Title: Version 2.0 Completely Breaks Widget
Last modified: June 20, 2022

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# Version 2.0 Completely Breaks Widget

 *  Resolved [Pix & Hue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixandhue/)
 * (@pixandhue)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-0-completely-breaks-widget/)
 * The latest update to version 2.0 completely breaks the legacy widget. It displays
   the “malformed data structure” error instead. I tried re-connecting the Instagram
   account under the plugin settings, and it did not make a difference. I am a theme
   developer, and I am experiencing this across multiple websites. I also have multiple
   customers who have reported the same problem.
 * Within the widget settings, the statements suggests the widget will be discontinued
   in a future update. However, it appears to be broken already. Was this the intention?
 * I certainly understand moving to the block, but completely breaking existing 
   functionality with an update without warning is disappointing. There is a simplicity
   to the widget that is nice, and also it would be nice to have a transition period
   to better prepare for the retirement of the widget.
 * Could you please advise, is the widget no longer supported in the latest version
   of the plugin? Is there an extension that can be added to continue using the 
   widget for some period of time? Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Author [Pavel Ciorici](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciorici/)
 * (@ciorici)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-0-completely-breaks-widget/#post-15752046)
 * Hello [@pixandhue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixandhue/),
 * We are sorry about causing such issues.
 * We’ve released some updates to our plugin today, and they should fix some of 
   these bugs.
 * There was a bug when the legacy widget worked only on pages including the new
   block.
 * The legacy widget will not be removed any time soon from the plugin, so you can
   continue to use it.
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by [Pavel Ciorici](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciorici/).
 *  Thread Starter [Pix & Hue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixandhue/)
 * (@pixandhue)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-0-completely-breaks-widget/#post-15754549)
 * Hi again – Thank you for your quick response, I appreciate your help! Thank you
   for releasing the update. I will update the plugin to the latest version to continue
   the testing the legacy widget. I will let you know if I run into any more issues.
 * At this stage, do you have a planned timeline for the actual retirement of the
   legacy widget? 6 months / 12 months, etc? It would just be helpful to prepare
   for the transition. Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Pavel Ciorici](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciorici/)
 * (@ciorici)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-0-completely-breaks-widget/#post-15758979)
 * [@pixandhue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixandhue/) We don’t have a 
   timeline at the moment. In fact, we’ll re-think this idea and maybe keep the 
   legacy widget in the plugin as we don’t want to affect users that prefer using
   it.
 *  [carlosilari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlosilari/)
 * (@carlosilari)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-0-completely-breaks-widget/#post-15762310)
 * Same problem here
 *  Thread Starter [Pix & Hue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixandhue/)
 * (@pixandhue)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-0-completely-breaks-widget/#post-15762448)
 * Thank you [@ciorici](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciorici/) I appreciate
   it! Confirming that everything seems to be working properly with the Legacy Widget
   with version 2.0.2 of the plugin, thanks for the bug fixes.
 * And yes, if you consider keeping the widget, that would be great. And as an added
   step, removing the “This widget will be discontinued …” message in a future plugin
   update. I think it’s great you are adding more functionality to the plugin and
   making improvements, but for some people – a simple widget is better and easier
   to manage. Thank you for your fast work!

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