{"id":372,"date":"2020-04-30T10:27:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T10:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2022-11-02T18:49:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:49:49","slug":"how-to-connect-istock-to-wordpress-in-3-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/how-to-connect-istock-to-wordpress-in-3-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect iStock to WordPress in 3 steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This short article will explain how to connect&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\">iStock<\/a>&nbsp;to your WordPress Media Library using the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stockpack\/\">StockPack WordPress plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1. Install the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\">StockPack<\/a> plugin on your WordPress website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-plugin.jpg\" alt=\"StockPack WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-plugin.jpg 730w, https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-plugin-300x118.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">StockPack WordPress plugin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Search for the plugin (<em>&#8220;StockPack&#8221;<\/em>) on the plugins page then install and activate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open any post and try to insert an image or set the featured image. You will see a new tab called&nbsp;<em>StockPack<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls muted src=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/demo-istock.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inserting images from <a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\">iStock<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/pexels\"> <\/a>with <a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/\">StockPack<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do a few searches, but to get 50\/requests per hour, you will need a free account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2. Create a <a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\">StockPack<\/a> account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/register.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/register.jpg 730w, https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/register-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To get a token, you need to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/register\">create an account<\/a>. This token can be reused across multiple websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add the api token to your WordPress website<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2-1024x837.png\" alt=\"StockPack providers list\" class=\"wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2-1024x837.png 1024w, https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2.png 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">StockPack providers list<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will get redirected automatically on this page after registration. Copy the token from the button at the top (<em>&#8220;Copy Token&#8221;<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, you can paste the token into the StockPack settings page and save. You will find the page under&nbsp;<em>Settings =&gt; StockPack<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/api-token.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/api-token.jpg 730w, https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/api-token-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3. Connect your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\">iStock<\/a>&nbsp;account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2-1024x837.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2-1024x837.png 1024w, https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/stockpack.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stockpack-demo-providers-2.png 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Create an account&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\">here<\/a>&nbsp;or skip directly to signing in if you have one. After that, you will be able to click the connect button on the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\">iStock<\/a> provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you provide the required access, you will see the Connected status show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is the simplest way to get <a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\">iStock<\/a> images in WordPress: via <a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/\">StockPack<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which license is used by the plugin when I click the License button?<br><strong>The plugin uses the license available on your account. If you have multiple it will use the first option available. You will get a message letting you know what is being used. For images you can&#8217;t download from your account, you will receive the direct link that can be used for more complex license scenarios directly on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/istock\">iStock website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I get an error on download, why is that?<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/getty\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockpack.co\/recommended\/getty\">iStock<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;will invalidate the authorization token from time to time. Just go to the provider&#8217;s page and disconnect, then connect again. The error should disappear. If it doesn&#8217;t, and you have enough credits to download, please contact support.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary This short article will explain how to connect&nbsp;iStock&nbsp;to your WordPress Media Library using the StockPack WordPress plugin. Step 1. 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