Uploading to Instagram from a desktop or laptop

[Dick.E.Hoskins]

How are you uploading your photos from a desktop or laptop (in my case, Windows 10) to Instagram?

 

[Roelof Moorlag]

With the LR/Instagram plugin https://www.lrinstagram.com/
Some people do mention problems with it but i'm using it without issues on the latest LrC and Windows 10

 

[johnbeardy]

I now export from LR and then use my web browser, Chrome, switching it into Developer Tools mode and pretending to be an iPhone.

 

[Dick.E.Hoskins]

With the LR/Instagram plugin LR/Instagram - Lightroom Publish Plugin for Instagram
Some people do mention problems with it but i'm using it without issues on the latest LrC and Windows 10

From the website: "Service Note: Instagram has updated their protocol and currently plugin does not work.
We are investigating the issue and the plugin will be updated when a fix is available. "

 

[Roelof Moorlag]

Yes, thats what the note said but i’m sharing my personal experience with the plugin without problems. That is with the most recent versions of windows 10 and Lightroom Classic

 

[johnbeardy]

Richard/Roelof, are you each using the most recent version of that plugin?

 

[Dick.E.Hoskins]

From the website: "Service Note: Instagram has updated their protocol and currently plugin does not work.
We are investigating the issue and the plugin will be updated when a fix is available. "

I gather you are using it in spite of the warning. In that case I'll give it a try. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Roelof Moorlag]

Richard/Roelof, are you each using the most recent version of that plugin?

With my fingers crossed i updated my LrC recently because of the warning but i didn't dare to upgrade the plugin also. I'm still using v0.6.1582

 

[tcnphoto]

I now export from LR and then use my web browser, Chrome, switching it into Developer Tools mode and pretending to be an iPhone.

I do this too but it is a pain as it takes way too many steps. There really needs to be a reliable plug-in. The one I use for SmugMug works perfectly. I'll also point out that the option to have multiple photos in the same post is not available using this "pretend" method.

 

[Roelof Moorlag]

Recently i not only switched LrC version but also to a completely new computer. The LR/Instagram plugin does his job as always without problems.
Did you test it out?

 

[tcnphoto]

I didn't because the download page at LRinstagram.com boldly says that it currently does not work. Several other posts and I think the adobe site says same. Did you redownload it just recently for your new computer and it worked?

 

[Roelof Moorlag]

I reused a previously downloaded one (v0.6.1582)