance.
Yes! You can use the EmbedStories platform to generate your Instagram Stories, but you can also manually upload Story Pins from Pinterest.
Absolutely. EmbedSocial platform is compatible with the major CMS and web builders like WordPress, Squarespace, PageCloud, Joomla, Wix, Weebly, Shopify, Magento, OpenCart. Additionally, we support every platform that allows embedding third-party iframes or javascript codes.
Unfortunately, yes. We will do our best to help you get the best experience from our EmbedStories tol, but if you don’t find it valuable and decide to cut-off the subscription, we will have to remove the Instagram Story widget that was published on your website. However, we will patiently wait for you to change your mind and return to our platform ?