Hi there! Earlier in January I wrote a post How to Embed a Pinterest Board on Your Blog. At the time the post was specifically for WordPress Users (and Genesis Theme users). But today I am happy to share that the Pinterest Widget Builder page has changed and now ALL Blogger and WordPress Users can easily (we are talking copy and paste!) embed a Pinterest Board in a blog post or sidebar!
All you need to do is head over to the Pinterest Widget Builder Page.
1. Select the kind of widget you would like to build.
2. Paste in the URL for your Pinterest.
3. Chose your size.
4. Click “Build it!”
After you click “Build It!” you will see a small snippet of code. Copy that code and you can place that code in a HTML/Javascript widget (Blogger) or a Text widget (WordPress).
You can also place it into a blog post or page by clicking on the “text” tab while you are composing a post and pasting the code there.
Easy-peasy!
Let me know if you have any questions!
Adrienne says
March 10, 2014 at 9:48 amThank you so much for sharing. I just got mine loaded on the blog!!
Kendra @ Key Lime Digital Designs says
March 12, 2014 at 2:51 amLooks awesome!!
I forgot to mention in the post that you can put the html codes for “center” before and after the pinterest code to center the board in you sidebar.
So add
Just a quick tip!
-Kendra
Kendra @ Key Lime Digital Designs says
March 12, 2014 at 2:54 amOpps! WordPress erased my html code. I have a super quick tutorial on my blog with the code. Super easy, just follow tip #1 on this post >>> http://www.keylimedigitaldesigns.com/2011/07/keeping-your-blog-all-in-a-line-tutorial/
DJ Maliceon (@DJMaliceon) says
November 13, 2014 at 7:51 pmthank you so much!!! I am having the worst time with weebly trying to plug in html, Do you happen to know of any weebly hacks to make my life less complicated by any chance? contact me via the homepage chat now button on the bottom righthand corner of my aforementioned weebly page (It goes right to me and is quicker than email) http://www.greatsexpectations.org/
Tauni says
November 14, 2014 at 9:46 pmSorry. We don’t work on the Weebly platform. We recommend WordPress or Blogger. Thanks! Tauni
vacavilleorganizer says
March 11, 2014 at 12:53 amHi Kendra-I was blown away by this post and the mere possibility of adding a board feed to my blog. I followed your wonderful tutorial, pasting the code into the wordpress text widget, but all those shows up on my blog is text that instructs the reader to follow me on Pinterest. Any thoughts about what I may have done wrong? I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to get this amazing feature to work and any help would be so appreciated. I found your blog for the first time tonight and it is simply fabulous. I will definitely be following along. Thanks again-Lorinda
Kendra @ Key Lime Digital Designs says
March 12, 2014 at 2:48 amHi Lorinda! Thanks for you nice comments!
So I think it might be because you have a wordpress.com blog. 🙁
It is showing the alt text (which says “follow on pinterest”) but it isn’t going to pull up the actual boards. You can read about java script and wordpress.com here >>>
http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/#javascript
-Kendra
Hellie's Corner says
March 14, 2014 at 3:31 amI added mine to my sidebar a few weeks ago and I love it… but then I love Pinterest.
westendgal says
January 7, 2016 at 12:51 pmI just can’t get mine to end up in the sidebar, I can get it to appear on a page. Any further tips? I don’t seem to have a place to paste javascript separately from the board info, so I just end up with a link.
Tauni says
January 12, 2016 at 9:06 pmSarah, you may be having issues due to the fact that you’re not on a self-hosted WordPress platform. The .com can be very limiting and unfortunately, I am not very familiar with it. Good luck! xo Tauni
Shayla Epps says
May 29, 2014 at 12:00 pmThis was so helpful! Thank you!
Boo Silva says
June 20, 2014 at 8:12 amThank you, thank you, thank you. this is just what I’ve been looking for.
Tauni says
June 25, 2014 at 1:43 amGreat! So glad it worked for you. xoxo Tauni
Leah Hudson (@simplehomebless) says
July 31, 2014 at 10:57 amHi, I gave this a try and I get nothing in my blog post. I was trying to put it in a post. Do I need a plug-in or something else? I must be missing something simple.
Tauni says
August 3, 2014 at 5:36 pmLeah, No. No plug-in requires. It’s pretty straight forward…Sometimes the board will not show up in preview mode, did you try publishing and it still wasn’t there? If that’s the case, it sounds like there is missing code…Good luck! Tauni
Leah Hudson (@simplehomebless) says
August 3, 2014 at 10:45 pmIt is so strange, Tauni! I copy and paste the code and it changes it when I go to publish it. I tried publishing it on another older post, but no dice. Oh well!
rach2713 says
December 10, 2015 at 8:36 pmIt did that to me too? Not sure why?
Tauni says
December 13, 2015 at 9:39 pmSorry to hear it’s not working for you. You don’t need any special plugins or anything like that. Maybe it has to do with your theme?
D7ana says
August 9, 2014 at 9:42 amThanks for sharing the Blogger instructions. I’ve added a Pinterest board to my blog. Plan to add others in future.
I am excited. Wonder if this will affect my hits on both my blog AND on my Pinterest board. Fingers crossed.
Tauni says
August 10, 2014 at 3:42 pmGood luck with your site! Glad we could help out 🙂 –Tauni
mdcartisticdesigns says
August 13, 2014 at 1:19 pmThank you Kendra! You make my life so much easier when it comes to these little technicalities :).
crazybeautifulpsychology says
February 23, 2015 at 8:53 pmDoes this only work when you have a business pinterest? Because I don’t have that I have the regular pinterest! Thanks
Tauni says
February 23, 2015 at 11:13 pmNo. You can embed any Pinterest board on any site. It’s just a matter of inserting the code. –Tauni
Teresa says
January 20, 2016 at 7:49 pmCan you tell me how to do this with a Wix blog? I want to link individual post, like a recipe or craft, and when I do all that comes up on Pinterest is the picture
Tauni says
January 20, 2016 at 10:31 pmSorry Teresa. I am not familiar with Wix. Good luck! Tauni
Stacie says
May 15, 2016 at 10:12 amThank you so much for this easy to follow tutorial! Much appreciated.
hollymckee says
August 19, 2016 at 12:39 amWhere exactly do you paste it? I’m on blogger and I’m pasting the code into a widget box but it’s not coming up? Really new to this!
emotiondetective says
January 20, 2017 at 10:35 pmHi, my blog has a grey background n I’d like to blend embedded pins by making Pinterest background transparent. Do you know the code for this, using CSS class, or adding it to the generated code. I’ve found no info how to do it, afraid it’s impossible still.
Overlay maybe? Can you help? Same goes for Facebook embeds.
Tauni says
January 21, 2017 at 12:44 pmSorry. No. I don’t know how to create the code that would create a transparent background. Good luck!
notatrophywife says
March 24, 2017 at 10:24 amNot working in 2017. Widget builder ode looks different. Would love an updated tutorial as I am missing something. Usually pretty solid on basic widgets. Thanks! laura
Tauni says
March 24, 2017 at 6:19 pmHi Laura, I just embedded a Pinterest board on my site last week and it worked just fine…What platform are you working on? xo Tauni
Jan says
June 15, 2017 at 7:46 amThank you! I wasn’t able to “get it” from reading just the directions on Pinterest.
Shelby says
August 5, 2017 at 9:48 pmI still can not figure out how to get mine to show up, I am on blogger and did exactly as your directions stated and it still won’t show up.
Tauni says
August 6, 2017 at 12:07 pmShelby, I know some blogs hosted on blogger have experienced an automatic change in code (caused by blogger). I am not sure why it happens and/or how to fix it, but you might double-check to make sure the code is showing up exactly the same? Without seeing the backend of your code, it’s hard for me to say what the issue might be. Good luck! Tauni
Meikah Ybañez-Delid says
August 24, 2017 at 4:27 amAwesome guide! I was able to tweak and make it work! Thanks!