This article outlines how to configure a Pinterest Feeds source in Finalsite Feeds, including setup for username and board sources and known display quirks related to the Pinterest API.
💡Quick answers
- Where do districts and schools select their feed? The Feeds module opens to the Feeds dashboard, which lists all available feeds. Click the name of a feed to open the feeds configuration screen.
- What Pinterest source types are available? Username (all pins across all boards for a user) and Board (pins from a specific board).
- Why do Pinterest posts appear at the top of the feed? Pinterest does not return a timestamp for pins, so Feeds assigns the current time when content is first pulled in. Posts will order correctly as new content continues to be retrieved.
- Are there known image display issues? Yes; users outside the US may encounter issues with Pinterest images over HTTPS. Contact support if images are not displaying.
Step 1: Navigate to the Feeds module
In Composer, open the module menu on the left sidebar and select Feeds.
Landing on the Feeds dashboard, select the individual district or school feed that needs configuration or a new source added.
To add a new source directly from the dashboard, click the + in the Source column. Alternatively, click the three-dot menu next to the Edit button on the far right.
Once inside the feeds configuration screen, click the red + Add New Source button.
Either path opens the Add a Social Media Source window. Learn about all of the source options in the article, "What is a source."
Step 2: Configure a username source
The username source pulls in all pins from a Pinterest user across all of their boards.
- Enter the Pinterest username into the source field and save.
Step 3: Configure a board source
The board source pulls in pins from a single Pinterest board.
- Locate the board's URL fragment. For example, to display the board at
pinterest.com/fooddaze/travel, the fragment isfooddaze/travel. - Enter the URL fragment into the source field and save.
Understand API display behavior
Pinterest does not return a "pinned at" timestamp. When a Pinterest source is first added, all retrieved pins will appear at the top of the feed with the current time assigned. As Feeds continues to pull in new content, posts will begin ordering correctly. If images are not displaying and the site is located outside the US, contact Finalsite support as Pinterest sometimes has issues with HTTPS image delivery in international regions.
Consider other sources
- Create an Instagram Feeds source
- Create a LinkedIn Feeds source
- Create a Facebook Feeds source
- Create a Twitter/X Feeds source
- Create a Google Reviews Feeds source
- Create a TikTok Feeds source
- Create a YouTube Feeds source
- Create a Bluesky Feeds source
- Create a Blogs/RSS Feeds source
- Create a Hashtag Feeds source
- Create a Flickr Feeds source
- Create a Pinterest Feeds source
- Create a Slack Feeds source
- Create a Soundcloud Feeds source
- Create a Vimeo Feeds source
- Create a Tumblr Feeds source
- Create a Giphy Feeds source
- Create a DeviantArt Feeds source
- Request source (to add another option, if available)
- Claim a custom Facebook username (vanity URL)
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