Do you want to show your latest Pinterest pins in your WordPress sidebars?
Sharing your Pinterest activity on your site can make it more engaging and also help to grow your social media followers.
In this article, we’ll show you how to add your latest Pinterest pins to your WordPress sidebar widgets, step by step.
Why Show Your Latest Pinterest Pins in Your WordPress Sidebar?
Pinterest is one of the most popular visual social media platforms. If you want to grow your Pinterest boards or bring attention to a specific pin, then displaying them on your own website can help to drive more views and shares.
As your Pinterest board grows in popularity, this will help to send more users back to your website and increase your traffic even further.
With that said, let’s show you how to display your latest Pinterest pins in your WordPress sidebar widget areas. Simply use the quick links below to go straight to the method you want to use.
- Automatically show latest Pinterest pins in sidebar widgets
- Manually show a single Pinterest pin in sidebar widgets
Method 1: Show Latest Pinterest Pins in Your WordPress Sidebar Widgets Automatically
The easiest way to display your latest pins in your WordPress sidebar widget areas is by using the GS Pins for Pinterest plugin.
This plugin makes it easy to add your Pinterest pins to any widget area of your WordPress website. Plus, it will automatically show new Pinterest pins as they’re added to your boards.
First thing you need to do is install and activate the plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.
Upon activation, you need to go to GS Pinterest » GS Pinterest and then click the ‘Create New Shortcode’ button.
Then, you need to enter your Pinterest username into the ‘Username’ box and the name of the Pinterest board you want to display in the ‘Board Name’ box.
Next, choose the number of pins your want to show. You can go as high as 25 pins.
Below that, you can choose whether you want the links to open in a new tab when clicked in the ‘Pins Link Target’ box. You can also turn on the option to display the pin title.
Then, click the ‘Save Shortcode’ button.
After that, click the ’Style Settings’ menu option at the top of the page.
This gives you a few different options for your pin layouts. You can customize how they will display on desktop, tablet, portrait mode, and mobile devices.
Simply choose the number of columns from each dropdown.
Next, give your shortcode a name in the ‘Name of the Shortcode’ box and click the ‘Save Shortcode’ button.
The plugin will automatically generate a preview, so you can make changes before moving forward.
To add your Pinterest pins to a sidebar widget simply go to Appearance » Widgets and click the ‘Plus’ add block icon.
Your available widget areas might be different depending on the WordPress theme you are using.
Next, search for ‘GS Pinterest’.
Then, click on the ‘GS Pinterest’ block.
After that, the shortcode you created will automatically be listed.
If you created multiple Pinterest pin shortcodes, then select it from the ‘GS Pinterest Shortcode’ dropdown.
Then, click the ‘Update’ button to save your changes.
To learn more about widgets, see our guide on how to add and use widgets in WordPress.
Now, you can visit your site to see your latest Pinterest pins.
Method 2: Manually Show a Single Pinterest Pin in Your WordPress Sidebar Widgets
This method allows you to show a single Pinterest pin on your site. If you have a popular pin that you want to display and send more traffic to, then this is a good option.
To do this, simply go to Appearance » Widgets and click the ‘Plus’ add block icon.
Then, search for ‘Pinterest’ and add the block.
Next, enter the URL for the Pinterest pin that you want to display and click the ‘Embed’ button.
Then, click the ‘Update’ button to save your changes.
Now, you can visit your WordPress blog to see your Pinterest pin live.
Note: This Pinterest pin will not update automatically. You’ll need to repeat the same process above to display a new pin.
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Ed Seid says
Thanks for introducing me to this plugin. As a photographer of beautiful women in Hawaii, I use Pinterest to get inspired. I use the widget to share my ideas with my website audience. Mahalo from Hawaii!
Editorial Staff says
Sure thing. Just sent it to ya.
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Bstar0306 says
I installed it but for some reason there is a bullet by each pin! Any reason why?
wpbeginner says
@Bstar0306 Yes, the reason why there is a bullet next to it is because of your stylesheet. The plugin outputs it in the list. Sometimes in the stylesheet you may have a general #sidebar li or something similar that has a list-style-type: square etc.
bkmacdaddy says
@Bstar0306 I answered your question when you asked it on my blog. Here’s what I wrote:
It’s an issue with your theme’s CSS. Simply add the following code at the end of your theme’s style.css file (you can do this in the WordPress admin under Appearance > Editor):
.widget-area ul li.pins-feed-item {list-style-type:none;}
Let me know if this helps you out.
bkmacdaddy says
Thanks for sharing about my plugin! Hope everyone enjoys using it. If anyone ever needs any assistance with it, feel free to contact me via the plugin’s page on my blog: http://www.bkmacdaddy.com/pinterest-rss-widget-a-wordpress-plugin-to-display-your-latest-pins/
Adam W. Warner says
I was just looking for a useful Pinterest widget the other day, thanks @wpbeginner for posting this and also a HUGE thanks to @bkmacdaddy for creating this plugin and making it available. Nice work on taking advantage of the Pinterest momentum;)