WordPress plugin comparison

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed vs Social Hashtags

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

by Syed Balkhi

1M+ installs4.9

Social Hashtags

by shanaver

20+ installs4.0

At a glance

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has more active installs: 1M+, against 20+ for Social Hashtags.
On a typical day, Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is downloaded about 6,774 times, Social Hashtags about 1.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 4,359 reviews, against 4.0 from 5 reviews.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Feb 13, 2015 for Social Hashtags.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Social Hashtags.
Social Hashtags has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed.

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed	Social Hashtags
Popular rank	#61	#26,632
Active installs	1M+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	117.2K	24
Rating	4.9(4.4K)	4.0(5)
Support threads resolved	20%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.1.42
Search multiplier	×2.46	×0.00
Last release	8 days ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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