WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Social Embed vs Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

Custom Social Embed

by teodoropiccinni

10+ installs

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

by Syed Balkhi

1M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Custom Social Embed.
On a typical day, Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is downloaded about 6,774 times, Custom Social Embed about 1.
Custom Social Embed has no reviews yet.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 13, 2019 for Custom Social Embed.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Custom Social Embed.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Custom Social Embed.

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Social Embed	Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed
Popular rank	#34,086	#61
Active installs	10+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	117.2K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(4.4K)
Support threads resolved	–	20%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×2.46
Last release	7 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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