If you received an email or see an error on your plugin settings stating that:
“An account admin has deauthorized the Smash Balloon app used to power the Instagram Feed plugin. If the Instagram account is not reconnected within 7 days then all Instagram data will be automatically deleted on your website for this account (ID:#) due to Facebook data privacy rules.”
This could happen for one of the following reasons:
1- The admin deauthorized our Facebook app and all permissions were revoked (reference).
2- The Access Token of the account(s) connected to the plugin is no longer valid.
3- The feed is displayed using legacy shortcodes.
To fix this problem, please follow the steps below:
1- Reconnect your account to the plugin by navigating to your WordPress dashboard > Instagram Feed > Settings > remove the connected account(s) by clicking the red trash icon, then click the Save Settings button.
2- Click the Add Source button, select your Account Type, and click the blue Login with Instagram or Facebook button.
Note: If you selected a Business Account Type when sent to Facebook, you might need to click the Edit Settings button to review your connection settings and ensure all pages, profiles, and permissions are selected.
3- Once your account has been re-added, click the Save Changes button.
If your source shows the label “Source is not used yet” you’ll need to create a new feed, following the steps below:
1- Navigate to your WordPress dashboard > Instagram Feed > All Feed > Add New
2- Select the Instagram account you added to your sources.
3- Customize your feed, then click the “Embed” button to get your new shortcode.
4- Replace your old shortcode with the new one that should look like this [instagram-feed feed="1"]. The feed number could differ depending on the number of feeds you have created.
