How to embed Dribbble on your website
Dribbble is your Dribbble shots shown on your site, used by designers, illustrators and UI/UX professionals. Here's how to put it on your own website, which embed option to pick, and what goes wrong.
Quick answer
Get the code from Dribbble's share options on a shot, plus your profile URL. For most people the right choice is the shot embed — a single shot embedded in a page. Paste it into a code or embed block on your site — not a plain text field — then place it beside your main call to action and test the whole flow on a phone before relying on it.
Dribbble: which option to use
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Shot embed | A single shot embedded in a page. |
| Profile link | A button linking to your Dribbble profile. |
| Own gallery | Uploading the work directly to your site. |
Step-by-step
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Find the code or link in your account
Dribbble keeps this in Dribbble's share options on a shot, plus your profile URL. Copy what you need before touching your website — most of the time people lose is spent hunting for the snippet, not installing it.
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Pick the right option for the job
The table above is the decision. Shot embed: A single shot embedded in a page. Profile link: A button linking to your Dribbble profile. Choosing before you paste saves rebuilding the section later.
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Paste it into a code or embed block
This needs an HTML, code or embed block — not a plain text field, where the code will simply appear as text on your page. On Adviita, ask the AI editor to add an embed section and drop the code in. On WordPress use a Custom HTML block, on Squarespace a Code block (Business plan or above), and on Wix an Embed HTML element.
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Put it where the decision happens
Embedded social content is decoration unless it earns its place — it costs page speed, so make it count. A widget three scrolls down does a fraction of the work of the same widget beside your main call to action. Decide what the page is for, then place it at the point the visitor is deciding.
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Check it on an actual phone
Most visitors to a small business website arrive on a phone, and embeds are where mobile layouts break. Open your live site on your own phone and confirm it loads, fits the screen without sideways scrolling, and does not push your contact button out of view. Third-party embeds are also the most common cause of a slow page, so if it noticeably delays loading, consider a plain link instead.
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Test it end to end before you rely on it
Run through the whole flow yourself as a customer would — confirm it renders and links correctly — and confirm what should happen actually happens. Broken embeds fail silently, and the first person to notice is usually a customer who has already given up.
Tips & best practices
- ▸Dribbble shots are deliberately small crops. They work as teasers and poorly as a full case study.
- ▸Clients hiring for real projects want context — the problem, the constraints, the outcome — which a shot does not carry.
- ▸As with Behance, hosting your best work on your own domain is what builds your own search presence.
- ▸Re-test the embed after any change to your site, your plan, or the connected account — third-party widgets break quietly and nothing tells you.
Common questions
Is Dribbble enough as a portfolio?
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Not for winning client work. Dribbble shots are small visual teasers optimised for browsing, not case studies. Clients hiring a designer want to see the problem, the constraints and the result. Use Dribbble for visibility and your own site for the work that actually converts an enquiry.
How do I embed Dribbble shots on my website?
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Use the share or embed option on the individual shot and paste the code into a code block on your site. For a portfolio you want found in search, upload the images directly to your own site and write a short case study around each project instead.
Do I need a developer to add Dribbble to my site?
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No. Every option here is copy and paste into a code or embed block, which every mainstream website builder provides. The only genuine blocker is a builder or plan that does not allow custom code at all — Squarespace, for instance, requires a Business plan or above for code blocks.
Will adding Dribbble slow down my website?
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Any third-party embed has some cost, because it loads code from another company's servers. One is usually unnoticeable; four or five on the same page is where small business sites become visibly slow. If page speed matters to you, prefer a plain link over a script wherever the option exists, and keep embeds to the pages that genuinely need them.