Instagram widget - picture quality and layout optimization

The Instagram API handles picture formats in a specific way, which directly affects how images appear in the Instagram widget.

Image Format and Quality

• 150x150 resolution
• Images are retrieved in a square format, regardless of the original aspect ratio.
• This ensures uniformity but can crop or distort images.

• 306x306 or 612x612 resolution
• Images display in higher quality.
• The original aspect ratio of the Instagram post is preserved.
• This may cause white spaces to appear for non-square images.

White Spaces in Non-Square Images

Depending on the format of your Instagram posts, choosing one of the higher-quality resolutions may result in white spaces being added for vertical or landscape images.

Here’s how the configuration looks in the widget settings:

Solutions

Q: “Can images be cropped to avoid white spaces when Instagram posts contain vertical or landscape images?”

A: There are two approaches:

1. Upload Images in a Consistent Format

• Post all images in the same size/ratio on Instagram.
• This prevents layout inconsistencies and avoids white spaces.

2. Enable the “Optimize Image Layout” Option

• In the widget settings, set Optimize Image Layout to Yes.
• This automatically adjusts Instagram images of varying ratios to best fit your webpage layout.
• Images maintain their original ratio without adding white spaces.

Demo

You can view how the Optimized Layout looks in action here:

Instagram Widget Demo

✅ For the best results, enable Optimize Image Layout to ensure Instagram images display cleanly across different ratios without adding white spaces.

Updated on: 16/09/2025