Please note: To connect Instagram you will need a business Instagram account. Please follow these steps.
Please note: an Instagram account can only be connected to a single Facebook Page.
To connect Facebook and/or Instagram with the Acorn portal you will need to complete these steps:
- If you do not have one, add a Facebook Page to your Facebook Profile. Please follow these instructions.
- Connect the Facebook Page to your business Instagram account. Please follow these instructions.
- Log in to the Acorn portal.
- On desktop click the User Settings link in the sidebar.
On mobile tap the 'hamburger' navigation icon at top right. - Click or tap the Social Media tab.
- Click or tap the Connect Facebook or Connect Instagram button.
Please note: when prompted to log in to Facebook, double-check that you are logging in to the correct Facebook Profile that has the connected Page. - After returning to the Acorn portal you will be prompted to select which Facebook page and/or Instagram account you would like to use to complete the connection.
What if my Page is not appearing in Acorn's selection list? Option 1 - Disconnect
If you see some Facebook Page(s) and Instagram account(s) in Acorn's selection list after connecting, but not the one you are interested in connecting:
1. Remove the Acorn social media connections for Facebook and Instagram in the Acorn portal.
2. On Facebook desktop click your profile photo, click Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
On mobile tap the 'hamburger' navigation icon at top right, then Settings & Privacy, then Settings
3. Scroll to Your Activity and click or tap Business Integrations.
4. Under Active, you should see "Acorn: The Influence Company".
5. Click or tap Remove
6. Go back to the Acorn portal and re-connect your social accounts.
Desktop walkthrough
Mobile walkthrough
What if my Page is not appearing in Acorn's selection list? Option 2 - Add Page
There have been times when a Facebook Page, even though connected to a Facebook Profile, does not appear in the Acorn selection list.
To add this Page to the Acorn selection list:
- On desktop click your profile photo, click Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
On mobile tap the 'hamburger' navigation icon at top right, then Settings & Privacy, then Settings. - Scroll to Your Activity and click or tap Business Integrations.
- Under Active, you should see "Acorn: The Influence Company".
- On desktop click View and edit.
On mobile tap Acorn: The Influence Company. - On this screen you may see a list of your pages with one or more unselected. Select the Page(s) you would like to appear.
- Visit the Acorn portal and re-connect with Facebook.