FAQ

Here’s our list of frequently asked questions. We hope you'll find the answer you're looking for! You can also view app documentation for more details.

🧾 Functionality

Is the app really free? Are there any limitations?

Yes, the app is completely free.

There are no traffic limitations, no restrictions on monthly views, and no premium features locked behind a paywall. We currently don’t offer any paid plans for the app.

However, if you’d like to support our work, you can always acknowledge our efforts by leaving a review based on your experience using the app.

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You might also be interested in other products by Getsitecontrol:

  • Aurora theme – a premium theme available on the Shopify Theme Store

  • GSC Countdown Timer – a free app for adding timer bars or small and large timer banners to any page of your store

  • GSC Email Marketing & Popups – an email marketing app for creating popups and automations to welcome new subscribers, recover abandoned carts, follow up on signups, win back customers, and more

Why do I need to activate the app?

To ensure the feed widgets display correctly in your theme. Otherwise, you simply won’t see them in your theme editor, nor in the preview.

The link in the app admin leads to the activation area of your currently published theme.

To activate the app manually in any theme, do the following:

  1. Choose the theme, and click Customize to open the theme editor.

  2. On the sidebar of the theme editor, click the App embeds icon.

  3. Find the GSC Instagram Feed app in the list of installed apps.

  4. Click the toggle beside GSC Instagram Feed to activate it.

  5. Save the changes in the theme editor.

Where can I find my widget ID?

You can find your widget ID inside the app admin.

  1. Open the main screen with the list of widgets.

  2. Hit Copy ID button next to the name of the relevant widget.

  1. Paste the ID into the corresponding field in the app block. It looks similar to this:

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Where can I choose a font for my widget?

The widget automatically inherits fonts from the theme where it is published to better match the overall store design. Because of this, you won’t see the actual fonts in the app admin’s widget editor. They will only be visible in the theme editor.

Where can I see the number of views for my widgets?

You can see the number of views in your app admin.

Next to each timer widget in the list, you’ll see a statistics curve showing the view count. Hit More to open the full-scale diagram with a switch between views for the last 7, 30, or 90 days.

Does the app work with vintage themes (like Debut)?

Unfortunately, no.

Feed widgets are app blocks, which are not supported in vintage themes, such as Debut, as per Shopify’s documentation. You can tell your theme is vintage if you can’t add sections and blocks to your store pages other than homepage. Learn about the differences between Shopify theme architectures.

Can I change the widget’s width?

It depends on the theme you use.

While you can’t control the widgets’ width right in the app, you can do that in your theme settings.

To check whether your theme can change the widget’s width, do the following:

  1. Add the app block to the theme page. This creates an App section containing your app block.

  2. Hit the App section to see its settings. As they differ depending on the theme, we recommend that you contact your theme developer for more details.

For example, the free Dawn theme lets you change the width to full screen by turning off the Make section margins the same as theme setting.

While the paid Aurora theme gives you way more control over the section width.

Can I translate my widget, and does the app support localization?

We're working on support for translations, but right now the widget only displays in one language.

In the meantime, you can use a workaround to have the widgets in different languages on different markets.

Here's what you should do:

  1. Create and save the timer widget.

  2. Duplicate your widget.

  1. Edit the widget and change its content to the language of choice.

  2. Open the theme editor and select the market.

  1. Add the Feed Widget to the template as a regular app block. Learn how to add widgets to your theme.

Can I remove the app branding "Run on GSC Instagram Feed" from the post popup?

Unfortunately, no.

Since the app is completely free to use, branding removal as well as other customizations are not supported.

🛠 Troubleshooting

I can't add the app to my theme, what's wrong?

Here are the major reasons why this might happen:

  1. You haven’t activated the app. If you try to add a feed widget to the theme, you’ll need to activate the app in your theme first. This can be done either directly in the app admin or in the theme editor. Learn how to activate the app.

  2. You use a vintage theme (OS 1.0), such as Debut. You can tell your theme is vintage if you can’t add sections and blocks to your store pages other than homepage. Learn about the differences between Shopify theme architectures. Feed widgets are app blocks, and vintage themes don’t support app blocks.

  3. You use a 3d-party theme, not from the Shopify theme store. Unlike the themes from the official store, such themes don’t have to follow all of Shopify’s requirements and may not support app blocks or even apps in general. We recommend that you contact your theme developer to clarify this issue, or switch to a theme from the official Shopify theme store.

I see a blank screen instead of the app admin, what’s wrong?

This issue may be caused by how the app is integrated into the Shopify admin. Since the problem might not be directly related to our app, we’re unable to resolve it on our end. However, you can try the following workarounds:

  • If you're using the Shopify mobile app, switch to the desktop version

  • Clear your browser data (cookies and cache)

  • Disable your browser extensions, firewall, and proxy (they can sometimes interfere)

  • Open the Shopify admin in incognito/private browsing mode

  • Use a different browser

  • Try a different network or IP address

  • Switch between mobile data and Wi-Fi

I can't see the posts I recently added to my Instagram account, what's wrong?

This is expected behavior based on how auto-synchronization works in the app.

With Instagram-like flow, your Instagram content updates automatically every day at 12 AM. That said, any posts you publish today will appear in your store by early tomorrow.

I selected "Posts" as the widget’s media, but I still see some Reels in the feed, why?

When you choose "Posts" as the widget’s media, the app pulls content from the "Posts" tab of your Instagram account. This tab can include both regular posts and any Reels you’ve manually added there. That’s why some Reels may still appear in your feed.

I've added the widget as app block, but its content doesn't appear in the theme, why?

Here are the major reasons why this might happen:

  1. You haven’t activated the app. If you try to add a feed widget to the theme, you’ll need to activate the app in your theme first. This can be done either directly in the app admin or in the theme editor. Learn how to activate the app.

  2. You Instagram account got disconnected. This may happen due to temporary issues on Instagram’s side. To resolve it, disconnect your account in the app admin, then reconnect it.

  3. You changed your Istagram password. Updating your password can interrupt the connection. To fix this, disconnect your account in the app admin and reconnect it using the new password.

I see the "400 Session Invalid" error when connecting to Instagram, what should I do?

This is a known issue on the Instagram website. Unfortunately, because the problem is on Instagram’s side and not related to our app, we cannot resolve it directly. However, we recommend trying the following workarounds:

  • Clear your browser data (cookies and cache)

  • Connect using incognito/private browsing mode

  • Use a different browser

  • Use a different device (for example, mobile instead of desktop)

  • Connect through a different network or IP address

  • Switch between mobile data and Wi-Fi

  • Log out of Instagram and reconnect

  • Close your browser and the app, then reopen them

  • Wait approximately one hour and reconnect (Instagram may recover during this time)

  • Remove the connection to our app in your Instagram account (see the GIF below for steps)

If the error persists after trying all of the above, please reinstall the app and try again.

I see the "Liquid templates don’t support sections and blocks" error when trying to add the widget through the app admin, why?

Here are the major reasons why this might happen:

  1. You use a vintage theme (OS 1.0), such as Debut. You can tell your theme is vintage if you can’t add sections and blocks to your store pages other than homepage. Learn about the differences between Shopify theme architectures. Feed widgets are app blocks, and vintage themes don’t support app blocks.

  2. You use a 3d-party theme, not from the Shopify theme store. Unlike the themes from the official store, such themes don’t have to follow all of Shopify’s requirements and may not support app blocks or even apps in general. We recommend that you contact your theme developer to clarify this issue, or switch to a theme from the official Shopify theme store.

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