Feed Setup

Set What Happens When Visitors Click a Post

2 min readUpdated 2026-07-25

Set What Happens When Visitors Click a Post

Drip Socials lets you decide how your feed reacts when a shopper clicks one of its posts. You can keep the gallery purely visual, or turn each post into a link that opens the original content on Instagram.

Click Options

There are two click behaviors to choose from:

  • Do nothing — posts are displayed as static images. Clicking a post has no effect, keeping visitors on your store.
  • Go to Instagram — each post becomes a link. Clicking opens that specific post on Instagram in a new browser tab.

When to Use Each

  • Do nothing is ideal when you want the feed to act as visual social proof without sending shoppers away from your store.
  • Go to Instagram is great for driving engagement and followers, letting visitors explore your full posts, captions, and profile.

How the Link Works

When "Go to Instagram" is enabled, Drip Socials wraps each image in a link to that post's original Instagram permalink. The link opens in a new tab, so shoppers keep your store open behind it. Each post links to its own individual Instagram post — not just your profile.

Tracking Clicks

Regardless of the click behavior, Drip Socials records interactions with your feed so you can gauge engagement. See Understand Your Feed's Views and Clicks for more on the metrics available.

Set It Up

  • Open your feed block's settings in Drip Socials.
  • Find the click behavior option.
  • Choose Do nothing or Go to Instagram.
  • Save your changes.
  • Next Steps

    • Add a Follow prompt — see Show Your Instagram Profile Header.
    • Review engagement — see Understand Your Feed's Views and Clicks.

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