--- title: "How to Add Vimeo Channel Feed in Elementor?" url: https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-vimeo-channel-feed-in-elementor/ date: 2024-06-26 modified: 2026-09-21 lang: en author: "Aditya Sharma" description: "The Social Feed widget can show Vimeo videos from a channel, a user, a showcase, a group, a category, a search term or a user's likes. All seven work the..." image: https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Vimeo-Channel-Feed-1-1024x554.jpg word_count: 1101 --- # How to Add Vimeo Channel Feed in Elementor? ## - Social Feed shows Vimeo videos from a channel, user, showcase, group, category, search term, or a user’s likes, and each Vimeo Type reveals exactly one field to fill in. - The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro is required for Social Feed, and with Pro deactivated the widget does not render at all. - Vimeo feed setup uses Source set to Vimeo, an Access Token, a Vimeo Type, and Max Results, with the default Max Results set to 6 and valid values from 1 to 100. - Carousel layout moves the slider settings to Style > Carousel and hides Filter Option and Columns Manage while the feed still renders server-side and caches the result. The **Social Feed** widget can show Vimeo videos from a channel, a user, a showcase, a group, a category, a search term or a user's likes. All seven work the same way: pick the **Vimeo Type**, then fill the one field that appears below it. ***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.*** [LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-widget/social-feed/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text) ## Before You Start - **Edition:** **Pro** — **Social Feed** ships only in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro. With Pro deactivated the widget does not render at all, and there is no free version of it.- **Prerequisite:** [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/) (free) installed and active.- **Widget to enable:** go to **The Plus Addons > Widgets**, search for **Social Feed** and turn its toggle on.- **Prerequisite:** your server must be able to make outbound HTTPS requests. The feed is fetched **server-side** while the page renders, not by the visitor's browser.- **Prerequisite:** a Vimeo credential, pasted into the widget's **Access Token** field. Getting one is a separate job on Vimeo's own developer site — see [How to Get a Vimeo Access Token for WordPress? (Easy Method)](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/get-a-vimeo-access-token-for-wordpress/). ## Add a Vimeo feed - Edit the page with Elementor and drag the **Social Feed** widget onto it.- In **Content > Content Feed**, pick a **Layout** and a **Style**.- Open the item under **Social Feeds** and set **Source** to **Vimeo**. ![Open a Social Feeds item and pick the network in the Source dropdown.](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/socialfeed-source.webp) - Paste your Vimeo token into **Access Token**.- Choose a **Vimeo Type** and fill the field it reveals.- Set **Max Results** to the number of videos you want. The default is **6**. ## The seven Vimeo Types | Vimeo Type | Field it reveals | What it shows | | ---------- | ---------------- | ------------- | | **User Video** | **Username** | Videos uploaded by one Vimeo user. | | **Search Video** | **Search** | Videos matching a search term. | | **Liked Video** | **Username** | Videos that user has liked. | | **Channel Video** (default) | **Channel Name** | Videos in a Vimeo channel. | | **Group Video** | **Group Name** | Videos in a Vimeo group. | | **Album (Showcases) Video** | **Username**, **Album ID**, **Password** | Videos in a showcase. **Password** is only needed for a locked showcase. | | **Categories Video** | **Categories** | Videos in a Vimeo category. | ## Find the username Open the user's page on vimeo.com. The part of the address after **https://vimeo.com/** is the username. ![A Vimeo user page with the username visible in the browser address bar.](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/vimeo-username-1024x286.png) ## Find the channel name Open the channel. The part of the address after **channels/** is the channel name. ![A Vimeo channel page with the channel name visible in the address bar.](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/vimeo-channel-name-1024x389.png) ## Find the group name Open the group. The part of the address after **groups/** is the group name. ![A Vimeo group page with the group name visible in the address bar.](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/vimeo-group-name-1024x291.png) ## Find the category name Open the category page on Vimeo and take the name from the address bar the same way. ![A Vimeo category page with the category name visible in the address bar.](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/vimeo-category-name.png) ## Settings in a Vimeo feed item | Setting | What it does | Default | | ------- | ------------ | ------- | | **Access Token** | Your Vimeo access token. | empty | | **Vimeo Type** | Which of the seven sources to pull from. | Channel Video | | **Password** | Only for **Album (Showcases) Video**, when the showcase is locked. | empty | | **Category (For Filter)** | A label for this feed, used by **Filter Option** when you mix several feeds. | empty | | **Max Results** | How many videos this feed contributes. 1 to 100. | 6 | ## Show the videos as a carousel Set **Layout** to **Carousel** at the top of **Content Feed**. The slider settings then live in **Style > Carousel**. ## How It Behaves - **Each Vimeo Type reveals exactly one field** (two or three for a showcase), so there is only ever one value to get right.- **A rejected token produces a visible error card.** The page renders **Somthing Wrong**, **Error Code : 400** and the word *Vimeo* rather than an empty gap.- **The request is made by your server** while the page renders, and the result is cached. ![What a network source renders when the token is missing or rejected: a pink card reading Somthing Wrong, the HTTP code, and the network name.](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/socialfeed-result-notoken.webp) ## Limitations - **Vimeo names are not the display names.** The username, channel name and group name the widget wants are the URL slugs, not the human-readable titles shown on the page.- **A private showcase needs its password.** Without it the request is refused like any other bad request.- **When the connection fails you get a pink card and an HTTP code, not an explanation.** With a token that is missing, expired, of the wrong type or simply wrong, the widget renders a card reading **Somthing Wrong** (that spelling is the plugin's) followed by **400** and the network name. It does not say which of those things went wrong. The two cases you can tell apart are an entirely empty **Access Token**, which says **Empty Access Token**, and X (Twitter), which returns **Invalid or expired token.** with **Error Code : 89**.- **The Maximum Posts and Offset Post fields inside a feed item only affect WP RSS Feed.** They are shown whatever **Source** you pick, but the widget reads them only on the RSS path. For every other source the count control is **Max Results** (default **6**), further down the same item.- **Filter Option and Columns Manage disappear in the Carousel layout.** Both sections are hidden when **Layout** is **Carousel**; the carousel has its own column settings under **Style > Carousel**.- **The feed is fetched on your server, and cached.** Nothing is requested from the visitor's browser, so a feed that works on one host can fail on another that blocks outbound requests. **Refresh Time** (default **1 day**) decides how often the request is repeated. ## Not verified So you know exactly what has and has not been checked: - **A feed of real posts from a connected Vimeo account.** This page was checked without ever entering a real access token, API key or password, so what the finished Vimeo feed looks like once connected was not observed for this revision.- **The seven Vimeo Types individually.** Each one needs a working token to return anything, so what each returns is taken from the control's own wording, not from a rendered feed.- **Lazy Load.** Only **Load More** was exercised; the **Lazy Load** branch of **More Post Loading Options** was not.- **Styles 2, 3 and 4, and the Style tab as a whole.** Only **Style 1** and **Style 2** were rendered, and no styling control other than **Unique Carousel ID** was exercised.- **Performance, Save Data, Delete and Refresh Time.** The cached-feed path was never exercised — what is written here about it comes from the panel's own notes and defaults.- **On Post Click, FancyBox, the two scrolling bars and Text Limit.** Labels and defaults only; no click-through was measured. ## Troubleshooting ### The page shows "Somthing Wrong" and Error Code : 400 Vimeo refused the request. Check the token first, then the value in the field under **Vimeo Type** — it must be the slug from the address bar, not the displayed title. ### It says Empty Access Token The **Access Token** field is blank. ### The showcase comes back empty Check the **Album ID**, and add the showcase's password in **Password** if it is locked. ### I corrected a name and the old error is still there Clear the cache: **Performance > Delete**, then toggle **Performance** off and on again. ## Related Docs - [How to Get a Vimeo Access Token for WordPress? (Easy Method)](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/get-a-vimeo-access-token-for-wordpress/)- [Social Feed Elementor Widget: Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/social-feed-elementor-widget/)- [How to Add Live YouTube Video Feed in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-live-youtube-video-feed-in-elementor/)- [How to Create a Multi-Social Media Wall Feed in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-a-multi-social-media-wall-feed-in-elementor/) ## Frequently Asked Questions **Q: What do I need before adding a Vimeo channel feed in Elementor?** A: The Social Feed widget is part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, so Pro has to be installed and active or the widget will not render. Elementor free also needs to be installed and active, and your server must allow outbound HTTPS requests because the feed is fetched server-side while the page renders. You also need a Vimeo access token in the widget’s Access Token field, which comes from Vimeo’s own developer site. **Q: How do I add a Vimeo feed to an Elementor page?** A: The setup is inside the Social Feed widget: add it to the page, open Content > Content Feed, choose a layout and style, then set Source to Vimeo. From there, paste the access token, pick a Vimeo Type, and fill the one field that appears for that type. Max Results controls how many videos are pulled in, with 6 as the default. **Q: Which Vimeo type should I use for a channel, group, or showcase?** A: Use Channel Video for a Vimeo channel, Group Video for a group, and Album (Showcases) Video for a showcase. Channel Video reveals Channel Name, Group Video reveals Group Name, and Album (Showcases) Video reveals Username plus Album ID and Password when the showcase is locked. That matters because each type only accepts the field tied to its URL slug or album details. **Q: Why does my Vimeo feed show Somthing Wrong and Error Code 400?** A: That error means Vimeo refused the request. The two most common causes on this page are a bad access token or the wrong value in the field under Vimeo Type. The important gotcha is that username, channel name, group name, and category name must be the slug from the address bar, not the display title shown on Vimeo. **Q: Why is my Vimeo showcase feed empty?** A: An empty showcase feed usually points to either an incorrect Album ID or a locked showcase without its password entered in Password. The page treats a locked showcase like any other rejected request until that password is supplied. If you are testing changes and still see old results, clear Performance > Delete and toggle Performance off and on again. **Q: Can I show Vimeo videos as a carousel in this widget?** A: Carousel is built in. Set Layout to Carousel at the top of Content Feed, then use Style > Carousel for the slider settings. One practical detail is that Filter Option and Columns Manage disappear in Carousel layout, so carousel-specific column control moves into the Style panel instead of staying with the normal feed layout.