Spotlight Essentials

Spotlight Essentials extends Spotlight's Instagram feed tools for WordPress. It includes the free version, every available template and layout, all customization options, Instagram Stories, and a dedicated Elementor widget.

Feed styling and show

Start with a template or make a custom design. Adjust columns, post count, image ratio, spacing, and post order; feeds can show posts by date, popularity, or at random. They use your theme's fonts and can have separate options for desktop, tablet, and phone.

Feeds support photos, videos, reels, and carousel posts. The lightbox opens larger photos and plays videos and reels on your website. Feed headers can show an account avatar and bio, and you can customize and translate the Follow and Load more button text. Feed pictures receive alt text based on their Instagram captions, so the description depends on what each caption says.

Set up and place a feed

1. Install and activate Spotlight in WordPress.
2. Choose a starting layout.
3. Connect an Instagram Business or Creator account.
4. Adjust the design and feed settings in the live preview.
5. Embed the feed with a WordPress block, shortcode, widget, or the dedicated Elementor widget.

You can connect multiple accounts, combine their posts in one feed, or configure feeds separately. Reuse feeds on pages, posts, or widget areas. Agencies and developers can use the Spotlight Access Token Generator to let account owners grant access without sharing their Instagram login details.

Spotlight updates site feeds as new Instagram content is posted. Feeds are included in page HTML rather than displayed in an iframe; this describes how the content is embedded and does not by itself establish a search ranking result.

How the other plans differ

Spotlight PRO includes Essentials and includes public hashtag feeds, tagged posts, combined account, hashtag, and tagged sources, caption and hashtag filters, post moderation, link in bio pages, and shoppable feeds with WooCommerce integration. Spotlight Agency includes Free, Essentials, and PRO, with Instagram account and post insights, feed engagement and promotion analytics, Google Analytics integration, and media management.

Available support options include documentation, free forum support, and premium and pre-sales email support.