How to Add a Spotify Widget in WordPress

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By Oluwaseun Bamisile

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Do you want to add a Spotify widget to your WordPress website but don’t know how to go about it? You should read this guide, as it explains multiple methods to accomplish that.

Option 1: Insert a Spotify Widget via the Widget Editor

The easiest way to insert a Spotify widget into your WordPress site is through the widget editor page in the WordPress backend. The procedures listed below will demonstrate how to accomplish that.

  1. First, as an administrator, sign into your WordPress site’s backend dashboard. Then, hover your mouse cursor on Appearance among the options on the left pane and left-click Widgets.
  1. On the Widgets page, click the Add Block button in a widget-ready area where you wish to add the Spotify widget. I will add the Spotify widget to our website’s footer for this demonstration.
You should know that your active theme determines the widget-ready areas or where you can place widgets on your WordPress website.
Insert A Spotify Widget In WordPress Via Widget Settings
  1. Afterward, input “spotify” in the search field and select the Spotify widget from the search result.
  1. Next, embed your preferred Spotify URL into the widget. Finally, left-click the blue Update button at the top right corner of the Widgets page to save the change.
Insert A Spotify Widget In WordPress Via Widget Settings

Option 2: Add a Spotify Widget Through the Theme Customizer

Another method to insert a Spotify widget into your WordPress site is through the theme customizer. Follow the steps below to learn how to accomplish that.

  1. Enter the backend of your WordPress website as an administrator. Next, place your mouse pointer over Appearance on the left pane, then choose Customize from the menu that appears.
Add A Spotify Widget In WordPress Through Theme Customizer
  1. After doing that, select Widgets among the menus on the left pane of the Customize page.
  1. Following that, select the Add block button in any widget-ready area where you wish to add the Spotify widget. Once again, I will add the Spotify widget to the footer on my WordPress site.
Your active theme determines the widget-ready areas or where you can place widgets on your WordPress website.
Add A Spotify Widget In WordPress Through Theme Customizer
  1. Afterward, type “spotify” in the search field, then select the Spotify widget from the search result.
  1. When the Spotify widget has been inserted, embed a Spotify URL into the widget. Finally, select the Publish button at the top of the Customize page.
Add A Spotify Widget In WordPress Through Theme Customizer

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can I use Spotify for free?

Yes, you can listen to thousands of songs and podcasts on Spotify for free. However, you can subscribe to Spotify Premium for additional features, such as unlimited skips.

2. Is there a Spotify Widget in WordPress?

Yes, there is a Spotify widget in WordPress.

3. How do I add a Spotify widget in WordPress?

To add a Spotify widget to your WordPress site, follow the steps below.
a) First, as an administrator, sign into your WordPress site’s backend dashboard.
b) Then, hover your mouse cursor on Appearance among the menus on the left pane and left-click Widgets from the displayed options.
c) On the Widgets page, click the Add Block button in the widget-ready area where you wish to add the Spotify widget.
d) Afterward, input “spotify” in the search field and select the Spotify widget from the search result.
e) Next, embed your preferred Spotify URL into the widget.
f) Finally, left-click the blue Update button at the top right corner of the Widgets page to save the change.

You should know that your active theme determines the widget-ready on your WordPress website.

4. When was Spotify created?

Spotify was created on 23 April 2006.

5. Who owns Spotify?

Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, the company’s co-founders, own the majority of Spotify.

Conclusion

Spotify is a popular streaming service available in most countries. Therefore, adding a Spotify widget to your WordPress site can be an ideal way to engage with your visitors and promote music or podcast.

Fortunately, this guide illustrated two ways to insert a Spotify widget in WordPress. Specifically, we examined how to perform this task through the widget editor in the WordPress backend.

This guide also demonstrated how to add a Spotify widget in WordPress via the theme customizer.

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Oluwaseun Bamisile

Oluwaseun is the Lead Content Editor at Itechguides.com. He holds a National Diploma in Computer Science (currently studying part-time for his Higher National Diploma). An internet geek with a love for automobiles, he writes product reviews, tech articles, and how-to guides on the site.

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