LinkedInEmbed widgetsBy the LinkedInEmbed team · Updated
What is a LinkedIn widget?
Short answer
A LinkedIn widget is an embeddable block that shows LinkedIn content on your website, such as your latest posts, a profile card or a company page card, and keeps it updated. You create it from a public LinkedIn URL, style it, and paste one snippet of code into your site. LinkedIn's own embed covers one post at a time.
The kinds of LinkedIn widget
LinkedInEmbed, for example, offers seven widget types. Personal profiles support five of them and company pages three, with the posts feed available for both.
| Widget | Shows | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Posts feed | Your latest public posts, up to 30 | Profile or company page |
| Profile card | Photo, headline, current role, skills and experience | Profile |
| Company page card | Logo, followers, about, details and a Follow button | Company page |
| Jobs list | The company's open LinkedIn jobs | Company page |
| Recommendations | Recommendations received or given, as testimonial cards | Profile |
| Certifications | Licenses and certifications with credential links | Profile |
| Projects | Projects from your profile as portfolio cards | Profile |
How a LinkedIn widget works
- 1
Paste a public URL
A profile (linkedin.com/in/…) or company page (linkedin.com/company/…). No LinkedIn login, password or API key.
- 2
Choose and style
Pick the widget type, then set theme, colors, font, layout and what to show, with a live preview.
- 3
Embed once
Copy a small snippet into your site's HTML or embed block. It works on WordPress, Wix, Webflow, Squarespace, Shopify, Framer and any site that accepts HTML.
- 4
It stays current
The widget refreshes from LinkedIn on a schedule: every 96 hours on Free, 24 hours on Pro and 30 minutes on Essentials.
Widget vs LinkedIn's own embed
| LinkedIn “Embed this post” | LinkedIn widget | |
|---|---|---|
| Content | One public post | Latest posts, profile, company, jobs and more |
| New posts appear | No | Yes, on the refresh schedule |
| Design | LinkedIn's | Matches your site |
| Cost | Free | Free plan, then paid plans |
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Who uses LinkedIn widgets
Anyone whose LinkedIn presence says something useful to their website visitors, especially when that content changes often and nobody has time to update the website by hand. Some common examples:
- Consultants and coaches showing recommendations and recent posts next to their services: consultants & coaches.
- Companies keeping a homepage or newsroom fresh with company posts: company websites.
- Recruiting teams listing open roles on a careers page: careers pages.
- Job seekers adding certifications and projects to a portfolio: job seekers.
- Agencies setting up LinkedIn sections on client sites: agencies.
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