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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.
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
- 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.)
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:
- Start a free trial of EmbedSocial.
- Connect your Instagram profile and select Stories as the source.
- Customize your widget: choose layout, colors, and story behavior.
- Open your Squarespace editor and navigate to the page where you want the Stories to appear.
- Add a new block by clicking the + icon, and select Embed from the menu.
- Click the code icon, paste the EmbedSocial code, and hit Set.
- Click Save to publish your changes.
Done! Your Stories are now live on your site and will update automatically.
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
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